SAN DIEGO, California — She was four months pregnant, parked at a drive-thru ATM on a quiet Tuesday morning. She had no reason to think anything was wrong. Then a stranger came up from behind and stabbed her in the neck. A Random Attack in Broad Daylight It happened on June 15, 2024, at around … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — A routine traffic stop for a stolen vehicle turned into something no officer on that shift was expecting. The arresting officer kept hearing an unusual sound. It was faint, strange — something that resembled a goat ringtone coming from somewhere inside the car. He asked the suspect about it. ‘No, those … Read more
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — She was hungry enough to climb out a window. A young girl with autism, locked inside her bedroom with no food, no water, and no way out, found the only exit she could. She pushed through a window that had been partially forced open and slipped out into the night to … Read more
CAMARILLO, California — Tomoko Hoetzlein spent her final days doing everything a mother could do to save her son. She called the hospital. She contacted his caseworker. She reported the situation to law enforcement. None of it was enough to keep her alive. A Discovery No One Expected On June 3, 2022, a man searching … Read more
SANTA ANA, California — Someone was trying to get through an ordinary Sunday morning when a driver hit them and drove away. It happened just before 7:30 a.m. on July 27, near Auto Mall Drive and Edinger Avenue. A black pickup truck towing a red trailer struck a pedestrian — and then kept going. The … Read more
PRESCOTT, Arizona — A 7-year-old child left home Thursday evening and never came back. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received an urgent call reporting the child missing near Highway 89 in Prescott, close to the area known as Granite Dells. The child had wandered away from home, and those who called it in feared the … Read more
HOUSTON, Texas — If you have to be outside today, the next few hours could be dangerous. Temperatures are climbing into the upper 90s across Southeast Texas, with Houston expected to reach around 98 degrees. But the real concern is not the thermometer — it is how hot it actually feels. Heat index could hit … Read more
LINCOLN, Illinois — This weekend is not the time to be caught outside without a plan. Central Illinois is heading into a dangerous stretch of heat and storms that forecasters say could push heat index values well above 100 degrees for several days in a row. Thursday brings the first wave of dangerous heat Temperatures … Read more
BRIDGEPORT, West Virginia — The brief break from rain is ending. Storms are returning to North Central West Virginia before Friday morning even gets started, and residents should be prepared before they go to sleep tonight. What to expect Friday The bulk of the rain and storm activity will arrive before sunrise and push through … Read more
A Pennsylvania father is now facing multiple criminal charges after authorities say he left his young child unattended inside a vehicle for several hours while temperatures climbed close to 90 degrees. The incident unfolded on August 1 outside a fitness center in Falls Township, located in Bucks County. According to investigators, a bystander noticed a … Read more