ST. LOUIS, Missouri — A mother called her son just to check in. She never imagined that call would become the last time she heard his voice. On March 2, 2022, 19-year-old Jadun Byrd had taken a Lyft to meet his mother at work. He was on FaceTime with her when a white Dodge Journey … Read more
MANDAN, North Dakota — A mother allegedly told her children’s father to “say goodbye to your kids” — and then made good on the threat in the most devastating way imaginable. Kailey Erhart, 22, is accused of killing two of her own children and attempting to kill a third inside a home on South Frontier … Read more
ALBANY, Georgia — The courtroom went quiet when Melassia Thornton stood up and looked directly at the man who killed her daughter. She did not scream. She did not curse. She begged. “You have an opportunity to give me that closure by telling me where my baby’s body is,” Thornton said, her voice breaking. “Please … Read more
ORLANDO, Florida — A little boy walked into a bedroom holding his stomach and collapsed. He was 4 years old. He had just been shot in the chest. What happened next — and what the teenager in that room chose to do — is what has left this community shaken. A Normal Afternoon That Turned … Read more
CHICAGO, Illinois — Most people in the Chicago area woke up this Sunday morning not thinking about tornadoes. Forecasters want to change that — at least a little. A tornado probability corridor is in effect today across a wide swath of the Midwest, and Chicago, Fort Wayne and Peoria all sit inside it. What the … Read more
CHARLESTON, West Virginia — Forecasters are already watching Wednesday with concern, and residents in two separate parts of the country need to know about it now. The Storm Prediction Center has outlined a 15% severe weather probability for Wednesday, August 12 — covering western Nebraska and a mountain corridor stretching through West Virginia and into … Read more
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia — A week of relentless rain is coming, and West Virginia is sitting right in the middle of the bullseye. Forecasters are warning that repeated rounds of storms will roll through the Midwest and into the Central Appalachians every single day through next Friday. And for communities like Morgantown, Parkersburg, and Huntington, … Read more
CHICAGO, Illinois — Two back-to-back days of severe weather are bearing down on the Midwest, and forecasters are not sugarcoating it. Chicago and Detroit are both squarely in the crosshairs this weekend, with Sunday, August 9 and Monday, August 10 each carrying an elevated threat of significant severe weather. Sunday Targets Chicago Directly The first … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Tuesday is shaping up to be a rough evening across the Ohio Valley, and forecasters want people to pay attention before it arrives. A Level 2 of 5 severe storm threat has been issued for a corridor stretching from central Illinois through Indianapolis and Louisville all the way to Charleston, West Virginia. … Read more
NEWARK, New Jersey — If you thought the weekend heat was bad, hold on. New Jersey is heading into one of its more punishing stretches of summer weather, and the next 48 hours are going to demand your attention. Sunday is already brutal. Highs are hitting the 90s statewide, and with humidity factored in, it … Read more