MASON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA — A West Virginia woman who admitted helping dispose of a woman’s body in a deep water well after a fatal shooting has been sentenced to life with mercy, four years after the disturbing death of 35-year-old Cheyenne Johnson. Prosecutors say 33-year-old Virginia Smith assisted her then-boyfriend in the killing and…
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — An Ohio mother has been sentenced to probation after her 11-year-old son told police he was tied up in the basement, beaten with electrical cords and metal pipes, and left restrained for hours before being found wandering alone inside a Target store. The disturbing claims led to a criminal case that ended…
BOON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN — A 22-year-old pregnant woman missing for weeks was found murdered in the Manistee National Forest, and prosecutors say the people responsible were the two individuals she trusted most — her mother and stepfather. Authorities allege the pair forced her into the woods, stabbed her, and cut out her unborn baby in…
CORDOVA, TENNESSEE — A Tennessee man who crashed his pickup truck off the roadway late last week had already suffered life-threatening stab wounds moments earlier — injuries investigators say came from his wife during an argument after the couple left a funeral. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has charged Sheila Ann Curtis, 56, with second-degree…
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A fresh surge of Arctic air will keep South Carolina cold through mid-December, but unlike earlier in the season, this round of cold arrives without rain or wintry weather. According to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s 8–14 Day Outlook issued December 1, temperatures from December 9–15 will run below normal statewide,…
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — North Carolina will hold onto its early-season chill next week, but winter weather impacts should remain minimal as moisture stays limited across the region. According to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s 8–14 Day Outlook issued December 1, temperatures from December 9 through December 15 will run below normal statewide, while precipitation…
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — The Arctic air mass that ushered in December’s first chill will stay firmly in place next week, keeping Virginia cold from the Piedmont to the Shenandoah Valley — but without the snow that sometimes accompanies early-winter cold spells. According to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s 8–14 Day Outlook issued December 1, temperatures…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Indiana will remain locked in a cold, early-winter pattern next week as Arctic air continues to grip the Midwest. According to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s 8–14 Day Outlook issued December 1, temperatures from December 9 through December 15 will run below normal statewide, while precipitation chances stay minimal. Cold Days and…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Winter’s grip tightens on Illinois next week as an extended wave of Arctic air settles across the state, keeping temperatures well below normal from December 9 through December 15. But despite the cold, the NOAA Climate Prediction Center says precipitation chances will stay lower than average, meaning Illinois is unlikely to see…
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — An extended stretch of Arctic air will keep Kentucky cold next week, but skies are expected to remain mostly clear and dry, according to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s 8–14 Day Outlook issued December 1. From December 9 through December 15, below-normal temperatures will dominate the Bluegrass State while precipitation stays limited….