ORLANDO, FLORIDA — A Florida father who stabbed his girlfriend to death inside their apartment — while their children were home — has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. 38-year-old Farel Torres was convicted of second-degree murder in the brutal May 2024 killing of 34-year-old Vanessa Santiago, the mother of his children. Prosecutors…
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Five people from South Austin are behind bars after police say they kept a woman handcuffed and confined outdoors for months, shooting her with a BB gun when she “got in trouble.” According to Austin Police Department officials, officers responded to a welfare call on October 30 after a 911 caller reported…
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — A Michigan mother accused of deliberately setting her home on fire with her children inside — killing her 12-year-old daughter — has been ruled competent to stand trial, months after initially being found mentally unfit. According to Source, 46-year-old Roconda Singleton was deemed competent by a Kent County judge on Tuesday…
CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS — Morning commuters faced major traffic delays Thursday after a crash prompted a full closure of Route 31 in both directions. According to the Village of Carpentersville Public Safety Department, the closure began early Thursday near Gentle Breeze Terrace, with police blocking traffic between Miller Road and Lincoln Avenue as investigators worked at…
PORTLAND, MAINE — The first snow of the season is set to arrive across Maine this week, and while most residents are no strangers to winter storms, officials are urging drivers to take extra precautions — especially along I-95, where conditions can quickly turn dangerous. The National Weather Service in Portland forecasts a round of…
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA — A calm autumn week is about to take a wintry turn. The National Weather Service in Charleston says West Virginia will see a major pattern shift starting Friday, with steady rain, gusty winds, and the first chance of snow by late Sunday night. The approaching cold front will bring a fast-moving…
PORTLAND, OREGON — A sprawling winter weather system stretching more than 2,000 miles from the Pacific Northwest to New England is sweeping across the United States, bringing snowfall, rain, and gusty winds from Thursday through Friday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The coast-to-coast event marks one of the first major signs of winter,…
COLUMBUS, OHIO — A Franklin County judge delivered a scathing rebuke to a 20-year-old man who fatally shot a teen he met on social media, calling him “a threat to the community” and “completely without remorse” during sentencing this week. Travon Robinson, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty to involuntary…
CORYDON, INDIANA — A longtime Indiana high school teacher has been arrested after police say she slapped a student for spilling water and told another that she wished she could “shoot [him] in the head.” According to investigators, 57-year-old Cherie S. Hofmann, a science teacher at Corydon Central High School, faces battery and intimidation charges…
PHOENIX, ARIZONA — A former celebrity chef once celebrated for his vegan lifestyle and cookbook success has been convicted of murdering his estranged wife and two children on Christmas Day in 2017, an attack prosecutors described as both “cruel” and “premeditated.” Anthony Milan Ross, 53, was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and…