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…
PLATTE CITY, MISSOURI — Prosecutors in Missouri say a man convinced his girlfriend to shoot and kill her former lover out of jealousy, telling her to “finish him” after learning she had slept with the victim. 35-year-old Cordero T. Cervantes now faces a second-degree murder charge in the June 2022 killing of 31-year-old Taylor Hawkins,…
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — A Memphis courtroom heard emotional and shocking testimony this week as Tabatha Archie, the widow of slain pastor Brodes Perry, took the stand in the murder trial of Latoshia Daniels, the woman accused of killing Perry and shooting Archie during a 2019 confrontation that exposed a secret affair. Daniels, 44, is charged…
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO — A Colorado man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son nearly a decade ago is now standing trial for first-degree and second-degree murder, with prosecutors alleging he strangled the child after losing his temper. 40-year-old Darin Thrailkill was arrested in 2023 for the July 2016 death of Martin Osinski, whose sudden…
AMARILLO, TEXAS — The Texas Panhandle’s stretch of pleasant fall warmth is about to come to an abrupt end. Forecasters say a major cold front will sweep through the region this weekend, bringing a 30-degree temperature drop, gusty north winds, and the season’s first taste of winter just in time for Veterans Day events. According…
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — The South Plains are about to say goodbye to their late-autumn warmth as gusty winds and cooler air roll into Lubbock by Saturday evening, marking the first big shift toward winterlike conditions this season. According to the National Weather Service in Lubbock, residents can expect one more day of warmth before a…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Central Indiana is bracing for a dramatic weather shift this weekend as mild fall temperatures give way to thunderstorms, potential snow showers, and an early blast of Arctic cold that could linger into next week. According to the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, the state’s weather will swing sharply from warm and…
DAVENPORT, IOWA / MOLINE, ILLINOIS — After a string of clear skies and mild temperatures, residents in the Quad Cities should brace for a quick shift from sunshine to showers — and then a sudden blast of winter air — as a new cold front sweeps through the region this weekend. According to the National…