‘Storage Wars’ Star Darrell Sheets Found Dead at Arizona Home

Police said the death remains under active investigation as detectives review cyberbullying claims. LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — Darrell Sheets, the longtime “Storage Wars” cast member known as “The Gambler,” was found dead Wednesday at his Lake Havasu City home after officers responded before dawn, police said. Sheets was 67. His death drew attention beyond the reality television world because police said the case remains active and because a former castmate publicly urged detectives to …

Read more

3-Year-Old Found Dead Outside Apartment After Father Returns

Court documents say the 3-year-old left an 11th-floor apartment alone and climbed onto a hallway window ledge. ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A 26-year-old St. Louis father has been charged after prosecutors said he left his 3-year-old son alone in an 11th-floor apartment before the child wandered into a hallway and fell from an open window. Tarvis T. Phenix Jr. faces one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death. The charge …

Read more

67-Year-Old Sitting on Porch Shot Dead

Police say the accused gunman, described by witnesses as a juvenile, has not been arrested. BATON ROUGE, La. — A 19-year-old man has been charged as a principal in the July 2025 shooting death of Michael Anderson, a 67-year-old Baton Rouge man killed while sitting on a Highland Road porch, police said. Jeremiah Turner faces a charge of principal to second-degree murder after Baton Rouge police said he drove another person to and from Anderson’s …

Read more

Elizabeth Smart Stuns Fans With Bodybuilding Competition Reveal

The child safety advocate said she waited to share the photos because she feared judgment. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Elizabeth Smart has publicly revealed a private turn into competitive bodybuilding, sharing photos from a Utah fitness show where the child safety advocate later placed first in one category. Smart, 38, said the bodybuilding stage marked a major personal step after years of public advocacy tied to her 2002 kidnapping and rescue. Her post drew …

Read more

10-Year-Old Girl Killed in Home, Juvenile Charged

Police say Katheryn Bigbee was found after a missing-child call late Friday night. PIEDMONT, Ala. — A 10-year-old girl died after police found her badly injured inside a Piedmont home late Friday, and another juvenile has been taken into custody on a murder charge, authorities said. The death of Katheryn Aliceanna Brandi Bigbee has shaken Piedmont, a small east Alabama city where police said both children were from the community. Officials have released few details …

Read more

Mob Attacked College Dorm in Brutal Student Beating

The student suffered minor injuries after a group followed the student into the North Philadelphia residence hall lobby. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Temple University and Philadelphia police are searching for teenagers who chased a student into Morgan Hall South early Sunday, struck the student in the lobby and damaged university property, campus officials said. The attack has drawn concern because it moved from the street into one of Temple’s busiest residence halls, turning a late-night campus …

Read more

Teen Cousin Charged in Horrific Toddler Death

Authorities say a teen repeatedly abused the child as officials now review how the placement was approved. SAN JOSE, Calif. — A San Jose teen has been charged with murder in the death of his 2-year-old cousin, a foster child known as Baby Jaxon, as investigators and state officials examine how the toddler was placed in a home where prosecutors say he was repeatedly abused. The case has rapidly expanded beyond a single criminal prosecution. …

Read more

Shocking Twist in Case of Naked Hiker Found Dead in Wilderness

Investigators say marks on Joanna Shields’ neck were caused by insects, but her death is still being treated as suspicious while toxicology tests continue. BIG SUR, Calif. — The death of Joanna Ruth Shields, a 37-year-old Carlsbad woman found near Sykes Hot Springs in the Ventana Wilderness, remains under investigation after Monterey County authorities said marks on her neck were caused by insect activity, not strangulation, while toxicology results are still pending. The update narrowed …

Read more

Cause of Death Revealed in Shocking D4vd Murder Case

The report adds official cause-of-death findings as prosecutors and defense lawyers prepare for the next court hearing. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said Wednesday that Celeste Rivas Hernandez died from multiple penetrating injuries, releasing the finding days after singer David Burke, known as D4vd, was charged with murder in the killing of the 14-year-old girl whose remains were found in his Tesla. The report gives the public its clearest account yet …

Read more

Father Found Dead in Wooded Area

Police say Jordan Scales was found dead April 19 in a wooded area near South Federal Highway, and no arrest had been announced by Wednesday. BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Jordan Scales, a 29-year-old Ohio man who had recently moved to South Florida, was found dead in a wooded area near South Federal Highway on Sunday morning, and Boynton Beach police are investigating his death as a homicide. The case has drawn attention for both what …

Read more