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Man Smashes Into Airport, Tries to Take Over Planes

Authorities say a Holly Hill man drove through a locked gate, ran toward multiple planes and was stopped in less than four minutes. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A 58-year-old Holly Hill man is accused of smashing through a locked gate at Daytona Beach International Airport, driving onto the airfield and trying to get into several planes Wednesday before airport workers, university security officers and deputies stopped him, authorities said. The case now reaches beyond a …

American Airlines Crew Member Found Dead After Disappearance

The case shifted from a missing person search to a widening criminal investigation after officials identified remains found southwest of Medellín. MEDELLÍN, Colombia — Colombian authorities confirmed Saturday that remains found in rural Antioquia were those of American Airlines flight attendant Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, who vanished during a layover after a night out with coworkers, turning a missing person search into a criminal investigation. The confirmation brought a grim end to days of uncertainty …

Father of 3 Gunned Down at Family Barbecue

Steffen Vadoria Tidwell Jr. received eight to 20 years in prison after a jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Jomar Almestica. LANCASTER, Pa. — A Lancaster County judge sentenced Steffen Vadoria Tidwell Jr. to eight to 20 years in state prison after prosecutors said he shot and killed an uninvolved bystander during a tense argument outside a family barbecue in 2021. The sentence closed the main trial phase of a …

Husband Executes Wife After Shooting at Teen Stepson

Jurors convicted Kelvin Demond Williams on 13 counts after seeing home video and hearing a 911 call from the couple’s teenage son. WOODSTOCK, Ga. — A Cherokee County jury convicted Kelvin Demond Williams of murder and attempted murder after prosecutors said he shot his wife to death and fired at her 16-year-old son inside their Woodstock-area home in July 2025. The verdict closed a case that centered on home security video, a late-night 911 call …

Mother and 7-Year-Old Killed at Home by Teen

Police say the car left the roadway before smashing into a Stephenville bedroom before dawn. STEPHENVILLE, Texas — An 18-year-old driver has been charged after police say her car left the road and crashed into a Stephenville home before dawn on March 22, killing a 49-year-old mother and her 7-year-old son as they slept inside. The crash quickly became more than a traffic case in this North Texas city because it turned a family home …

Whispered 911 Call Exposes Horror Inside Vacant House

Prosecutors say the suspect, already wanted in a teen’s killing, now faces rape, kidnapping and attempted murder charges in a separate case. PORTLAND, Ore. — A woman’s whispered 911 call from a closet in a vacant Southeast Portland house led officers to a rescue, a neighborhood manhunt and the arrest of a man already wanted in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy, police said. The case drew wide attention because the same early morning …

Missing Student’s Cause of Death Revealed

Spanish authorities say no criminal charges are planned while a final toxicology review still awaits the court. BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish investigators say an autopsy found that University of Alabama student James “Jimmy” Gracey drowned after accidentally falling into the sea near Barcelona’s Port Olímpic, ending the biggest question in the case even as one final toxicology review remains unfinished. The finding matters because it shifts the case from a missing-student search that stretched from …

CEO Killed in Boat Hit-and-Run, Son Survives

Davide Veglia, founder of ABTS Convention Services, died after a larger vessel struck the dinghy he shared with his 14-year-old son in Biscayne Bay. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A nighttime boat crash in Biscayne Bay killed South Florida business founder Davide Veglia and injured his 14-year-old son after a larger vessel slammed into their small dinghy and sped away, setting off a widening search for the operator. The crash has become a high-profile hit-and-run investigation …

Woman Kills 16-Year-Old Girl in Bed

Prosecutors said Cody Arnold helped kill 16-year-old Katelynn Stone and hide her body after he and Chelsea Shipp feared Stone was pregnant. BEAUMONT, Texas — A Jefferson County jury has sentenced Cody Arnold to 34 years in prison after convicting him in the 2022 killing of 16-year-old Katelynn Stone, a case prosecutors said began with fear that Arnold could face trouble if Stone was pregnant. The punishment verdict, reached Tuesday after jurors found Arnold guilty …

Man Shot Girlfriend in Face With ‘Special Bullet’

Prosecutors said Damien Hebbeler admitted he fired the shot that killed 20-year-old Kylie Marie Weitz at a home in Garrison, and jurors later heard him describe carrying a “special bullet” used in the killing. VANCEBURG, Ky. — A Lewis County jury has convicted a 23-year-old Kentucky man of intentional murder in the 2023 shooting death of his girlfriend, after prosecutors said he killed her at close range inside a Garrison home and later described carrying …