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Special Ed Teacher Charged With Sexual Contact Involving Two Students

The Wisconsin case grew from a school report to police into multiple criminal charges, a suspension without pay and an ongoing investigation. EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — A 22-year-old North High School special education teacher has been charged after investigators said she had sexual contact with two minor students, a case that began with a school report and now includes multiple felony counts, a cash bond and a May court hearing. The case matters beyond one …

Man Arrested After Human Remains Found in Two Suitcases

Police say a 19-year-old man was charged after officers found two suitcases containing human remains in a remote area known as the Compound. PALM BAY, Fla. — A 19-year-old Brevard County man was arrested after Palm Bay police found human remains in two suitcases in the remote area known as the Compound, a weekend discovery that quickly grew into a broader death investigation still awaiting autopsy results. The case drew immediate attention because of the …

Allegiant Passenger Has Fatal Fall During Wheelchair Boarding

Complaint says a rushed transfer at a West Virginia airport left a 24-year-old passenger with injuries he did not survive. LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The father of a 24-year-old West Virginia man who used a power wheelchair has sued Allegiant, alleging the airline failed to provide safe boarding help after his son fell while entering a flight at Huntington Tri-State Airport and died the next day. The lawsuit puts a personal tragedy into a wider …

Two Killed After Helicopter Crashes Into Building

Officials said the Robinson R44 was on an instructional flight when it struck a vacant building near South Congress Avenue. BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — A training helicopter crashed through the roof of a vacant Boynton Beach warehouse around 12:30 p.m. March 23, killing the instructor and student on board and drawing a federal investigation to a busy South Florida industrial strip. The crash drew immediate attention because the aircraft went down beside active businesses in …

Deputy Hits Teen Player With Taser in Head at Baseball Game

Video from a March 25 game in Marion County shows a school resource officer restraining and striking a visiting player as state investigators review what happened. MULLINS, S.C. — South Carolina authorities are investigating a Marion County sheriff’s deputy after video from a private school baseball game showed the school resource officer holding a visiting player from behind and striking him in the head with a Taser after the March 25 game. The case drew …

Lawmaker’s 6-Year-Old Son Shoots Teen Brother at Home

Authorities said a 6-year-old boy picked up an AR-style rifle and wounded his 13-year-old brother while both parents were home in Lawrence County. TRINITY, Ala. — Authorities in north Alabama are investigating an accidental shooting at the home of state Rep. Ernie Yarbrough after officials said his 6-year-old son got hold of an AR-style rifle and wounded his 13-year-old brother in the shoulder while both parents were home. The shooting quickly became more than a …

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 …