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Month: January 2020

Gun control bills passed Virginia despite show of force from opponents

Gun control bills passed Virginia despite show of force from opponents

traveler1116/iStock(RICHMOND, Va.) — The Virginia state legislature passed a package of gun control bills Thursday, more than a week after thousands of the legislation’s armed opponents marched through Richmond. Virginia’s House of Delegates approved seven pieces of legislation aimed at curbing gun violence, including universal background checks, a monthly limit […]

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4-year-old boy shot and killed during overnight home invasion

4-year-old boy shot and killed during overnight home invasion

MattGush/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — A 4-year-old boy has been shot and killed during a home invasion overnight. The incident occurred at approximately 1 a.m. in North Philadelphia when emergency responders received a call reporting a home invasion robbery at a family home where the father was with his 4-year-old son and a […]

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Severe weather possible in Southern Florida, atmospheric river targets Northwest

Severe weather possible in Southern Florida, atmospheric river targets Northwest

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A new storm will quickly develop in the southern U.S. and track across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, where severe weather is expected Friday night and Saturday — the beginning of Super Bowl weekend. The storm will begin development later Thursday night and into Friday. […]

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Daring escape saves man from high-rise fire that injured 11

Daring escape saves man from high-rise fire that injured 11

Valerie Meza(LOS ANGELES) — A 30-year-old man is in critical condition after a daring high-wire escape from a raging fire in a West Los Angeles high-rise Wednesday. Eleven people were injured in the blaze, which broke out on the seventh floor of a 25-story building on West Wilshire Boulevard in […]

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Gun control bills slated for vote in Virginia

Gun control bills slated for vote in Virginia

traveler1116/iStock(RICHMOND, Va.) — The Virginia state legislature is slated to vote on a package of gun control bills Thursday, more than a week after thousands of the legislation’s armed opponents marched through Richmond. Virginia’s House of Delegates is expected to pass several pieces of legislation aimed at curbing gun violence, […]

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Record-long drug-smuggling tunnel found from Mexico to San Diego

Record-long drug-smuggling tunnel found from Mexico to San Diego

U.S. Customs and Border Protection(SAN DIEGO) — Authorities are revealing what they called “the longest illicit cross-border tunnel” from Mexico to the San Diego area. The tunnel, which begins in Tijuana, Mexico, was located in an industrial area a half-mile from the Otay Mesa Port of Entry and was concealed […]

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Police capture man sought in death of woman who had texted friends she was in trouble

Police capture man sought in death of woman who had texted friends she was in trouble

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office(CLEVELAND) — A convicted rapist sought in connection with the disappearance and death of an Alabama woman was captured in Ohio on Wednesday night after a weekslong manhunt, authorities said. Members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Frederick Hampton, 50, at […]

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Florida father found dead, newborn still missing after abduction: Police

Florida father found dead, newborn still missing after abduction: Police

kali9/iStock(MIAMI) — The father of a missing Florida newborn was found dead in his vehicle on Wednesday, a day after he allegedly abducted the 1-week-old baby boy and fled nearly 300 miles. Ernesto Caballeiro, 49, was found dead inside his vehicle on Wednesday afternoon with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound […]

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Deadline looms for mom to produce two missing kids

Deadline looms for mom to produce two missing kids

Rexburg Police Department(REXBURG, Idaho) — The mother of two missing Idaho children is up against the deadline to “physically produce” her 7-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter, whose months-long disappearance has unearthed a mysterious case involving the family. Lori Vallow, 46, may be subject to civil or criminal contempt of court […]

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Passenger slashes mother in face with knife after child throws up on bus

Passenger slashes mother in face with knife after child throws up on bus

New York City Police Department(NEW YORK) — A mother has been slashed in the face with a knife after her child threw up on a public bus and another passenger became so enraged that she allegedly followed the mother and attacked her. The incident occurred on Tuesday at about 6:20 […]

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