Baltimore, MD

Pennsylvania State

Little Rock, AR

NBC News

A former mortuary worker in Arkansas pleaded guilty to transporting stolen body parts across state lines, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Candace Chapman Scott, 37, of Little Rock, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Ex-mortuary worker pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from Arkansas cadavers

Prince William County, VA

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Newport News, VA

The Quick Historian

WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- Authorities have apprehended a 28-year-old man following the discovery of the body of a missing 30-year-old mother last week. The Prince William County Police Department issued a news release stating that on Thursday, March 21, just before 9 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in the 12200 block of Stevenson Court for a missing persons inquiry. A family member had reported Taty’ana Cooks missing after she failed to collect her child from day care, prompting immediate concern.

Man arrested after his ex is found dead in garbage truck

Chicago, IL

A 46-year-old woman has been taken into custody under suspicion of kidnapping and fatally shooting a 35-year-old car salesman in February. Rosie Chavez, according to Chicago Police, is alleged to have fatally shot Crisoforo Osorio-Gonzalez on February 10 in the 3600 block of West 26th Street. Osorio-Gonzalez was found dead on February 13 in a Little Village alley.

Woman accused of kidnapping and killing salesman during test drive

Seattle, WA

North Bend, WA

Law enforcement officers and the public in Washington state came together Sunday to take a rare hazard off the roads: Runaway zebras. But despite successfully corralling three of them after they bust loose near North Bend, on the eastern outskirts of Seattle, one is still on the run. Trooper Rick...

Police and public capture runaway zebras in Washington state, but one is still missing

California State

San Francisco, CA

The teenage child of former Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield has been located safely after having run away from home, officials announced Sunday. Mint Butterfield, 16, was found in San Francisco at 11:30 p.m. local time Saturday, the Marin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Sunday. Mint was last seen...

Former Slack CEO's teenager has been safely located after running away, officials say

Colorado State

Silver Plume, CO

DENVER — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy was convicted of a misdemeanor on Friday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community. Andrew Buen was also charged with second-degree murder...

Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of misdemeanor in shooting death of man who called for help

Houston, TX

A wide receiver for the NFL's Houston Texans was injured in an overnight shooting in Florida, the team said in a statement. Tank Dell, 24, who suffered a "minor wound," was treated at a hospital and released, the Texans said Sunday. The team said the violence took place in Sanford, about 40 miles south of Dell's hometown, Daytona Beach.

Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell wounded in Florida shooting

East Hartford, CT

Two barbers who dropped everything to save a little girl from running into traffic say they are simply dads with lucky timing. Surveillance video posted to the Instagram account of Look Sharp Barbershop owner Osvaldo Lugo and his employee Rafael Santana shows the pair racing out of the establishment after a young girl who ran down the road by herself.

See the dramatic moment two barbers ran out the door to stop a child from wandering into traffic

Akron, PA

AKRON, Pa. -- Law enforcement recently apprehended a 28-year-old landlord suspected of setting fire to his tenants' residence out of frustration. According to a statement issued by the West Earl Township Police Department, the incident unfolded on March 23, just before 2:15 a.m., when officers were dispatched to 312 South 10th St. in response to a reported "civil issue." Allegedly, Ronald Frisbie III, the landlord, became agitated with his tenants following purported damage to a washer and dryer unit. After police intervened and resolved the dispute, officers departed approximately 25 minutes later.

Landlord sets home on fire after tenants break washer and dryer

San Bernardino County, CA

Baker, CA

Pain In The Pass

BAKER, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Three people were killed in an head-on accident on northbound Interstate 15 Saturday afternoon. Four people were airlifted to the hospital. Photo above is credit by Nicole Rivera.)

3 Killed, 4 Airlifted to Hospital Following Head-On Collision on I-15 near Baker CA., on Saturday

Detroit, MI

Charter Township Of Clinton, MI

The owner of a Michigan business that exploded in March has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a flying canister from the blast hit and killed a 19-year-old standing outside a quarter-mile away. Noor Kestou, the owner of Select Distributors, was arrested this week at the John F. Kennedy Airport...

Owner of Michigan warehouse in deadly blast is arrested at airport with one-way ticket

San Diego, CA

SAN DIEGO — A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Monday. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance...

Pair of giant pandas set to travel from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership

Oklahoma State

Broken Arrow, OK

“We always called her Joi,” Charlotte Autry, Marilyn Joi Base’s childhood best friend, told Dateline. “She was, absolutely, a joy.”. Charlotte thinks fondly of the childhood she spent alongside Joi in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, just outside of Tulsa. She talked about the blissful, slow-paced lifestyle they led as young girls — running around the farmland behind their properties, playing with horses, and singing in church. “[Joi’s family] had a ditch in their backyard, and they had a swing on a rope — and we would swing over that ditch,” she said. “It was a blast.”

Oklahoma woman seeks answers 37 years after the abduction and murder of her best friend, Marilyn Joi Base

Boston, MA

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations continued at colleges across the U.S. this weekend, with tensions bubbling on some campuses. Northeastern University officials said about 100 people were detained at a protest Saturday morning, while Columbia University said it banned a protest leader after a video resurfaced that showed the student saying Zionists “don’t deserve to live.”

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