Florida State

Arizona State

Ridgeland, MS

NBC News

A Mississippi man wanted in connection with a triple shooting that left his mother and two sisters dead was fatally shot by state troopers in Arizona, authorities said Monday. Authorities in Ridgeland, north of Jackson, discovered the women’s bodies at a home on Mother’s Day, Police Chief Brian Myers said in an email.

Mississippi man whose mom and sisters were found dead on Mother's Day is killed in Arizona

Wisconsin State

Madison, WI

The skeletal remains of someone authorities dubbed "Chimney Doe" was identified nearly 35 years after he was found in the pipe of a Madison, Wisconsin, music store. The circumstances leading to the death of Ronnie Joe Kirk are still a mystery to the Madison Police Department, but Chief Shon Barnes told reporters on Monday he's hopeful the identification of the remains will lead to new information. According to NBC News affiliate WMTV in Madison, Kirk had connections to Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama and Wisconsin.

'Chimney Doe,' skeletal remains found in pipe of Wisconsin music store in 1989, finally identified

Louisiana State

Henderson, LA

At least two people died as severe weather hit Louisiana overnight, with storms and tornadoes bringing devastation to southern states and leaving tens of thousands with damaged homes or severed power lines. One person died in unknown circumstances in the outskirts of the town of Henderson, while an unidentified woman...

2 dead in Louisiana as tornadoes hit the South, leaving thousands without power

Galveston, TX

A barge slammed into a bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into the bay, forcing a shutdown of the span and prompting the university on the other side of the bridge to close its campus through the weekend, officials said. Texas A&M University at Galveston said Wednesday evening...

Texas A&M Galveston to close for days after barge slams into bridge to island

Naples, FL

A Florida teenager says she was denied entry to her public school’s prom because she wore a suit, which the school says violated its dress code for formal occasions. Sophie Savidge, a 16-year-old junior at Mason Classical Academy, a top-ranked charter school in Naples, arrived at Vanderbilt Country Club for the school’s prom Saturday evening with her mom, Holly Savidge, and friends. But Sophie was turned away, Holly said, after Nissa Mitchell, the vice principal, told them Sophie’s suit violated the dress code. Holly said Sophie was told she could come back to the dance only if she went home and changed into a dress.

Florida teen says she was denied entry to prom for wearing a suit

Alabama State

Ozark, AL

An Alabama man who told a police officer, “Get your ass out of the way” after he was ticketed during a traffic stop last year says he was ordered by a judge to either apologize to the officer for having cursed at him or face up to 30 days in jail.

Judge orders Alabama driver to apologize or face jail for telling officer, 'Get your ass out of the way'

Maine State

Lewiston, ME

The family of an Army reservist who perpetrated a deadly mass shooting in Maine told a state commission Thursday that he had a "severe" traumatic brain injury tied to his service as a hand grenade training instructor, and that the military has begun a "psychological autopsy" of his life. Robert...

Maine mass shooter's family says his 'brain was hijacked' by injuries tied to his military service

Indiana State

Fort Wayne, IN

Are tacos and burritos sandwiches? A judge in Indiana thinks so. The ruling stems from a legal battle that started in 2022, when Martin Quintana, a developer, unveiled plans to open his restaurant, “The Famous Taco Mexican Grill,” on a strip mall in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Allen...

Indiana judge rules tacos and burritos are, in fact, sandwiches

Texas State

Austin, TX

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a pardon Thursday for the Army sergeant convicted of murder last year in the fatal shooting of a protester in downtown Austin in July 2020. Daniel Perry was found guilty by a Travis County jury last year in the murder of Garrett Foster and sentenced to 25 years in prison. At the same time, Abbott made clear that he would like to pardon Perry and asked the Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider Perry's case.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, Army sergeant convicted of murdering protester in 2020

Leeds, ME

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Stark, NH

The Quick Historian

In Stark, New Hampshire, a critical development has emerged in the case of 34-year-old Alex Jackson, who was reported missing by his family on May 14, 2023. Maine State Police recently announced the discovery of Jackson's remains, following a multi-agency search involving the Windham Police Department, Maine Warden Service, New Hampshire State Police, and New Hampshire Fish and Wildlife Department. This discovery came nearly a year after Jackson was last seen in Leeds, Maine, on May 12, 2023.

Police find remains of missing man after a year of searching

Georgia State

Okaloosa County, FL

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Aaron Rozier was sure Roger Fortson was from Georgia the first time he heard him speak. There was something familiar about his accent, Rozier said, remembering the day he and Forston met in 2021 while stationed together at Hurlburt Field Air Force base in Okaloosa County, Florida. Turns out, they...

'He was one of one': Service members remember Black airman killed by Florida deputy

Dunnellon, FL

QUERÉTARO, Mexico — One of the Mexican farmworkers killed in Florida when a pickup truck sideswiped their bus had arrived in the U.S. only 15 days before to work and save money for his marriage, his mother said. Alfredo Tovar Sánchez, 19, who came to the U.S. through...

A 19-year-old farmworker killed in a Florida bus crash was saving money to get married, his mom says

Massachusetts State

Worcester, MA

A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from ingesting a high amount of a chili pepper extract, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press. Harris Wolobah, a 10th grader from the city of Worcester, died on Sept. 1, 2023,...

Teen died from eating a spicy chip as part of social media challenge, autopsy report concludes

New Mexico State

Coconino County, AZ

Santa Fe, NM

A body found Friday in the Colorado River is believed to be that of a New Mexico man who went into the waterway on a homemade raft with his dog last month, officials said. The Coconino County medical examiner will confirm the identity and whether the body is that of Thomas L. Robison, 58, of Santa Fe, the National Park Service said in a statement Monday.

Officials discover body after Florida woman is carjacked at gunpoint

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