Florissant, MO

Chicago, IL

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Clarisa Figueroa, a 51-year-old woman from Chicago, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to the horrific murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and the subsequent removal of her unborn child from her womb. The ghastly crime, which shocked the nation, unfolded in April 2019 and has left a lasting scar on the community.

Woman sentenced for cutting baby from teen's woman, killing both

Missouri State

Saint Joseph, MO

CJ Coombs

The stunning Wyeth-Tootle Mansion built in 1879 is located at 1100 Charles Street in St. Joseph, Missouri. It contains rentable parlors for wedding events, showers, or corporate events. Maybe because it appears so imposing, it has also hosted paranormal activity events.

The Wyeth-Tootle Mansion in St. Joseph, Missouri: hard to believe this was someone's home

Los Angeles, CA

Baker, CA

Pain In The Pass

BAKER, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> The California Highway Patrol has released details on the fatal head-on collision that occurred Saturday afternoon on northbound Interstate 15 that left a woman and two children dead. Photo above is credit by Nicole Rivera.)

GoFundMe for the 2 of the 3 Killed in Fatal Crash near the Town of Baker on I-15 Freeway Saturday

Texas State

Houston, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

A Texas teacher and her husband are now in custody, accused of taking thousands of dollars from home renovation clients and gambling away money they took for work they never finished.

Texas teacher and husband arrested, accused of gambling away $1.53 million in home renovation scam

Kansas City, MO

I first encountered a rat one evening in a Target parking lot. When my daughter told me it was a rat, I went straight to the car and she went to get a photo of it since she's never seen one before. I assure you it wasn't little.

Rat infestations in Missouri: it can be a growing concern

Colorado State

Twenty-two years ago, Robert Ray Courtney (Inmate Register #14636-045) was convicted of diluting chemotherapy drugs for more than 4,000 patients. It's been recently reported he will be released from prison this summer to a halfway house. Victims and families of victims are most likely disappointed and furious and understandably so.

The former Kansas City pharmacist who diluted chemotherapy drugs is set to be released in June 2024

Arizona State

Orange, CA

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 33-year-old Phoenix man has been convicted of murdering four men in a failed attempt to take over the drug business that left three of the men shot to death, their bodies set on fire inside of a burning car left abandoned in a residential neighborhood in Orange in the middle of the day in 2015. The body of a fourth man was found inside of a car in Fontana six days after he was shot to death; his killers recorded his dying moments on a cell phone, according to the OCDA .

Phoenix man convicted of killing and burning four cartel drug dealers in Orange and in Fontana

Westminster, CA

Four suspects worked together to distract an employee and removed multiple 18K gold chains from a kiosk at the Asian Garden Mall , located at 9200 Bolsa Ave. , according to the Westminster Police Department .

Four suspects distracted an employee and made off with several gold chains, in Westminster

Arlington, TX

This post includes content modified using AI. The Arlington Police Department has begun an investigation into the death of a 62-year-old woman involved in an auto-pedestrian accident that happened on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. This incident is now under consideration by law enforcement officers.

Tragic Death: Arlington Woman Killed in Kroger Lot

Clifton, VA

Tragedy struck a family in Clifton as two young brothers, aged 3 and 6, lost their lives in a devastating house fire. William Brice, 6, and his younger brother Zachariah Brice, 3, were pulled from their burning home on Whetstone Manor Court on April 10. Despite valiant efforts to rescue them, they were unresponsive and rushed to Children's National Hospital in critical condition.

UPDATED: Community Mourns: Brothers, Ages 3 and 6, Lost in Tragic House Fire

Arkansas State

Campbell, MO

When homes are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it usually means there will be an intended purpose to keep the structure alive whether it’s through historic restoration, repurposing, or general maintenance. Sometimes, too, these places get demolished.

This house in the southern tip of Missouri constructed over 160 years ago could be a book of stories

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OH. An Ohio man who killed his sister, her husband, and unborn niece was sentenced today in the Courtroom of Cuyahoga County Judge Rick Bell. Jason David Iverson was found guilty of three counts of aggravated murder and one count of felonious assault. As family members on both sides of the aisle awaited sentencing, the question was "why." What happened on September 4, 2023, caused so much turmoil that it cost the lives of three innocent people.

Three Life Sentences: Ohio Man's Brutal Family Murder

Wisconsin State

Springfield, MO

If you're from the Ozarks region of Missouri, you might have heard people talk about the old type of medicinal cure known as the madstone. It's hard to tell if it's true or false without personal experience, or at least whether someone in a family's long history line was treated with one of these stones.

Discovering Missouri's madstones: an ancient remedy or Ozark folklore

Harvard, MA

The Harvard Crimson 

By Tilly R. Robinson and Neil H. Shah, Crimson Staff Writers. Harvard Sociology assistant professor Christina J. Cross was accused of plagiarism in an anonymous complaint to Harvard’s Office of Research Integrity, conservative activist Christopher F. Rufo reported in the City Journal — the fourth Black woman at Harvard who studies race or social justice to be accused of plagiarism.

Fourth Black Female Harvard Scholar Accused of Plagiarism Amid Assault on DEI Initiatives

Hazelwood, MO

St. Louis, MO

Bridgeton, MO

West Alton, MO

Earth City, MO

Maryland Heights, MO

Portage Des Sioux, MO

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Senior’s work has been a hit for Lutheran North

Lutheran North senior Osar Tate is something of an artist. Rather than use acrylics, a brush and canvas, or clay, however, Tate’s preferred medium is that...

Senior’s work has been a hit for Lutheran North

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