Georgia State

Quitman, GA

NBC News

A Georgia mother was fatally mauled by dogs who attacked her and her children Thursday, just days before Mother's Day. Brooks County deputies responded to a home on the 2000 block of Webster Road in Quitman, south Georgia, at around 4:45 p.m. ET for a report of multiple minors being attacked by a dog, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Georgia mother fatally mauled by dogs who attacked her and her children days before Mother's Day

Arizona State

Ridgeland, MS

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

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

Alabama State

Stockton, AL

At least 11 people, including a teenager, were killed in a spate of weekend shootings from Florida to Massachusetts. Three people were killed and 15 others were injured in gunfire at a party attended by an estimated 1,000 people in Stockton, Alabama, on Saturday night, Baldwin County Sheriff’s Capt. Andre Reid said in a statement.

At least 11 dead in Mother’s Day weekend shootings across the country

Mccalla, AL

An Alabama middle school principal was arrested and charged in the cold-case deaths of three people in Georgia more than a decade ago. The victims were found Jan. 13, 2013, after an officer in Union City, Georgia, saw a 2010 Dodge Charger abandoned in Fulton County, the Clayton County Sheriff's Office said in a news release this month.

Alabama middle school principal arrested and charged in 2013 cold-case murder in Georgia

Key Biscayne, FL

Florida investigators identified and seized a "vessel of interest," possibly connected to a Key Biscayne boating hit-and-run that left a 15-year-old girl dead, officials said Tuesday. Relying on accounts from witnesses, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers were able to quickly identify "a vessel that fits the description" of...

'Vessel of interest' seized in boating hit-and-run death of 15-year-old girl in Florida

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'

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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

Denver, CO

Laramie, WY

DENVER — A U.S. appeals court in Denver is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by six members of a University of Wyoming sorority who are challenging the admission of a transgender woman into their local chapter. A judge in Wyoming threw out the lawsuit last...

Dispute over trans woman admitted to Wyoming sorority to be argued before appeal judges

Euclid, OH

Authorities said police were investigating a disturbance in Euclid, Ohio late Saturday when police officer Jacob Derbin was “ambushed,” shot and killed. An overnight, hours-long manhunt ensued for 24-year-old suspect Deshawn Anthon Vaughn, who was later found dead. NBC News’ Jesse Kirsch reports.

Suspect who allegedly ‘ambushed,’ shot and killed a police officer Saturday found dead

Las Vegas, NV

Henderson, NV

The Quick Historian

In a distressing incident that has shaken the community, Nevada parents Misty and Jeffery Scanlan have been arrested on charges of child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found confined in a "large metal enclosure." The arrest came to light when officers were summoned to investigate a truancy issue.

Parents arrested after 11-year-old found in metal enclosure

Manchester, NH

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A New Hampshire man is facing charges after police say he knocked over a portable toilet containing a woman and child who became trapped inside. Witnesses told Manchester police that the man and woman had been arguing near the port-a-potty at Derryfield Park on Wednesday. When the woman, who apparently didn’t know the 18-year-old man, went inside the port-a-potty to help her daughter, the man pushed it over and it landed with the door on the pavement.

Man charged with flipping port-a-potty, trapping woman, child inside

Florida State

Tampa, FL

L. Cane

Despite the caloric content and directives from a person's family doctor, many people enjoy a big, juicy hamburger every once in a while. A burger is arguably the ideal comfort food.

Florida's Thee Burger Spot, Which Reportedly Has The "Best" Burgers, Has A Burger Option For $7.75

Boston, MA

Three federal inmates accused of killing notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger while he was incarcerated have agreed to a plea and to be sentenced in the case, according to federal court documents filed Monday. Fotios Geas, 55; Paul J. DeCologero, 48; and Sean McKinnon, 36, were...

Three inmates charged with killing crime boss 'Whitey' Bulger enter plea agreement

Buffalo, NY

An Australian punk rock singer jumped into a western New York crowd and badly injured a fan he landed on, sending her to the hospital paralyzed, she and loved ones said Monday. Since the incident at the Trophy Eyes concert at Mohawk Place in Buffalo on April 30, Bird Piché,...

'His body and my neck': Woman recalls punk singer's stage dive that sent her to hospital paralyzed

Idaho State

Ketchum, ID

An Idaho emergency room doctor who connected adventure-seeking to acts of altruism died on Friday in an avalanche that he apparently triggered while skiing. The Sawtooth Avalanche Center reported that a skier was killed on Friday while backcountry skiing on Donaldson Peak in Idaho’s Lost River Range. The Custer County coroner identified the skier as emergency department physician Dr. Terrence “Terry” O’Connor, according to Idaho Mountain Express.

Idaho doctor with love of adventure dies in avalanche he apparently triggered while skiing

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