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Teen Accused in West Memphis Double Killing Will Face Adult Charges

Police arrested the 17-year-old after two 19-year-olds were fatally shot at a Denton Street home. WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — A 17-year-old accused in the fatal shootings of two young adults in West Memphis will be charged as an adult, police said, marking the latest development in a case that began with a double homicide Sunday and led to a search across the city. Zaelyn Taylor Smith faces two counts of first-degree murder, along with aggravated …

PennWest Student Found Dead After Alleged Stabbing by Boyfriend

Phone records and location data outlined the hours surrounding Karoline Heintz’s death as prosecutors secured another charge against a suspect’s mother. WASHINGTON, Pa. — Text messages, internet searches, GPS records and surveillance footage formed a digital trail prosecutors used Tuesday to reconstruct the hours surrounding the death of 18-year-old PennWest California student Karoline Heintz and the alleged actions of her boyfriend and his mother afterward. The evidence emerged during a preliminary hearing for Royce Moser, …

Frankfort Tragedy: Toddler Dead, Mother Hospitalized After Domestic Incident

Police call the case a domestic-related homicide, but authorities have released few details about what happened inside the Brook Stone Court home. FRANKFORT, Ill. — The death of a 2-year-old child at a Frankfort home has left neighbors confronting a tragedy close to home as police continue investigating circumstances that remained largely unexplained Wednesday. Officers were sent shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday to the 22700 block of Brook Stone Court for a report of an …

Grand Jury Adds Hate Crime Charge in Newark Neighbor Attack

A Wayne County grand jury indicted Brandon Watt after prosecutors said racial threats preceded a June assault that seriously injured Johnny White. LYONS, N.Y. — A Newark man accused of attacking his Black neighbor after weeks of racial threats pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that include second-degree assault as a hate crime, marking a significant turn in a case that began with an assault investigation in June. Brandon Watt, 39, was arraigned Sept. 1 …

18-Year-Old Killed, Three Teens Wounded in Crest Hill Park Shooting

Kamarion Coleman was remembered at a Woodridge vigil as investigators continued examining the park shooting that wounded three other teenagers. WOODRIDGE, Ill. — Family and friends gathered Monday to remember 18-year-old Kamarion L. Coleman, whose death in a Crest Hill park shooting came just before he was expected to begin training for a career in heating and air conditioning. Dozens of mourners gathered at a Woodridge park for a vigil and balloon release honoring Coleman, …

Newborn Found Dead as Father, 14-Year-Old Mother Disappear

Authorities say the 14-year-old is also an alleged sexual abuse victim whose father is accused of impregnating her and concealing her. MOSS LANDING, Calif. — Authorities are searching for a 14-year-old girl and her father after arrest warrants were issued in an investigation into the death of the teenager’s newborn daughter, who was found beside a rural Monterey County road in August. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said a judge signed a murder warrant for …

Woman, 22, Shot Dead at Atlanta Apartment Complex in Early-Morning

Detectives were investigating both a northwest Atlanta apartment complex and the hospital where a friend brought the mortally wounded woman. ATLANTA — A fatal shooting investigation stretched from a northwest Atlanta apartment complex to Grady Memorial Hospital early Tuesday after a friend drove a wounded 22-year-old woman to the hospital before officers located her. Police responded around 2 a.m. Sept. 1 to the Westside Court Apartments on Defoors Ferry Road after receiving a report of …

Random Times Square Stabbings Leave Woman Dead, Suspect Killed

Body-camera footage is expected to be released as authorities examine officers’ response to a deadly knife attack. NEW YORK — The NYPD is investigating officers’ fatal shooting of an armed woman in Times Square after police said repeated commands and attempts to stop her with Tasers failed during a confrontation that followed two apparently random stabbings. The police shooting ended a rapidly developing episode Monday afternoon that left 32-year-old Erin Piacenti dead and a 68-year-old …

Mother Found Dead on Porch After Alleged Hour-Long Attack by Son

State police say video from a Westmoreland County home recorded a prolonged assault before the victim was found dead on the porch. SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 29-year-old Westmoreland County man is charged with criminal homicide after Pennsylvania State Police said surveillance video showed him assaulting his mother for more than an hour outside their home before she was found dead Sunday morning. Jakob Korber was arrested in the death of his mother, Christin Hamilton, …

Father Stabbed to Death as Son’s Alleged Motive Emerges

Sheriff’s deputies had responded to the Stoneside Drive home in 2025 for domestic and mental health-related incidents, officials said. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County sheriff’s deputies had been called to a northwest Harris County home for a domestic disturbance and a mental health matter more than a year before authorities returned to the property and found a 64-year-old father dead, officials said. The earlier law enforcement contacts are part of the background emerging after …