Trenton Grant, 15, participated in orchestra, football and track as authorities investigated the deadly incident at a Monroe Township home. MONROE, Mich. — Students and staff at Monroe High School are mourning 15-year-old Trenton Joseph Grant, a sophomore remembered for his involvement in music and sports, after he died during an assault and residential fire … Read more
The death of Ann Marie LoPrieno occurred as Oak Park works toward eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2035. OAK PARK, Ill. — The death of a 71-year-old pedestrian struck by a concrete truck has drawn renewed attention to street safety and construction traffic in Oak Park, where officials have pledged to eliminate traffic … Read more
A Paulsboro vigil honored the 9-year-old as lawmakers and residents began asking whether more oversight could help protect children from hidden abuse. PAULSBORO, N.J. — Residents gathered with candles, balloons and stuffed animals to remember 9-year-old Maya Thomas days after her mother and stepfather were charged with murder, turning a neighborhood vigil into both a … Read more
Most demonstrators marched peacefully as student grievances merged with labor demands and renewed yellow vest activism across the country. PARIS, France — The fires, looting and clashes that swept parts of France over the weekend grew from a far broader protest movement in which hundreds of thousands of people marched over living costs, school conditions … Read more
Detectives are interviewing witnesses and seeking surveillance video as they investigate an apartment-complex confrontation that ended in gunfire. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County prosecutors are expected to review an investigation into a weekend shooting that wounded two men after an argument at a Cypress Station apartment complex, authorities said Sunday. The Harris County Sheriff’s … Read more
Cherie Dodge, 57, had deep ties to Roseville and was experiencing homelessness when she was killed near downtown. ROSEVILLE, Calif. — The family of Cherie Dodge is mourning the 57-year-old Roseville woman after police arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of murder in her fatal stabbing near downtown, a killing investigators say does not appear … Read more
Court records describe years of alleged abuse involving children taken from Chaparral to an El Paso home. CHAPARRAL, N.M. — A 37-year-old New Mexico woman has been indicted on trafficking-related charges after investigators said children described being taken repeatedly to an El Paso businessman who allegedly abused them while their mother received money, according to … Read more
The death of a Winter Garden fisherman was Florida’s second reported fatal alligator encounter in less than four months. WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — The fatal alligator attack on a 71-year-old fisherman near Lake Apopka is bringing renewed attention to Florida’s efforts to manage encounters between people and an estimated 1.3 million alligators living across the … Read more
Charging documents describe two knives, an escalating confrontation and anti-gay remarks before Dominique Wilson was fatally wounded. BALTIMORE — A 51-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing Dominique Wilson in West Baltimore was held without bail after investigators cited witness statements and video footage in reconstructing the confrontation that led to her death. Anthony Thomas faces … Read more
Marione Tsegay was killed after an August gathering, and the woman charged in her death has now been ordered to face trial. FRESNO, Calif. — More than two months after 26-year-old Marione Tsegay was fatally shot outside a central Fresno house party, the murder case against the woman accused in her death is moving toward … Read more