The fatal drowning was one of two child water emergencies reported by local authorities. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County investigators are reviewing witness accounts and seeking surveillance video after a 5-year-old boy died in a northwest Harris County apartment pool during the Fourth of July holiday period. The inquiry centers on the Cortland Wortham … Read more
Police said no arrests had been made after the Sunday morning shooting. MIRAMAR, Fla. — Three people were hospitalized Sunday after someone shot at their car on Sunshine Boulevard and the vehicle crashed nearby, Miramar police said. Officers went to the area of 2700 Sunshine Boulevard after reports of a shooting. Police said two men … Read more
Relatives said Bart Diguglielmo served in the military and worked for decades as a nurse. NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The family of Bart Diguglielmo is mourning the 62-year-old veteran and retired nurse after deputies said he was fatally shot during a parking space dispute outside a Walmart on June 30. Diguglielmo, of Lauderhill, was shot … Read more
Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas were 17 when prosecutors say they were intentionally struck. CRANFORD, N.J. — The families of Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas are mourning two best friends who would have graduated this year while a murder case against the driver accused of killing them moves through adult court. Niotis and Salas, both … Read more
Court records describe conflicting versions of the moments before Ernie Castillo was shot. TUCSON, Ariz. — Witness statements are central to a Tucson murder case after police said accounts from the scene differed from the suspect’s explanation of why he shot 19-year-old Ernie Castillo. Kendall Harris, 30, told police he acted out of fear during … Read more
The family had checked in Wednesday before workers entered the room Friday. HOUSTON, Texas — Hotel employees found a mother and her two children dead Friday after entering a room where staff had not heard from the guests for two days, Houston police said. The discovery at the Residence Inn by Marriott on Kirby Drive … Read more
A vigil outside a McDonald’s honored Isha Suthar after a fire killed three family members at a nearby Econo Lodge. WOOSTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — McDonald’s employees tied balloons to a light pole Wednesday evening to remember Isha Suthar, a co-worker and manager who died with two family members in an early morning fire at the … Read more
A police report details staff concerns before a toddler was later found breathing. GILBERT, Ariz. — A police report on a Gilbert toddler found alive after being declared dead has shifted attention to hospital procedures, staff warnings and a pending review of the child’s parents. The 18-month-old boy was pulled from a backyard swimming pool … Read more
Investigators used old hairs from the crime scene to identify Michael Lapniewski. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A murder case that began in a quiet Pinellas County home in 1987 ended after detectives used modern DNA testing to connect Michael Lapniewski Jr. to evidence left behind at the scene. The victim, 82-year-old Opal Weil, was found … Read more
Friends said 13-year-old Demarcus Shirley was spending the night when gunfire struck the home. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A child’s summer sleepover ended in a double homicide Thursday when gunfire tore into a Rockcliff Road home, killing a 13-year-old boy and a 45-year-old man. Family members identified the boy as Demarcus Shirley. Police identified the … Read more