David Jones Elijah Mayes pleaded not guilty as court records revealed new details about the death of 11-month-old Grayson Walton. CLEATON, Ky. — A 19-year-old man accused of caring for an 11-month-old boy while the child’s father was at work has been charged with murder and several other offenses after police found the baby dead inside a couch at a home in western Kentucky. Elijah Mayes of Central City is charged in the death of Grayson Walton, …
Police said the 17-year-old was found in a basement crawl space after officers spent days searching for him. EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A New Jersey mother was arrested and charged with obstruction after police said her 17-year-old son, who had been reported missing, was found hiding in a basement crawl space at her East Brunswick home. The investigation began Sept. 15 after the teenager’s father contacted East Brunswick police at about 7:47 p.m. and reported …
Nikita Saha remains hospitalized after a barbecue fire in Sittong, while police investigate negligence allegations and the circumstances of the blaze. DARJEELING, India — Four people have been arrested after a newlywed woman suffered severe burns during a barbecue at a homestay in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, with police examining the conduct of those responsible for the property and the circumstances that caused the fire. Nikita Saha, 23, was seriously injured Sept. 13 while staying …
Police said the teenagers are recovering after multiple shots were fired as a crowd of juveniles gathered to watch a fight. AKRON, Ohio — Two 15-year-old boys are recovering and expected to survive after they were shot near an Akron community center where a large group of juveniles had gathered to watch a fight, police said. The shooting happened shortly before 7 p.m. Sept. 17 in the 900 block of Hartford Avenue near the Lawton …
The 7-year-old niece escaped a Boulevard mobile home in 2025, leading to an investigation and guilty pleas on 15 felony counts. BOULEVARD, Calif. — A California man and his girlfriend were each sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to 15 felony counts in the abuse of the man’s 7-year-old niece, whose July 2025 escape from their mobile home led deputies to investigate, prosecutors said. Devin Hughes, 39, and Kayla Reynolds, 32, were …
Bert Atienza, 77, died after a June confrontation that his widow says began with a dispute involving a teenage employee and shopping cart. NORFOLK, Va. — Two Norfolk adults face second-degree murder charges in the death of a 77-year-old Virginia Beach man who was assaulted inside a Walmart in June after what his widow described as a dispute involving a teenage store employee and a shopping cart. Bert D. Atienza died June 8, one day …
The college athlete died months after revealing a diagnosis of severe aplastic anemia, a rare and serious bone marrow disorder. WORCESTER, Mass. — Holy Cross volleyball player Amanda Mack has died at age 20 following an illness, the college announced, months after the Division I athlete publicly disclosed that she had been diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia. Mack died Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to a message posted through her Instagram account and a tribute released …
His representative confirmed that the longtime Luxor comedian is recovering but did not address reports about what led to his hospitalization. LAS VEGAS — Comedian Carrot Top was recovering in a Las Vegas hospital Saturday after being hospitalized Friday, his representative confirmed, while TMZ reported that the longtime Strip performer had attempted suicide before his scheduled evening show. The circumstances surrounding the hospitalization have not been independently confirmed. TMZ, citing unidentified sources familiar with the …
Investigators were searching for a suspect who fled after the Friday morning shooting at Route 37 and Garfield Avenue. TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A man was fatally shot Friday morning while inside a pickup truck in the parking lot of a Wawa convenience store in Toms River, setting off a multiagency investigation and a search for the person who fled the scene. The shooting happened at about 7:20 a.m. Sept. 18 at the Wawa at …
Intercon Chemical recalled 2,696 cases across 15 states, including products distributed through Ingles Markets and several wholesale channels. WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have classified a recall of six hand soap products as Class II after the soaps were linked to potential bacterial contamination, including several species of Pseudomonas and Serratia in two of the affected products. St. Louis-based Intercon Chemical Co. voluntarily initiated the recall June 29, according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement …