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Teacher and Two Students Stabbed in Terrifying School Attack

A teacher and two students were injured at Black Hawk Middle School in Warrenton before police detained a juvenile suspect within minutes. WARRENTON, Mo. — A juvenile student was taken into custody Thursday after a teacher and two students were stabbed inside a classroom at Black Hawk Middle School, prompting a lockdown and a large police response in the community west of St. Louis, authorities said. The attack occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Nov. 12 …

Dad Bites Children During Birthday Basketball Game

Police said the alleged incidents happened during a basketball game and while children were wrestling at a Washington County birthday celebration. SCOTTSBURG, Ind. — A 39-year-old Indiana father is facing three felony battery charges after authorities said he bit two children during a basketball game and struck another child at his child’s birthday party in southern Indiana. Thomas Russell is charged with three counts of battery causing injury to a person under 14, according to …

Woman Chokes Teen Player During Football Game

Police say a spectator grabbed a Wayne County player from behind during an Oct. 30 game against North Laurel. MONTICELLO, Ky. — A 36-year-old Kentucky woman faces a felony charge after police said she strangled a teenage Wayne County High School football player during an Oct. 30 game, leaving the student with difficulty breathing and requiring a hospital evaluation. Kayla Barrett, of East Bernstadt, was charged with second-degree strangulation after an investigation by the Monticello …

Baby Found Alive in Buried Crate After Desperate Search

Searchers heard 11-month-old Koah Sharpe crying beneath disturbed soil after authorities say he had been underground for about 24 hours. BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. — An 11-month-old boy was found alive Tuesday inside a dog crate buried in woods in Lexington County after a large search team heard him crying beneath freshly disturbed soil, authorities said. Koah Sharpe was taken to a hospital after searchers uncovered the crate, which had been wrapped in a towel and buried …

Teen Arrested After Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Found Dead

Deputies say surveillance video helped investigators trace Victoria Perez’s final hours before her body was found near a Spring Hill road. SPRING HILL, Fla. — A 19-year-old man has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder after his 16-year-old girlfriend, Victoria Perez, was reported missing and found dead hours later near a road in Spring Hill, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. Robert Anthony Timmons was arrested early Monday in connection with Perez’s death, Pasco Sheriff …

Baby’s Body Found in Freezer After Mother’s Death

Spanish investigators are using forensic testing and DNA evidence to determine the infant’s identity and what happened more than two decades ago. ALLARIZ, Spain — A woman sorting through her recently deceased mother’s belongings found the remains of an infant inside a chest freezer in northwestern Spain, prompting an investigation into a death authorities believe may have occurred more than 20 years ago. Spain’s Civil Guard is investigating the discovery in Allariz, a town in …

Girl, 9, Killed After Buying Ice Cream for Father

Michael Goodman pleaded guilty in the 2023 killing of Serabi Medina, whose family supported a negotiated sentence rather than proceeding to trial. CHICAGO — A Chicago man was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison for killing 9-year-old Serabi Medina outside her family’s Portage Park home in 2023, ending a criminal case more than three years after the child was fatally shot shortly after buying ice cream. Michael Goodman, 46, received the sentence Nov. 5 …

16-Year-Old Dies After Tragic Incident

Sebastian Ebert, 16, was remembered by his school and church communities for his kindness, humor and involvement in music. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A 16-year-old boy died after falling from a skateboard while traveling downhill at Two Rivers Greenway on Nov. 3, according to Nashville police, who said detectives are investigating the death as accidental. The teenager was identified by his family and community as Sebastian Ebert. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said its preliminary investigation …

Child Fatally Shot With AR-Style Rifle

Police say an AR-style rifle belonging to 18-year-old Gabriel Osorio was handled by several minors before a fatal shot was fired. OAK HILL, W.Va. — An 18-year-old man has been charged with child neglect resulting in death after a juvenile was fatally shot with an AR-style rifle inside an Oak Hill home, according to police and a criminal complaint filed in Fayette County. Gabriel Osorio was arrested after the Nov. 3 shooting at a home …

Missing 10-Year-Old Found Dead in Car Trunk

Malayshia Allford, 10, was found in a car in South Jersey after a search involving Philadelphia police and the FBI. PHILADELPHIA — The foster mother of a missing 10-year-old Philadelphia girl has been charged with murder after investigators found the child dead in the trunk of a car in Lindenwold, New Jersey, authorities said Thursday. Caprice Williams, 36, faces murder and several related charges in the death of Malayshia Allford, according to Philadelphia prosecutors. Authorities …