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Man Breaks Into Airport and Tries to Board Multiple Planes

Authorities say Bryan J. Parker drove through a locked gate, ran toward several aircraft and was restrained in less than four minutes. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A 58-year-old Holly Hill man remained jailed without bond Sunday after authorities said he smashed through a locked gate at Daytona Beach International Airport, drove onto the airfield and tried to get into multiple planes before workers and deputies stopped him. The case quickly grew beyond a strange airport …

16-Year-Old Found Fatally Shot in Bed

Co-defendant Chelsea Ann-Marie Shipp had already admitted shooting 16-year-old Katelynn Stone and received a 40-year prison term. BEAUMONT, Texas — A Jefferson County jury has sentenced Cody Arnold to 34 years in prison after convicting him in the 2022 killing of 16-year-old Katelynn Stone, a case prosecutors said grew out of fear that Arnold could face consequences if the girl was pregnant. The sentence closes the trial phase of a case that had already sent …

Walmart Shopper Beat 79-Year-Old Woman, Claimed She Deserved It

Police said a line dispute at a Sunrise store turned physical as a security guard tried to break it up. SUNRISE, Fla. — A 34-year-old woman faces a felony charge after police said she pushed, punched and kicked a 79-year-old shopper during an argument in a Walmart customer service line, then later told officers she thought the older woman “deserved it.” The case drew fresh attention this week after local television station WPLG aired body …

Mom of Three Shot Dead While Waiting for Tacos

The victim, a 33-year-old teacher and mother of three, was shot in 2023 as she sat in a Jeep outside a South Side food truck. SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A Bexar County jury convicted Roland Contreras Jr. on Friday in the 2023 fatal shooting of 33-year-old Gabriele Campos Del Angel outside a South Side taco stand, and he later accepted a sentencing agreement that sent him to prison for 50 years. The ruling closed a …

New Reward for Missing Cruise Passenger After She Vanished Without a Trace

The latest public push comes 28 years after the Virginia woman disappeared from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship as it approached Curaçao. CHESTERFIELD, Va. — The FBI has renewed its public appeal in the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley, offering up to $25,000 for information as the case reaches 28 years and fresh attention again turns to the Virginia woman who vanished from a Caribbean cruise ship. The renewed push matters because Bradley’s case remains …

Chilling 911 Whisper Exposes Brutal Attack in Vacant House

Prosecutors say the same predawn rescue in a vacant Richmond neighborhood house also ended a months-long search for a man already wanted in the killing of a 14-year-old boy. PORTLAND, Ore. — A woman’s whispered 911 call from a closet inside a vacant Southeast Portland house led officers to a rescue, a neighborhood lockdown and the arrest of a man already wanted in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy, police and prosecutors said. The …

CEO Dies in Shocking Boat Hit-and-Run as Teenage Son Survives

Authorities say the vessel that struck Davide Veglia and his 14-year-old son fled north as witnesses called 911 from shore. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Davide Veglia, the founder and CEO of ABTS Convention Services, was killed and his 14-year-old son was injured after a larger boat struck their 7-foot inflatable dinghy in Biscayne Bay on Wednesday night and fled, authorities said. The case quickly grew beyond a routine marine crash investigation because the victim was …

Body Found in Search for Missing American Airlines Attendant

Officials in Medellín said formal identification and an autopsy are still pending after remains were recovered in rural Antioquia. MEDELLÍN, Colombia — Colombian officials said Friday that a body believed to be missing American Airlines flight attendant Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina was found in a rural area of Antioquia, ending a frantic search and opening a new phase of the case focused on identification, cause of death and possible arrests. The discovery shifted the story …

5-Year-Old Found Dead as 11-Year-Old Brother Is Charged

Authorities said the case will stay in juvenile court as investigators withhold details because both children are minors. CENTENNIAL, Colo. — An 11-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old brother at a home in suburban Denver, a rare and closely held juvenile case that has left neighbors, classmates and local officials searching for answers. The case matters now because prosecutors have moved from an initial homicide investigation to …

Tiger Woods Arrested After Rollover Crash

Authorities said the golfer showed signs of impairment after his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled on Jupiter Island. JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. — Tiger Woods was released on bail late Friday after authorities said he showed signs of impairment when his Land Rover clipped a truck trailer and rolled on a narrow road near his home, leading to misdemeanor DUI-related charges in Martin County. The arrest quickly became more than a crash story because …