COLUMBUS, OHIO — An Ohio mother who stood by while her boyfriend repeatedly beat and strangled her 6-year-old daughter, allowing abuse so severe it severed the child’s liver, has been sentenced to up to 23½ years in prison, court records show. Mother Pleads Guilty to Multiple Felony Charges Ashley Fagan, 33, pleaded guilty Friday to…
THOMASTON, GEORGIA — A Georgia man will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole after prosecutors proved he brutally beat and strangled his girlfriend to death, then wrapped her body in a comforter, stuffed her into a suitcase, and casually went about his day, including buying lottery tickets and…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A Kentucky woman has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison after authorities say she fell asleep in a bathtub with her 3-month-old son while under the influence of drugs, causing the infant to drown inside a Motel 6 on New Year’s Day. Mother Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Amber Winstead, 36,…
MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA — A Florida man will spend the rest of his life in prison after prosecutors proved he lured a robbery victim to a secluded location under the guise of a sexual rendezvous, then shot him dead and left his body discarded along a rural roadway, authorities announced. Jury Convicts Defendant on Murder…
LAKE CITY, MINNESOTA — An 81-year-old man is facing multiple attempted murder and assault charges after authorities say he opened fire near a Subway restaurant, shooting the shop’s owner during a long-running dispute over property boundaries in this Mississippi River town. Gunfire Erupts Near Subway Restaurant According to a criminal complaint cited by local authorities,…
NORTHEAST — A narrow but fast-moving band of snow is expected to sweep across Connecticut, Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts, and Long Island tonight into early Sunday morning, bringing a widespread 1–3 inches of accumulation, with pockets reaching 3–6 inches in coastal areas. Updated snowfall maps released late Saturday show a sharp gradient across the region,…
MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA — A fast-developing winter system is producing a growing shield of snow across the Mid-Atlantic tonight, with expanding heavy bands now stretching from central Maryland into southern Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Doppler radar at 10 PM shows widespread light to moderate snow, with…
MARYLAND — A rapidly developing burst of heavy precipitation is moving across Central Maryland and southern Pennsylvania tonight, with Doppler radar already showing strengthening snow bands from Frederick to Baltimore and along the I-95 corridor. Forecasters warn that the heaviest snowfall has not yet arrived, and conditions are expected to deteriorate quickly over the next…
ALABAMA — The latest 8–14 Day Temperature Outlook, released by the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), shows that Christmas week will bring unusually warm conditions across Alabama, marking a dramatic shift from the bitter Arctic air set to reach the Deep South beforehand. Forecast models indicate that high temperatures in Alabama are likely to reach the…
PENNSYLVANIA — A newly released national biodiversity map highlights a striking divide in tree species richness across the United States, revealing that Pennsylvania and much of the eastern half of the country rank dramatically higher in tree diversity compared to the West. The analysis, based on range maps of 641 tree species, shows that portions…