Texas State

Del Rio, TX

Columbus, OH

Wisconsin State

Madison, WI

NBC News

The skeletal remains of someone authorities dubbed "Chimney Doe" was identified nearly 35 years after he was found in the pipe of a Madison, Wisconsin, music store. The circumstances leading to the death of Ronnie Joe Kirk are still a mystery to the Madison Police Department, but Chief Shon Barnes told reporters on Monday he's hopeful the identification of the remains will lead to new information. According to NBC News affiliate WMTV in Madison, Kirk had connections to Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama and Wisconsin.

'Chimney Doe,' skeletal remains found in pipe of Wisconsin music store in 1989, finally identified

Louisiana State

Henderson, LA

At least two people died as severe weather hit Louisiana overnight, with storms and tornadoes bringing devastation to southern states and leaving tens of thousands with damaged homes or severed power lines. One person died in unknown circumstances in the outskirts of the town of Henderson, while an unidentified woman...

2 dead in Louisiana as tornadoes hit the South, leaving thousands without power

Galveston, TX

A barge slammed into a bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into the bay, forcing a shutdown of the span and prompting the university on the other side of the bridge to close its campus through the weekend, officials said. Texas A&M University at Galveston said Wednesday evening...

Texas A&M Galveston to close for days after barge slams into bridge to island

Philadelphia, PA

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Upper Chichester Township, PA

The Quick Historian

UPPER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A 51-year-old man has been taken into custody by police on suspicion of neglecting his mother, who was found in distressing conditions, lying in soiled sheets stuck to her bed.

Woman found dead and "fused" to bed, son arrested

Indiana State

Fort Wayne, IN

Are tacos and burritos sandwiches? A judge in Indiana thinks so. The ruling stems from a legal battle that started in 2022, when Martin Quintana, a developer, unveiled plans to open his restaurant, “The Famous Taco Mexican Grill,” on a strip mall in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Allen...

Indiana judge rules tacos and burritos are, in fact, sandwiches

Key Biscayne, FL

Florida investigators identified and seized a "vessel of interest" possibly connected to a Key Biscayne boating hit-and-run in which a 15-year-old girl died, officials said Tuesday. Relying on accounts from witnesses, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers were able to quickly identify "a vessel that fits the description" of...

'Vessel of interest' seized in boating hit-and-run death of 15-year-old girl in Florida

Naples, FL

A Florida teenager says she was denied entry to her public school’s prom because she wore a suit, which the school says violated its dress code for formal occasions. Sophie Savidge, a 16-year-old junior at Mason Classical Academy, a top-ranked charter school in Naples, arrived at Vanderbilt Country Club for the school’s prom Saturday evening with her mom, Holly Savidge, and friends. But Sophie was turned away, Holly said, after Nissa Mitchell, the vice principal, told them Sophie’s suit violated the dress code. Holly said Sophie was told she could come back to the dance only if she went home and changed into a dress.

Florida teen says she was denied entry to prom for wearing a suit

Maine State

Lewiston, ME

The family of an Army reservist who perpetrated a deadly mass shooting in Maine told a state commission Thursday that he had a "severe" traumatic brain injury tied to his service as a hand grenade training instructor, and that the military has begun a "psychological autopsy" of his life. Robert...

Maine mass shooter's family says his 'brain was hijacked' by injuries tied to his military service

New Mexico State

Coconino County, AZ

Santa Fe, NM

A body found Friday in the Colorado River is believed to be that of a New Mexico man who went into the waterway on a homemade raft with his dog last month, officials said. The Coconino County medical examiner will confirm the identity and whether the body is that of Thomas L. Robison, 58, of Santa Fe, the National Park Service said in a statement Monday.

Body found in search of man who went into Colorado River on homemade raft

Dunnellon, FL

QUERÉTARO, Mexico — One of the Mexican farmworkers killed in Florida when a pickup truck sideswiped their bus had arrived in the U.S. only 15 days before to work and save money for his marriage, his mother said. Alfredo Tovar Sánchez, 19, who came to the U.S. through...

A 19-year-old farmworker killed in a Florida bus crash was saving money to get married, his mom says

Garden Grove, CA

Mother's Day turned out to be a challenging one for a 2-year-old family pet in Garden Grove, California as firefighters were called to rescue a dog after it was trapped inside a wall for several hours. Using thermal imaging, firefighters were able to locate the pup inside a wall beneath...

California firefighters rescue dog trapped for hours inside of a wall

Massachusetts State

Worcester, MA

A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from ingesting a high amount of a chili pepper extract, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press. Harris Wolobah, a 10th grader from the city of Worcester, died on Sept. 1, 2023,...

Teen died from eating a spicy chip as part of social media challenge, autopsy report concludes

Georgia State

Okaloosa County, FL

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Aaron Rozier was sure Roger Fortson was from Georgia the first time he heard him speak. There was something familiar about his accent, Rozier said, remembering the day he and Forston met in 2021 while stationed together at Hurlburt Field Air Force base in Okaloosa County, Florida. Turns out, they...

'He was one of one': Service members remember Black airman killed by Florida deputy

Laughlin Air Force Base, TX

Brackettville, TX

NewsBreak

Racism kept these Mexican Americans from a Texas golf club. They won the state championship anyway.

Fans will recognize him from the reboot of “Magnum P.I.,” a crime action TV series about a former Navy SEAL who solves cases in Hawaii. Starting...

Racism kept these Mexican Americans from a Texas golf club. They won the state championship anyway.

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