Human remains have been found in the search for 5-year-old Taylor Rose Williams, who was reported missing in Florida last week, the Demopolis Police Department in Alabama said Tuesday. “The multi-agency investigative team involved in the search for missing Taylor Rose Williams confirmed that search teams uncovered human remains in a wooded area between the…… MORE
When a toddler went missing in rural Michigan in October 2013, residents and law enforcement officials quickly mobilized a massive search party. Volunteers searched for 2-year-old Amber Smith on foot, horseback and on off-road vehicles in and around the western Michigan town of Newaygo. As day turned to night and temperatures dropped, many feared the…… MORE
Lawmakers in Massachusetts are set to debate “Conrad’s Law,” a bill spurred by Michelle Carter’s manslaughter trial that would make coerced suicide a crime. The proposed law is named after Conrad Roy III, the 18-year-old who died by suicide in 2014 after Carter, his then-17-year-old girlfriend, sent him numerous text messages encouraging him to kill…… MORE
Nine University of Southern California students have died since the start of the semester, the school said Tuesday — an unusually high rate that moved university officials to send students a letter about the issue over the weekend. Three of the nine deaths have been announced since Friday. No foul play is suspected in any…… MORE
A blazing meteor lit up the night sky in St. Louis, Missouri, and was caught on video by excited residents, security cameras and doorbell cams. The American Meteor Society says it has received over 120 reports from eight states from people who say they spotted the streaking meteor on Monday night. Most sightings were reported…… MORE
Alabama’s capital city, a hub of the civil rights movement decades ago, is about to gain the first African-American mayor in its 200-year history. Steven Reed will be inaugurated as mayor of Montgomery in a ceremony late Tuesday morning at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center. Reed, a Montgomery County probate judge, won an October runoff…… MORE
Prepare your kids (or just the kid in you). Disney’s highly-anticipated streaming service, Disney+, launches today. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need…… MORE
Starting in the summer of 2017, Colleen Gill’s strolls on the beach were often interrupted by the smell of death. For more than a year, she came across thousands of grisly scenes during her walks on beaches around Naples, Florida. She posted them to her Facebook page: dead fish, sea turtles and even dolphins strewn…… MORE
A San Diego State University student died after attending a fraternity event, the university president said Monday. Dylan Hernandez, 19, was hospitalized Thursday, the morning after the fraternity event, the university announced. A day later, president Adela de la Torre suspended 14 fraternities under the Interfraternity Council (IFC). She also said police had uncovered information…… MORE
A search is underway for two missing boaters after a storm capsized a vessel off the southeastern coast of Florida on Friday, the US Coast Guard said. A survivor told rescue crews that after their vessel capsized, he swam for help while the other two boaters stayed with life jackets on, the US Coast Guard…… MORE
