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Woman found guilty of throwing sons into Louisiana lake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:40 GMT

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A woman was found guilty Wednesday of throwing her sons into a Louisiana lake, killing a 10-month-old and injuring the older child, authorities said.Jurors deliberated about two hours before returning unanimous verdicts against Ureka Rochelle Black, 34, of Shreveport, the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office said.Black was charged with murder and attempted murder after she threw the 10-month-old and her older son, then 5, into Cross Lake on Sept. 24, 2021.The infant drowned. First responders rescued the other child, who told authorities his mother was responsible, authorities said. She was arrested at a rest stop in Texas near Louisiana, prosecutors said. Black, who served as her own attorney, faces a mandatory life term in prison upon sentencing on Sept. 28 before state District Judge Donald E. Hathaway Jr.The Associated Press

Family want answers after 19-year-old daughter found dead on Englewood porch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:40 GMT

CHICAGO -- The family of a 19-year-old woman who loved ones believe was attacked and left for dead on the patio of her South Side apartment have more questions than answers.According to her family, Deaviannya Flores was making her way in the beauty industry and had a bright future ahead of her. She graduated from South Shore High School last year and recently moved into an Englewood apartment at 70th and Justine Street.On Saturday, her family found out that the 19-year-old’s body was discovered on the porch outside of her second floor Englewood apartment. Mayor Johnson’s migrant ‘tent city’ faces criticism ahead of fall, winter season The Chicago Police Department haven’t classified the death as a murder yet, but the victim’s family believes she was killed.According to CPD, Flores’ passing has been classified as a death investigation as they await autopsy results. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said the autopsy has been completed, but further testing will be needed. C...

Suburban man who led police on 110 mph chase had open tequila bottle in car, prosecutors allege

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:40 GMT

WHEATON, Ill. — A Lombard man is charged with leading police on a high-speed chase while under the influence of alcohol, according to prosecutors in DuPage County. Jameel Hall Smith, 26, is charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer, three counts of misdemeanor DUI and several traffic offenses, including reckless driving and driving with an open container of alcohol. According to prosecutors, authorities allegedly smelled alcohol on Hall Smith’s breath, thus leading to the discovery of an open bottle of tequila in his car.Bond was initially set at $500,000, with $250,000 added for a failed court appearance in June 2023. Suburban school worker facing more child porn charges Prosecutors allege that around 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, Carol Stream officers attempted to pull over a vehicle for driving at a high rate of speed. The car was also missing a license plate light and a front headlight.According to prosecutors, Hall Smith fled when officers activated th...

Karol G stadium tour stops at Soldier Field this Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:40 GMT

CHICAGO — A month after headlining Night One of Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park, singer Karol G is set to return to Chicago on Friday for a show at Soldier Field.The Columbian star's visit on Sept. 15 is part of her 15-stop U.S. stadium tour. The 32-year-old, behind hits 'TQG' (with Sharika), 'Ay, DiOs Mío!' and 'Tusa' (with Nicki Minaj), just released a new album 'Mañana Será Bonito.' PHOTOS: Day one of Lollapalooza 2023 Tickets are still available for Karol G's Mañana Será Bonito Tour. Prices range from $67 to $285. 50 Cent coming to Chicago’s United Center this summer The show starts at 7 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m., and parking lots open at 3 p.m. Early merchandise sales begin Thursday, Sept. 14, from 1-6 p.m.Click here for more information.

‘Bite and hold’: How a K-9 caught escaped Pennsylvania inmate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:40 GMT

(NewsNation/WHTM) — It was K-9 Yoda, a member of the U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit, that ultimately helped end a 14-day manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who was able to escape a Pennsylvania prison late last month. Yoda, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, helped Pennsylvania State Police and other law enforcement agencies apprehend Cavalcante, without incident, on Wednesday.“K-9s play a very important role not only for tracking but also for, in a circumstance like this, safely capturing someone,” said Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police. “[It’s] far better that we’re able to release a patrol dog like this and have them subdue the individual than have to use lethal force."A police K-9 training expert believes the capture of Cavalcante was the perfect “marriage” between technology and police K-9s. Video shows inmate’s escape as Pennsylvania manhunt continues Cavalcante was serving a life sentence for killing his ex-girlfriend, Deborah Brandao, in ...

Watch: Boebert escorted out of 'Beetlejuice' performance at Denver theater

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — New video from Denver Arts and Venues shows Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) being escorted out of the Buell Theatre during a "Beetlejuice" performance on Sunday.A spokesperson for the venue, Denver Performing Arts Complex, told Nexstar's KDVR that two people in the audience were escorted from the theater after "we were informed that two patrons were not adhering to the policies."According to the incident report, the two patrons were warned during intermission to stop certain behavior after three audience members complained. The report said the patrons were escorted out after security received another complaint “about the patrons being loud and at the time [they] were recording,” The Denver Post reported.The two patrons, even after being escorted to the lobby of the theater, refused to leave. “They told me they would not leave. I told them that they need to leave the theater and if they do not, they will be trespassing. The patrons said they would not leave. I told...

House attorney calls it 'screw-up' to rest case against Ken Paxton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:40 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The attorney representing the House impeachment managers accidentally rested the case Wednesday afternoon against suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton before the defense could cross-examine another whistleblower.After wrapping up questioning of Blake Brickman, attorney Rusty Hardin said, "The House rests." He then apologized and added, "Here's the problem: I messed up and shouldn't have rested until [Tony Buzbee] finished his cross." Buzbee then interjected by saying, "And yet you did." While attempting to backtrack his remarks, Hardin said, "The court is having to put up with a screw-up by me. I apologize." However, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who's presiding over the trial, held Hardin to his word and concluded, "Yes, you rested." Buzbee then made a motion for a directed verdict, which, if granted, would effectively dismiss the case on insufficient evidence and end the trial early. However, it was announced at approximately 6:20 p.m. that the defense withdrew its mo...

Bastrop's The Refuge halts care, citing 'security risks' and other 'roadblocks'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:40 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Bastrop County nonprofit meant to help young victims of sex trafficking announced it will voluntarily suspend its license to operate -- blaming security risks and other problems as it tried to open its doors. The Refuge for DMST (Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking) first shut down its residential treatment facility in March 2022, following allegations employees exploited girls in their care. The claims sparked several investigations and, ultimately, intense scrutiny by a federal court and a special legislative committee. BACKGROUND: Document says Bastrop facility meant to help underage sex trafficking victims being investigated for abuse However, a Texas Department of Public Safety report determined it could not identify any evidence in the case, and by September 2022, a Bastrop County grand jury did not find sufficient evidence to support an indictment on any criminal offense.In the days following the initial allegations, The Refuge leaders admitted they...

1 rescued after 12-foot fall in southeast Travis County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:40 GMT

Editor's Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today's top headlines for Sept. 13, 2023TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County EMS rescued an adult after a reported 12-foot fall into a water retention area in southeast Travis County, the agency said on social media.Shortly before 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, medics responded to the area of 1334-1330 Old Lockhart Road. Medics said a person needed to be rescued.Travis County STAR Flight, the Austin Fire Department and Travis County ESD 11 also responded to the scene.Around 5:45 p.m., the person was rescued and taken by STAR Flight to Seton Hays for non-life threatening injuries, ATCEMS said.

Woodbury mother’s two-part murder trial enters mental health phase

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:40 GMT

A Washington County judge will decide whether a Woodbury woman is not guilty by reason of mental illness in an attack on her two young children, one of whom later died, in 2021.Sadiyo Ibrahim Mohamed (Courtesy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office)In the first phase of a bifurcated trial, Judge Douglas Marlow this month found Sadiyo Ibrahim Mohamed, 34, guilty of second-degree intentional murder and second-degree assault in the death of her 5-year-old daughter and beating of her 6-year-old son. Mohamed had waived her right to a jury trial in favor of a court trial based on stipulated evidence and facts.Mohamed has a history of mental health issues, court records show. She was found to be mentally incompetent to stand trial in October 2021, five months after the attack, then competent in April 2022.The trial’s second phase, which began Monday, includes testimony from doctors and Mohamed’s mental health records as evidence. It is expected to conclude this week, with Marlow t...