(KUSA) The 2017 death of Olivia Gant, a 7-year-old whose “bucket list” of final wishes evoked heart-touching news stories, wasn’t the result of multiple diseases – it was a murder carried out by her mother, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Monday. Kelly Renee Turner, also known as Kelly Gant, faces 13 separate counts – 11 of them felonies,…
(KOB) A veteran Farmington, New Mexico police officer is out of a job following accusations he used excessive force on a middle school student with special needs. Lapel video from the August 27th incident shows Officer Zachary Christensen roughing up an 11-year-old girl at Mesa View Middle School. It’s an incident that sent shockwaves through the Farmington police force. “That’s…
(NBC News) As a key witness testified in the impeachment inquiry Tuesday, President Trump stirred up outrage by describing the investigation against him as a “lynching,” a word deeply tied to America’s history of racially-motivated murders. “Something like lynching is far beneath the office of the President of the United States,” South Carolina’s Rep. Jim Clyburn said. California’s Rep. Karen…
(NBC News) A new AAA study finds the number of 16 and 17 year old drivers is rising. “Sixty percent of teens under the age of 18 are getting their license and this is actually an 11 percent increase from 2012,” says AAA’s Jennifer Ryan. Researchers at the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety believe the reason for the increase is…
(WBAL/NBC News) The judge in the Capital Gazette mass shooting case said Monday a Maryland Health Department report found accused gunman Jarrod Ramos is criminally responsible. This was the last pretrial hearing before jury selection begins next week, and gave a look at how each side plans to approach an insanity defense. In Maryland, it is a plea of not…
(WSMV/NBC News) A Nashville Lyft driver is recovering after she was shot twice during an attempted robbery while on the job. “I just want to know why he did it. What in the right mind makes you think that it’s OK to do that to people?” Jeanne Felsted says. She says her passenger jumped up, wrapped his arm around her…
(WESH) Monique Dorman is handling mom-life well, but when her son had just been born, she was overwhelmed. “I remember one time, specifically, he was crying. And like I said, I just felt this, you know, like, the blood just ran up to me. And, you know, I was just so anxious. And just, you know, and I knew that…
(WLWT) An Ohio man is recovering after being held captive in a dog cage and stealing an ambulance to get help, authorities say. Police have one man in custody and believe others are involved. The situation unfolded during the weekend in Clearcreek Township. Clearcreek Township firefighters had just returned to the firehouse from a run when they saw that a…
(NBC News) Former Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor testifies before Congress Tuesday as the impeachment inquiry continues. Taylor texted “I Think It’s Crazy To Withhold Security Assistance For Help With A Political Campaign” to a colleague as President Trump was threatening to withhold Ukraine military aid. Lawmakers want to know why. “He’s an incredibly respected diplomat, who’s at the center…
