PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — An intensive search for a missing 5-year-old girl ended in heartbreak Monday after authorities found her body in a waterway near the South Carolina vacation rental where she had disappeared. Saylor Hayes, a nonverbal child from Virginia, had wandered away from her family’s rental home in Hagley Estates in Pawleys Island […]

DALLAS, Texas — Bonton Farms is taking a major step beyond its South Dallas roots, bringing its products and community-focused mission to one of the region’s busiest transportation hubs. The Dallas nonprofit is preparing to open its first retail location outside South Dallas at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The new store is expected to open […]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — What appeared to be a routine shipment of breath mints turned into an unusual inspection case after federal officials discovered live insects inside Tic Tac containers arriving from Australia. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the discovery in a social media post on Aug. 29, using humor to highlight the […]

NORTH CAROLINA — A North Carolina family is mourning the death of a teenager who developed a rare and often deadly infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, an organism commonly found in warm freshwater. Moises Ponce Mendoza died Monday after becoming critically ill with primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare infection caused when Naegleria fowleri enters the […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — An Illinois family is recovering after a devastating explosion destroyed their home and sent eight family members to the hospital, leaving relatives and neighbors calling their survival nothing short of a miracle. Firefighters with the Danvers Fire Protection District were called to a home on Old Peoria Court in Bloomington shortly before […]

LIMERICK, Maine — More than a year after a devastating backyard accident claimed the life of 6-year-old Lucy Morgan, her family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the manufacturer of the badminton racket they say caused the tragedy. The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 17 in York County Superior Court, alleges that a Franklin Sports badminton […]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Visitors to a popular nature preserve on Staten Island are being urged to use extra caution after a fox that may be infected with rabies reportedly bit a visitor. The warning is in effect at Mount Loretto Unique Area, a 241-acre nature preserve located along Staten Island’s south shore. According to […]

SOUTHERN MAINE, Maine — Beachgoers along the southern Maine coast are seeing more than just waves and seabirds this summer, with white shark sightings reported with increasing frequency in several coastal areas. Local law enforcement and marine officials are urging people to remain cautious after multiple sharks were spotted and captured on camera in recent […]

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. — Several high school football players and their families are upset after a press box they say parents spent months planning and building was torn down just days before the start of the football season. The structure at College Park High School was constructed in April during spring break. Parents said they […]

KINGSTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts daycare owner accused of physically abusing toddlers in her care turned herself in Friday, shortly after Kingston police publicly asked for help locating her. Karen Rezendes, 51, was wanted on an arrest warrant related to allegations of assault and battery involving children at Oh Nana’s Daycare on Cole Street in […]