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KY mother charged in daughter's drowning death

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Local organization prepares to help Hurricane Harvey victims Local organization prepares to help Hurricane Harvey victims Updated: Sunday, August 27 2017 10:12 PM EDT 2017-08-28 02:12:08 GMT It could be several weeks before people are able to get back into their homes following Hurricane Harvey . But one local organization is already preparing to help Texans on the road to recovery. More >> It could be several weeks before people are able to get back into their homes following Hurricane Harvey . But one local organization is already preparing to help Texans on the road to recovery. More >> Volunteers mobilizing across the mid-state following Hurricane Harvey Volunteers mobilizing across the mid-state following Hurricane Harvey Updated: Sunday, August 27 2017 3:54 PM EDT 2017-08-27 19:54:51 GMT The Volunteer State always comes together in times of crisis. Red Cross volunteers are mobilizing for the trip to Texas and Louisiana. Right now, they are on standby, ready t...

Shooting at Laurel Park Apartments

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Laurel Park Apartments shooting" width="500" height="315" /> Laurel Park Apartments shooting [Last updated on March 29, 2015, at 2:43 p.m.] Ocala, Florida — There has been another shooting in Ocala, this time at Laurel Park Apartments , 100 Northwest 23rd Avenue . According to police, a man identified as Delvontaye R. Boyd, 23, was shot and killed between 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The call came in at approximately 9:30 p.m. When police arrived, they found Boyd dead inside his third-floor apartment. Boyd lived in the apartment with his girlfriend and child. They were not home at the time of the shooting. An OPD spokesperson told Ocala Post that police were canvassing the area for clues and trying to locate additional witnesses . Witnesses that were questioned stated that they saw an unknown black male leaving the residence carrying items from within, and driving away from the complex in a late model sedan . OPD would not release how many times Bo...

Navy jet crashes into Virginia Beach apartments, pilots eject

Last updated 10:33 p.m. ET (AP) VIRGINIA BEACH , Va. - A fighter jet that malfunctioned just after takeoff hurtled into a Virginia Beach apartment complex on Friday in a spectacular crash that sent flames and black smoke billowing from the rubble. The two pilots managed to eject just before impact, suffering minor injuries along with five others on the ground. Several residents described hearing a loud explosion and looking out their windows to see the red and orange blaze. In the confusion that followed, two men helped one of the bloodied pilots from the two- seat F18 Hornet move to safety. "Oh, my God, I heard three really loud explosions, then the black smoke went up high in the sky," said 71-year-old Felissa Ezell, who lives in a townhouse near the crash site. By evening, emergency crews were searching through the charred remains of the complex, where some 40 apartment units were damaged or destroyed. No fatalities had been reported. Seven people, including the pilot...

Neighbors, firefighters saved 3 infants trapped in fire, father charged with arson, officials say

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by: Julius Whigham II and Bill DiPaolo, Palm Beach Post Updated: Aug 12, 2017 - 6:25 PM RIVIERA BEACH, Florida - Quick action by neighbors and firefighters -- and a little luck -- saved three infants trapped inside a burning apartment on Friday that police say was set on fire by their father after a domestic dispute with the children’s 19-year-old mother. Using hammers, chairs and whatever they could grab to smash through hurricane windows, neighbors entered a burning second-floor unit at the Stonybrook Apartments. They handed a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old boy out the window. >> Read more trending news “They kept pounding and pounding. They were using hammers and chairs, anything they could get their hands on. They wouldn’t stop until they got those kids out,” said Riviera Beach Mayor Thomas Masters . A 1-month-old girl was still inside, residents told firefighters when they arrived about 6 p.m. Firefighters were unable to see through the heavy smoke. A thermo- imaging ...