SAN JOSE – Santa Clara County Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas had enough. During Tuesday’s board meeting, she listened quietly as county child welfare officials presented a slideshow detailing progress in reforming the agency since three-month-old baby Phoenix Castro died of a fentanyl overdose last year and they refused to separate him from his drug-addicted father. She […]
BALTIMORE, Maryland – WMAR-2 News has learned that the father of 6-year-old Brian Graham, who died in Baltimore last week after allegedly being abused by his mother and her fiancé, had been fighting for sole custody of his son. The 6-year-old was found unconscious in a tub of hot water in a Greenspring Avenue apartment […]
LINCOLN, Nebraska (KLKN) – A Lincoln man has been brought before a district court on charges of molesting a baby. On Monday, a judge ruled that there was sufficient suspicion in this case to bring 35-year-old Robert Herbert to trial. In March, a two-month-old baby was brought to Children’s Hospital in Omaha. According to police, […]
Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) A social worker was charged Tuesday with negligent homicide and forgery in connection with the death of a one-year-old infant in December 2023. The suspect, identified only by her surname Chen (陳), was released on bail of NT$300,000 (US$9,413) and has denied the charges against her, prosecutors said. Chen worked at […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. – Antwan “AJ” Hope, Jr. was four years old when he died in Broward County more than 11 years ago. His mother, Destene Simmons, was re-charged in Broward County with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse, but it was unclear Sunday whether those were related to his death. According to St. Lucie […]
FORT LAUDERDALE — A mother is now charged with the murder of her son after the four-year-old boy found dead in a South Florida apartment over a decade ago. Destene Simmonswho is now in jail, was arraigned on Saturday. She faces one count of murder with no bail and another count of aggravated child abuse […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. – Antwan “AJ” Hope, Jr. was four years old when he died in Broward County over 11 years ago. Antwan “AJ” Hope, Jr. was four years old when he died in Broward County over 11 years ago. On Saturday, Antwan’s mother, Destene Simmons, was in Fort Lauderdale Main Jail facing arraignment. Broward […]
ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – A Carroll County deputy who was shot in the head during a search operation Tuesday has died, according to the sheriff’s office. Law enforcement shared the news about Investigator Taylor Bristow in a Facebook post early Saturday morning. “Tonight we mourn the passing of Investigator Bristow, who has left […]
CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) – The Stark County parents accused of murder after their 11-month-old son allegedly starved to death appeared in court this week. Eric Rush, 26, and Tyasia Singleton, 30, pleaded not guilty before Judge Taryn Heath in Stark County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. name Fees Eric Rush Endangerment of childrenEndangerment of childrenPossession […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – “A daycare center on Charlotte Avenue is facing allegations that it is withholding food from children and “humiliating” them. Normally filled with dozens of young children, Bright Horizon’s Growing Together Learning Center is now empty. Those who live nearby were surprised at how quiet it was. “There are no cars in […]
