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Worcester Police Chief Shuts Down DV Concerns After Wife Of Slain Cop Found Dead
The body of Karen Solomon, the wife of an off-duty police officer who was found dead in his Massachusetts home last week, was found after a six-day search, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 24.
The 58-year-old woman, who was the founder and president of First H.E.L.P., an organization that works to reduce mental health stigma among first responders, was the primary suspect in the death of Worcester Police Officer Kurt Solomon, who was found dead on Wildwood Avenue just before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Internet sleuths had been speculating that there was a history of domestic abuse, pr…
Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Hotel: Prosecutors
A woman was left unable to walk and needed surgery after a sexual assault at a Pennsylvania hotel, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
Javier Santos-Rivera, 41, of Allentown, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, sexual assault, simple assault, indecent assault, and intimidation of a witness or victim, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said.
Pennsylvania State Police were called to an area hospital around 7:17 a.m. on March 21 after a 19-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted, according to the DA's office. Investigators d…
Stranded Tourist Dies In Scorching Death Valley Heat
A French tourist died after becoming stranded on a remote road in Death Valley National Park as temperatures reached 116 degrees, according to officials.
Pierre Michel Formosa, 68, died on Monday, Aug. 17, after he and a traveling companion got stuck in mud near Queen of Sheba Mine Road, the National Park Service said in a news release on Friday, Aug. 21.
Formosa and his companion, who's also from France, were traveling on West Side Road when their vehicle became stuck. With no other vehicles in the area, the men began walking across the salt flats toward Badwater Road to get help.
The two…
Prostitution Arrest Lands Prominent NFL Owner In Court: What Happened
One of the NFL’s most prominent owners is facing legal fallout after an arrest tied to an alleged prostitution encounter.
San Francisco 49ers principal owner Jed York, 46, was arrested Sunday, Aug. 23, in East Palestine, Ohio, on suspicion of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools, according to court records and multiple reports. East Palestine is about 30 miles southeast of Youngstown in northeastern Ohio.
York pleaded no contest Monday, Aug. 24, to two misdemeanor charges after the prostitution count was amended to disorderly conduct, ESPN reported, citing Columbiana …
Mass Family Buries Second Child In Less Than 6 Months After Fatal Connecticut Crash
A fatal Connecticut crash involving a dump truck killed two women. For one Massachusetts family, it marked the death of a second child in less than six months. A new fundraiser is asking the community to rally around the family so it does not “have to carry every burden that comes with such tremendous loss alone.”
Kristina Murphy, 28, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, was killed in a crash on I-84 near Exit 68 in Tolland on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, Connecticut State Police said. Murphy was riding in a Kia driven by Paige Cooke, 29, of Manchester, New Hampshire. Cooke also died at the scene.
Po…
Scottie Scheffler Battled Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease At BMW Championship
Scottie Scheffler somehow finished tied for 12th at the BMW Championship. Turns out, just gripping his golf club was painful.
The Ridgewood-born golfer revealed after finishing 7-under-par (273) on Sunday, Aug. 23 in St. Louis, that he had battled hand, foot and mouth disease throughout the tournament.
Scheffler, 30, told TenGolf he became sick Monday night, which was “probably the most frustrating part.”
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common illness for children under 5, however, anyone can get it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It typically causes f…
