Katherine Schaffstall

A teaching assistant in Rhode Island has been arrested after a small bag of cocaine was allegedly found in a bathroom in the elementary school she works at. Police responded to Chester W. Barrows Elementary School on Thursday, March 12, around 11 a.m. after they received a report regarding the drugs, according to the police […]

A mom in Texas has been arrested after her baby was killed when he was ejected from her car during a crash, which she seemingly caused by running through a red light. Officers with the Fort Worth Police Department arrested the baby’s mother, Karla Lopez, shortly after the accident took place earlier in March. Lopez, […]

UPDATE: 3/16/26 at 9:38 p.m.: Utah jurors found children’s book author and mother-of-three Kouri Richins guilty of fatally poisoning her husband with a fentanyl-laced cocktail, returning their verdict after deliberating for only three hours on Monday, March 16. Richins was declared guilty of first-degree aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, forgery and insurance fraud in the […]

A California man has been arrested for murder in connection with the 2019 disappearance of 17-year-old Victoria Marquina after he was originally an early suspect in the case. The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office said that Joshua Martinez is currently being held without bail at the San Joaquin County Jail, according to Fox News. […]

A woman in South Carolina has been accused of operating an illegal day care from her apartment and allegedly leaving eight children alone inside when the residence caught on fire. The North Charleston Police Department said in a news release that Janaina Pio Ferreira was taken into custody on Thursday, March 12, and charged with […]

An elementary school teacher in Spokane, Washington, has been arrested after she allegedly raped a student in her classroom. Mahayla Benavides has been accused of raping the 10-year-old child on multiple occasions, according to the statement of facts filed in Spokane County Superior Court and viewed by KXLY. The student reportedly said that the abuse […]

Relatives of an Arizona father who has been missing for months say that they believe he was murdered. Kyle Smith was last heard from on July 14, 2025, while talking to his wife on his cell phone. His family later told the Arizona Republic that his phone was found in front of Country Gables Park, […]

A band director for middle school and high school students in Arkansas has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a teen and later begged her mother not to go to police after she learned about the alleged incident. The Fort Smith Police Department said police began an investigation into the matter after they received […]

A 43-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with one count of murder in connection to the death of her 18-day-old baby girl in London. The fatal incident took place on Saturday, March 14, around 7:30 a.m. in Westminster, the Metropolitan Police said in a news release that same day. Officers reported to Horseferry Road […]

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in Wyoming after he allegedly shot his mother in the back of the head after they got into a fight over a tablet. Police with the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in Cheyenne, Wyoming, after they received a report of a 41-year-old female with a gunshot […]

A man in California has been sentenced after he was found guilty of killing his girlfriend in front of their two young children. Romier Taguiam Narag was found guilty in February 2026 of first-degree murder with a firearm and child endangerment in connection with the 2023 shooting death, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office […]

The charges against five teenagers have been dropped after they were arrested in connection to the death of beloved Georgia high school teacher Jason Hughes during a prank gone wrong. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the charges that all five teenagers were facing were dropped on Friday, March 13, District Attorney Lee Darragh […]

A man in Pennsylvania has been accused of fatally shooting a children’s hospital nurse in what’s believed to have been a random act of violence just hours after he told police he was being followed. Steve Jahn was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Megan Nieberle, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office said […]

A 16-year-old in Michigan has been arrested after he sent a disturbing text message in which he said he watched a 73-year-old “gasp his last breath” after he killed the victim. Kemaree Davis has been charged as an adult with one count each of open murder and armed robbery in connection to the December 2025 […]

A 5-year-old boy was killed in Arapahoe County in Colorado, and his 11-year-old brother has been arrested under suspicion of first-degree murder. Arapahoe County deputies responded to a home on South Jericho Street around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, according to Denver7. Little has been shared about the situation, though investigators said they later […]

A former teacher in New York, who was nicknamed “Major Hands,” has been accused of hosting prostitution parties at his home. Eric Simpson allegedly hosted parties in which “commercial sex workers met with customers and engaged in commercial sex transactions,” according to an indictment filed on Tuesday, March 10, and obtained by 13WHAM. The alleged […]

A father in Florida has been arrested after he allegedly killed his 5-week-old daughter by squeezing her so hard that he broke her ribs. Dajuan Patrick was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida, on Tuesday, March 10, on a warrant out of Volusia County, in which he was charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection with the death […]

The funeral service has been announced for Georgia high school teacher Jason Hughes, who was killed a week ago during a prom prank gone wrong. Hughes’ funeral will be held at Family Church at 3590 Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville, Georgia, on Saturday, March 14, at 11 a.m., according to his obituary. “Because of Jason’s […]

UPDATE: 3/12/26 at 5:08 p.m.: The person behind the fatal shooting at Old Dominion University has been identified as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh. Jalloh, 36, was previously convicted of providing material support to ISIS, two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News just hours after the shooting. Officials said that there is not currently a motive […]

A babysitter in Florida has been arrested after she allegedly struck a little girl and left “red lines” the size of an adult hand on her face. Viviana Ortiz-Lopez has been accused of child abuse without great bodily harm in connection to the incident. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said that the girl suffered “significant […]

A mother in Georgia allegedly admitted to killing her two sons years apart by holding their nostrils closed, and she’s now in custody for their murders. Dakota Taylor was arrested in November 2025 after authorities from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) came to believe that she murdered her 8-month-old son, Caleb, earlier that year. […]