Patti Candell was amazed to find her house still standing when she returned to Mehama, one of many Oregon towns under evacuation orders as deadly wildfires continue to ravage the state. The Beachie Creek Fire, which Candell and her husband fled last week, has killed at least four people, burned more than 188,900 acres and is 0% contained, […]
A death sentence was handed down Friday for a man whose mother died of severe burn injuries nearly a month after he doused her with gasoline and set her ablaze outside her Indio workplace. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos reaffirmed the sentencing recommendation made by the same jury that convicted Israel Ramirez Guardado. […]
We are starting to move back into wildfire season and this could very well be another devastating one in southern California. In fact, dry and windy conditions are making their way back into the Coachella Valley, which means dry brush and sparks will be eminent threats. NBC Palm Springs went up to Idyllwild, where […]
A 20-month-old girl found stabbed and burned inside an oven of a Mississippi home was alive when she was placed inside, WMC reports. The Bolivar County Coroner’s Office said the child’s cause of death was both stabbing and burning. Bolivar County Sheriff Kelvin Williams Sr. said the girl’s grandmother, 48-year-old Carolyn Jones, was charged with first-degree murder […]
A 12-year-old Detroit girl is connected to a ventilator with bandages covering severe burns over much of her body after doing a dangerous fire challenge she and her friends saw on YouTube. Brandi Owens told WJBK-TV that she’s trying to be strong for her daughter, Timiyah Landers, but it’s not easy. “I can’t help my baby. I […]
At just 7 years old, Julian Sandlin is dealing with pain few of us could ever imagine. Last Monday, the Independence, Missouri, boy was playing outside when another child doused him in nail polish remover and set Julien on fire with a candle, according to Julien’s mother, Ashley Lyons. At this point, it remains unclear […]
Two men who murdered a Pinyon Pines family over a decade ago in a methodical attack that involved “a high degree of cruelty” were each sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz imposed the life terms on Robert Lars Pape, 30, and Cristin Conrad […]
