Two Ohio children are facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, for the brutal attack on a 5-year-old girl in Cleveland last month, officials said Wednesday. The two suspects — a 9-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl — were charged with four counts of rape, two counts of felonious assault and one count each of kidnapping,…
Melanie Sepulveda, a Staten Island teacher, had her doubts about the new “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban in New York schools. In the past, she watched students drift through the hallways at I.S. 27 Anning S. Prall, looking at their phones and feet. Some pre-teens, entrusted with bathroom passes, filmed TikTok videos outside her English classroom where…
Prosecutors said Thursday that the Central Florida man accused of igniting a deadly fire in Los Angeles could face the death penalty as a federal judge in Orlando ruled he will remain jailed ahead of trial. For now, Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29-year-old Melbourne resident, is accused only of property destruction by means of fire for…
A 119-year-old apartment complex in the Ghent neighborhood of Norfolk has a new owner who plans to elevate the property while keeping its historic charm. Lightwell Development, a New York City-based real estate development firm focused on historic tax credit renovation work, bought Pelham Place at 521 Boissevain Ave. in September for $9.15 million. The…
“This has felt to me like the beginning of a romcom, except so far, it’s been all com and no rom. I hope that that changes soon.” — Lisa Catalano, 42, of San Mateo, on launching her MarryLisa.com personal dating campaign after dating apps failed to find the right guy for her. Her Bay Area…
The National Hurricane Center on Saturday dropped to 0% chances a pair of systems on either side of Florida could develop while keeping track of a tropical wave in the Atlantic that could form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, a weak low-pressure area near…
Two Norfolk City Council members expressed frustration Tuesday with the Norfolk School Board over the ongoing work to create a plan to close and consolidate city schools. The School Board on Monday delayed a vote for the second time on a closure plan, barreling past a deadline set by the council to adopt a plan…
There’s a new grocery store near his home in St. Cloud, but Bob Turner never shops there, driving to a store farther away for one reason: To avoid the most traffic-clogged stretch of Narcoossee Road. “It’s crazy,” Turner said. “They just built a new Publix close to my home, but I never go because you…
Newly uncovered video shows Melania Trump appearing to leave her husband momentarily confused and upset after she pulled away her hand from his as they stepped off on Sept. 18, following their state visit to the U.K. The CSPAN footage, unearthed by the Daily Beast, shows the first couple emerging from the presidential helicopter on…
Floridians and others along the U.S. East Coast need to keep a close eye on the tropics over the next several days as Tropical Storm Humberto and another system likely to become Imelda move closer, the National Hurricane Center said. Either or both are forecast to become hurricanes in rare, close proximity to each other…