Author: Maria Monroe

Celeste Nurse gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Zephany in 1997 but three days later, an unknown woman came to the hospital where she gave birth to her daughter and kidnapped the new born. Celeste was sleeping when the incident occurred. As soon as she realised that her baby daughter has gone missing, she and her husband, Morne Nurse notified the hospital and searched for her However, Zephany couldn’t be found but the Nurse couple never stopped searching for her “I’ll never, ever give up hope. I can feel it in my gut–my daughter is out there and…

Nov. 22 (UPI) — Police in Nebraska said officers have arrested a 23-year-old man accused for killing two people and injuring three others during a shooting at a Sonic Drive-In restaurant on Saturday night. The Bellevue Police Department identified the suspect on Sunday as Roberto Carlos Silva, Jr., 23, stating in a release that he has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson. He was booked into the Sarpy County Jail, just outside of Omaha. Andy Jashinske, a public information officer with the Bellevue Police Department, told reporters Sunday night during a press conference that Silva was taken into…

Nov. 23 (UPI) — Pat Quinn, the co-founder of the famous “Ice Bucket Challenge” that emerged several years ago and raised more than $250 million for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research, died of the disease on Sunday. He was 37. A native of the Yonkers section of New York City, Quinn was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig‘s disease, in 2013 when he was 30. The following year, he and Pete Frates invented the Ice Bucket Challenge — a popular activity in which people had buckets of ice dumped onto their heads to raise awareness for the disease. A number of…

A Highland, Illinois man recently had a story published about his mom’s mysterious Christmas Eve activities and it’s gone viral, as reported by the Sun Herald. John Dorroh said when he was growing up, his mother, Sue, disappeared every Christmas Eve for about three hours. She’d just grab her car keys and mumble about “running errands,” then go out the back door and return a few hours later. John was baffled about where his mother was going, but his dad may have known because he was evasive, offering this explanation. “MAYBE SHE FORGOT TO GET SOMEONE A GIFT.” A confused John…

There is an inner-drive in all of us to know where we came from. For many, learning about your own history is as easy as asking an older member of your family. But for others, it’s more of a challenge. For those that were raised by adoptive parents, finding out about your birth family can be difficult. Patrick Giblin didn’t feel the urge to learn to know his birth parents until he was in his 30s and had a son of his own. His sudden interest was fueled by “curiosity and a desire to better understand my biological background,” he told the…

A Good Samaritan who wishes to remain anonymous watched as a stranger walked over to the Mokelumne River with a burlap sack and then hurled it through the air and into the water. Right before the person tossed the bag in, the woman noticed that it was filled to the brim with tiny puppies. She knew she couldn’t just sit back and watch this terrible drama from a distance, so she quickly dove into the water and heroically dragged the sack of six cream colored chihuahua puppies to land. This brave act endangered her own life, as she was close to…

Little Beckett was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on April 25, 2018. Now his mom, Kaitlin, uses the Facebook page, Beckett Strong, to share the ups and downs of her young son’s journey with their now 32,000 followers. More recently, the mom opened up about the affects childhood cancer not only has on the child with cancer but the effect it has on their entire family as well. Kaitlin wrote: One thing they don’t tell you about childhood cancer is that it affects the entire family. You always hear about the financial and medical struggles, but how often do you hear about the…

Four days after a boy was found deceased in a hot day care van, authorities are now looking at it as a possible crime. As Dearly previously reported, 2-year-old Noah Sneed was found unconscious in the day care van by an employee of Ceressa’s Daycare and Preschool in Oakland Park, Florida. According to the initial press release from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Sneed was discovered around 3:30 p.m. on July 29: Around 3:30 p.m. July 29, BSO Communications received the call asking for medical assistance at the Ceressa’s Daycare and Preschool located at 3140 N.W. 21st Ave. in Oakland Park. When BSO deputies…

A 39-year-old Iraq War veteran is facing homicide charges after his twins were found dead in his car. According to CBS News, on the morning of July 26, Juan Rodriguez parked his car about two blocks away from the VA hospital where he worked in the Bronx. He worked from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. before he returned to his vehicle and started on his journey home. According to New York City Councilmember Fernando Cabrera, that’s when Rodriguez looked in the rearview mirror and realized what he had done. His 1-year-old twins, Luna and Phoenix Rodriguez, were deceased in the backseat of…

A mom from Birmingham was told by doctors she had lost her baby—twice—when she was just six weeks pregnant. Despite the diagnosis, she had a gut feeling she was still expecting. Months later, she welcomed her little miracle. That was in 2012 when Holly Lewis, 21, was pregnant with her second child. During the early stages of pregnancy, the mother from Quinton, Birmingham, suffered from stomach pains and backache She consulted an out-of-hours doctor, who diagnosed it as a mild gastric problem. But when the pain aggravated, she visited Birmingham Women’s Hospital for medical treatment. After going through a scan, the…

On July 6, the world grieved after news broke that 20-year-old Disney star Cameron Boyce had passed away. As Dearly previously reported, initial reports revealed that Boyce passed away in his sleep after enduring a seizure that was “a result of an ongoing medical condition, and that condition was epilepsy.” Now, the coroner’s report is confirming the news and revealing more details around Boyce’s sudden and unexpected passing. As E! News reports, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner wrote in the release that Boyce suffered a “sudden unexpected death in epilepsy” and labeled his passing as natural. The report also revealed that Boyce was…

Uncomfortable topics are things we humans tend to avoid, but sometimes those subjects need to be breached. One such topic that mother Ashlyn Melton wants parents to start talking about is gun safety. Specifically, she wants parents to ask other parents if there are any unlocked guns in their homes before allowing their children to spend time there. To say Melton learned this lesson the hard way is an understatement. She went through one of the hardest things any parent could ever go through – burying their child. Adding more pain to this unbearable hurt is the fact that this could have been prevented.…

Hannah and Ben Day were expecting their first child. All was going well until Hannah was 36-weeks along when doctors revealed their daughter, Iris had Down Syndrom. A scan also showed the baby had several holes in her heart; this is a condition called atrioventricular septal defect. This condition is common in children with Down Syndrom. The Day’s were referred to a fetal-maternal medicine consultant who asked them if they would consider abortion. They were horrified: “We were both taken aback. We didn’t even know abortion was an option. It was awful,” Ben Day said. “We were offered a termination…

A Highland, Illinois man recently had a story published about his mom’s mysterious Christmas Eve activities and it’s gone viral, as reported by the Sun Herald. John Dorroh said when he was growing up, his mother, Sue, disappeared every Christmas Eve for about three hours. She’d just grab her car keys and mumble about “running errands,” then go out the back door and return a few hours later. John was baffled about where his mother was going, but his dad may have known because he was evasive, offering this explanation. “MAYBE SHE FORGOT TO GET SOMEONE A GIFT.” A confused John…

A South Carolina man who self-identifies as a deer has been transported to the hospital via helicopter after being shot by two hunters. William Tenenbaum, 31, is lying in critical condition according to medical staff at Allendale County Hospital after being mistaken for a deer by two local hunters. According to the two hunters, Tenenbaum was dressed and painted in the colors of a deer and was wearing antlers which made him unrecognizable to the two men. “It was the first time in my life that I’d seen a deer stand up and walk on its two legs. That’s when I…

Walmart is extending its store hours ahead of the upcoming holidays to allow customers more time to shop. Starting on Nov. 14, the discount retailer’s doors will be open nationwide from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. every single day, except for counties with government regulations mandating otherwise. The extended hours come after Walmart customers shopped earlier than ever for Easter this year. The retailer will continue to host senior hours one hour before the official store opening hours.The extension of business hours will also help Walmart spread out its foot traffic. In September, the chain rolled back some of its pandemic-era safety precautions intended to…

The group of late kingpin James “Whitey” Bulger is suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons for neglecting to shield him from being pounded the life out of by individual detainees. The claim, recorded Friday in government court in West Virginia, portrayed the one-time Boston mobster as “maybe the most notorious and notable prisoner” since Al Capone, as indicated by the Boston Globe. He was likewise a notable “nark,” yet was moved to a West Virginia jail known for detainee savagery — and where he was killed in a severe beatdown under 12 hours after his appearance, the claim said. Bulger…

Report: A Massachusetts State Police trooper got fired for hurling racial slurs during his off duty on confrontation with a driver. The trooper whose identification hasn’t revealed was officially fired from the police department on the charges of ‘unacceptable conduct’ over an encounter with a motorist last weekend in Revere, department officials said in a statement. Reports say that the incident took place on Revere Beach Boulevard. The state and the identification of either of the driver, not the trooper have been disclosed by the police authorities. Regarding the incident, Col Christopher Mason stated “I am disgusted and disappointed by…

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is consistently at the forefront of the latest in shopping technology. And while the company recently announced that they’d be delivering groceries via drone in the near future, another technological advancement has proven less successful. After trying them out in stores over the last three years, Walmart has abandoned plans to have robot staff working the aisles at its stores. Read on for the details on what went wrong, and for more on when you shouldn’t do your weekly shopping trip, read up on the This Is the Absolute Worst Time to Shop at Walmart, Employees Say. While it sounds…

Wednesday: The state of Oregon becomes the first state after officially legalizing the active ingredient which is also known for the name ‘magic mushrooms’ on an election night which surely is an ease restriction on recreational drugs across the country. The order issued under measure 109 from the state of Oregon states which states that the usage of psilocybin, which certainly is the main ingredient for magic mushrooms is legalized and can be used for mental health treatment under strictly supervised settings. Further details regarding how to qualify a therapist to prescribe such drugs will be hammered out by the…