Author: Maria Monroe

Just hours after a young boy was found on a stranger’s porch sleeping in a box meant for stray cats, a burned car with remains inside of it was located just a mile away. Buffalo, New York police are still looking for the child’s parents. They have yet to say if both of the discoveries are connected. According to WKBW, Buffalo Police Captain Jeff Rinaldo described the investigation as a “very, very complicated case.” Rinaldo also said that the child’s parents, 24-year-old Nicole Mersed and 31-year-old Miguel Valentin, have yet to be found and have not made contact with other family…

One 7-year-old boy is melting hearts all over after his plan to win back his girlfriend who broke up with him went viral. Harley Glenwright, from England, came home one day from school in tears after his girlfriend of two years Sophie Clancy dumped him because of his behavior. Harley, who is being assessed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as autism, as per the Mirror, lost his temper and lashed out at his teacher. Sophie saw his behavior and broke up with him immediately leaving Harley heartbroken. But this brave little boy was determined not to lose his…

Authorities have issued an Amber Alert after a car was stolen in Dallas, Texas with a 3-year-old girl still inside. As per reports, young Chastity Collins was inside a white Lincoln sedan stolen from a parking lot outside a 7-Eleven at west Ledbetter Drive and Hampton Road at around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23. Chastity’s mother told police she had gone into the store to buy something, leaving her 3-year-old daughter in the car outside with the engine running. To her horror, however, she saw a man jump inside the car and speed off with Chastity still inside the vehicle. The car…

To welcome a child into your family is one of the most wonderful gifts live can give. But to become a parent is also one of the biggest challenges you’ll ever experience. Anyone who’s adopted a child will rightfully tell you that come to love him or her as much as if he or she was your biological child. The only thing that matters – and it is of vital importance – is that before you adopt a child, you ensure you are a completely, 100% ready to deal with or all needs that child has. You only need to…

Body camera footage was released yesterday showing the moment a police officer shot a 13-year-old with autism. The Salt Lake City Police Department released the footage, captured on Friday, September 4, on Monday afternoon. Reports state that 13-year-old Linden Cameron’s mom called 911 to report that he was having a mental health crisis. His neighbors, meanwhile, said they could hear someone screaming in the street. The alarming video footage, taken by officers’ body cams, shows officers arriving at the scene before chasing Cameron, who has autism, on foot. WARNING GRAPHIC  Police in Salt Lake City shot an unarmed, autistic 13-year-old multiple times after his…

When we send our kids to school, we do so with the expectation that they’ll be spending their time in an environment that’s both conducive to learning and feeling safe and secure as they grow. Of course, kids will be kids and sometimes issues can arise relating to how the children at a certain school are behaving. What I would never expect, however – and I don’t think I’m alone in this – is for a teacher to turn bully. Now, I understand that all teachers have different ways and methods of applying discipline and keeping their classes in line. I…

The firefighter who died while battling the El Dorado fire in San Bernardino County, California, has been identified as Charles Morton. As per saddening reports, Morton was a 14-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service and led the Big Bear Interagency Hotshot Squad. The 39-year-old died while tackling the El Dorado fire, sparked 12 days before his death by a gender-reveal party in a park near Yucaipa. Morton passed away on September 17, aged 39. He leaves behind a wife and daughter. “Charlie was a well-respected leader who was always there for his squad and his crew at the toughest…

The wife of a Florida police officer died after becoming trapped in the backseat of a patrol car as temperatures reached above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Clara Paulino died after becoming trapped in the SUV outside Miami Shores. Her husband officer Aristides Paulino was asleep in their home after working a nightshift when Clara climbed into the back seat of the car to find something and the doors somehow locked. Officials said a self-locking mechanism engaged when she closed the doors and she became trapped in the car on a Friday afternoon last month. Facebook She was trapped inside the sweltering car…

Deyvion was just a baby in a bassinet when a fire ripped through the apartment where he slept. Firefighters rescued him from the blaze but he was left with horrific burns all over his face. It was a miracle that Deyvion survived but this tough little baby from Missouri went on a recovery journey at a special burns unit where he fought his way back to health. WGN9 News. This miracle boy did all of this without loved ones by his side and it wasn’t until he was 5 years that he became the foster child of Beth Plunkett, a single mother…

It all started as a typical day for Alice Bradley, but by the end of it she had saved hundreds of lives and was being hailed a hero! The North Carolina bus driver had arrived at the school parking lot ready to start her shift when she noticed a couple standing in the lot. She thought it was strange that anyone else would be there so she kept her eye on them, and it only took seconds for her to figure out why they were there. As she watched them from the bus, the man suddenly turned iand pointed a gun straight…

Most of us wouldn’t think twice about stepping onto an elevator, but for some people that small act can actually induce a lot of stress, especially those who aren’t steady on their feet. That’s exactly what happened to Carma Greathouse. Carma was out shopping with her granddaughter, Leah Kerr, and Leah’s two young daughters when something happened that she will never forget. Leah was carrying all of the shopping bags and trying to hold both of her girls’ hands as they went down the escalator. It wasn’t until she turned around that she saw Carma hadn’t gotten on. “I didn’t realize until…

What started out as one of the best moments of Jean Luc Montou’s life quickly turned into one of the worst when his partner, Sarah Bertrand, died just 24 hours after giving birth to their son, Julian Charles. At first, everything seemed to be going according to plan. “Afterward, she just silently dropped tears of joy and happiness,” Jean Luc said. “She loved Julian so much.” But shortly afterward, Sarah began complaining of a headache and then appeared to have a seizure. The hospital is still investigating the cause of her death, but they believe she suffered an amniotic embolism, an extremely rare…

All love is special, but there are some romances that truly seem as if they were taken right out of a fairytale. That was just how Larry and Sharon Corsini’s love story was. The pair first met in 1962 when Sharon was working selling tickets at a movie theater in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Larry stopped by one night and caught Sharon’s eye, as well as her heart. The two were married that same year. For the 54 years they were together, one word has defined their relationship for their three kids, 10 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren – togetherness. The love they had for each other and for…

Maryland boy ”Smiley Riley” is celebrating beating cancer in an 18-month fight that attracted the attention of Hollywood celebrities. On Easter Sunday 2019 Riley was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, meaning his tumor couldn’t be removed and had spread. His mom Ashley Whitney said Riley, who was 5 at the time, actually had multiple tumors. View this post on Instagram A year ago today Riley was starting one of his hard treatments-iMIBG Radiation therapy! This was up in Philly and it required us being separated from the other boys for a little while. It took 3 adults to help with this…

CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) – Three people were arrested and more than $195,000 worth of fentanyl was seized during a traffic stop in Caldwell County. The traffic stop, that happened Wednesday, was related to a civil disturbance that happened at the Shop and Save located on Wilkesboro Boulevard. The civil disturbance led to an altercation that occurred between the store manager and two customers at the location. It was reported that during the altercation that one of the customers pulled a gun on the store manager before leaving the scene in a white Toyota Camry heading in the direction of…

People often complain about both the high cost of energy and the fact that “they don’t have time to exercise.” This invention certainly solves both problems. It is an invention that could provide free electricity to 1.3 billion people living without electricity due to extreme poverty. Manoj Bhargava has built an exercise bike to power the millions of homes around the world that have little or no electricity. Early next year, he plans to distribute 10,000 of his free Electric – Battery Equipped – Bicycles to India, which he claims cover the energy needs of a home, lighting and other appliances for an entire…

Nine weeks after a baby was found thrown in a Florida dumpster, she has been reunited with her biological father. And the happiness the baby’s father was feeling was very apparent in a smile that stretched from ear to ear. Carlos Jimenes Martins spoke to WPBF after getting to take his little girl home for the first time. He said: “God makes us strong, and we’re very happy.” According to the Palm Beach Post, Martins revealed that he will be naming his 9-week-old daughter Sarah Jimenez Carvalho. As WPBF reports, Sarah was born on May 8. That same day, she was found lying…

It was a big year for Amanda. She and her husband were expecting their first child after struggling to conceive for three years, and they were also in the middle of renovating the house of their dreams. Amanda was looking forward to the life she would share with her family there. Then, in an instant, all of that came crashing down. When Amanda was about 31 weeks along in her pregnancy her husband abruptly left her, leaving her alone with a huge debt to pay on the house. Amanda was lost, hurt, and confused and didn’t know how she was going…

The search draws on for missing 2-year-old Noah Tomlin ever since his mom first reported his disappearance on Monday, June 24. Virginia police have ramped up search efforts to find the toddler who allegedly went missing from his home. The boy’s mother, Julia Tomlin, 34, told police she last saw her son around 1 a.m. that morning after she put him to bed, WTKR reports. She hasn’t seen him since. Authorities have been searching for the boy in high temps since then and now believe the child is dead. Hampton Police Chief Terry L. Sult said at a news conference: “We all pray that…

For nearly a year, Jamie Ivancic’s family thought that she was alive — just too busy to talk. As WWSB reports, the 21-year-old mom from Pasco County, Florida hadn’t talked to anyone since a Facetime call on January 25, 2018. That’s when Jamie told her sister, Karma Stewart, that she was planning to leave her husband, take her two young children, and hide. Stewart told the Tampa Bay Times that she’d urged Jamie to leave more than once: “I tried to convince her a couple times that she would be better off leaving him, just being a single mom with the support of her family. But I…