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Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons confirmed that law enforcement authorities have located the body of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham in the Trinity River under the Trinity River bridge along U.S. Highway 59. Audrii Cunningham disappeared before school on Thursday, February 15.

A mother in Memphis, Tennessee, has been charged after photos shared online allegedly show a child waxing a nude woman.

Police are searching for the suspect accused of stealing $450 from a Girl Scout selling cookies in Fort Worth, Texas.

A Wisconsin Pizza Hut employee has been accused of killing his manager over a $7,000 inheritance check, authorities said.

A mother died of her injuries after saving her children from a house fire early Thursday in Griffin, Georgia.

Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons confirmed additional facts relating to the ongoing search for 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham in a press conference on Monday. The sheriff told reporters they are convinced that Don Steven McDougal was the last person to see Audrii before she disappeared early Thursday morning.

Two brothers from Temecula, California, pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Postal Service out of more than $2.3 million, authorities announced Friday.

Law enforcement and volunteer teams resumed the search of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham. The young girl went missing on February 15 before school. A “person of interest,” Don Steven McDougal, remains in the Polk County jail on an unrelated felony assault charge.

LIVINGSTON, Texas — Polk County Sheriff’s Office investigators named Don Steven McDougal as the “main person of interest” in the disappearance of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham. Audrii went missing early Thursday morning in southern Polk County. Texas Department of Public Safety

Zoo workers at Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska, removed 70 coins from an American alligator’s belly on Thursday.

A California library is shutting down because rampant criminal activity has threatened patrons and employees.

A firefighter was killed and 13 others injured during a home explosion on Friday in Sterling, Virginia, according to local officials.

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested Don Steven McDougal Friday night on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. McDougal is reported to be the last person known to be with 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham before she disappeared Thursday morning.

A school bus driver has become a local hero for taking time out of his day to put a smile on a child’s face in Louisville, Kentucky.

A former Chicago policeman was arrested Wednesday in connection to a $350,000 burglary committed in May at the home of an elderly woman.

A multi-agency search is underway in Polk County, Texas, for a missing 11-year-old girl. The girl, Audrii Cunningham, reportedly disappeared after being taken to a school bus stop near Lake Livingston State Park.

A diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program for Washington emergency responders has been suspended following backlash from employees, at the risk of endangering their professional certifications.

A deserving veteran and his family in Bangor, Maine, won something incredible recently that has brought huge smiles to their faces.

A Florida couple accused of robbing a hardware store while wearing matching Cookie Monster pajamas has now had their 10 pets taken.

An Alaska Airlines flight attendant is being praised for helping rescue some rare creatures during a flight in August.

A man scaled the roof of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Chicago field office headquarters in October, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

A woman who tried to sell her $300 cellphone to a buyer through Facebook Marketplace became a victim of a terrifying incident when she went to make the transaction on February 1 in Worth, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

One park employee is missing and 16 people, mainly workers, were slightly injured in a blast at a water park in Goteborg, Sweden.

A Texas family is mourning the loss of their 17-year-old son, who died of possible fentanyl poisoning on February 1.

A self-driving taxi operated by Google’s Waymo was attacked and destroyed by an angry mob in San Francisco over the weekend. A furious mob used fireworks to set the vehicle on fire in a furious clash that brought together lawless California and driverless vehicles.

Two young students have been expelled from a school in Tavares, Florida, because their mother would not remove a car sticker advertising her OnlyFans page.

A rural Virginia community is rallying around the president of the local volunteer fire department during his battle with multiple forms of cancer.

NASA scientists have recorded a large cluster of sunspots on the surface of the sun while issuing a warning to those who want to view it.

A man in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, is being praised for saving a small child on Tuesday from an extremely dangerous situation.

Pennsylvania State Rep. Kevin Boyle (D-Philadelphia) recently became argumentative at a bar in Rockledge, Pennsylvania.

A manhunt is underway for the man who shot and fatally wounded Blount County, Tennessee, Deputy Greg McCowan during a traffic stop.

Staffers at a cafe in Benton Harbor, Michigan, are feeling grateful after a customer gave them a gift on Monday that will never be forgotten.

A Michigan man living as a woman hit a legal roadblock trying to get his surgically removed testicles back from his ex-boyfriend.

A Waymo self-driving car reportedly struck and injured a cyclist in San Francisco, causing minor injuries and raising concerns over safety as autonomous vehicles continue to undergo real-world testing on public roads.

A bar in Florida is serving drinks in red Solo cups until the end of the week as a tribute to country music star Toby Keith, who passed away Monday at the age of 62.

A motorcyclist who was charged after having an altercation with a woman near City Hall in Democrat-run Philadelphia has pleaded guilty.