Haleigh Cummings Search Continues

Authorities continue to search an area near Satsuma, Florida, today as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings. From CNN: The Putnam County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that it was conducting the search, based on a lead investigators received. Authorities did not release the exact location “in an attempt [...]

400 Believed Dead in China Earthquake

Nearly 400 people are believed to have been killed after strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area of China’s Qinghai province yesterday. From CNN: At least 10,000 others were injured, the Xinhua news agency reported, and many victims, including school children, were buried under debris. Rescuers were struggling to clear debris with their hands [...]

Haleigh Cummings Suspect in Custody?

Hal Boedeker has the scoop today as there may be a possible break in the story of  Haleigh Cummings. From The TV Guy: “Sources close to the investigation tell me that they have a person in custody,” WOFL’s Kelly Joyce said from Putnam County. “That person told them that they could find Haleigh’s body at [...]

Nadia Bloom Found Alive

Great news out of Florida this morning as a searcher may have found missing 11-year-old Nadia Bloom alive after she disappeared from her home near Orlando last Friday. From WESH: The Metro Faith Church confirmed Tuesday morning that one of their members, James King, found the 11-year-old autistic girl. The church said Nadia is in [...]

Casey Anthony: Defense Team Questions FBI Employees

Hmmm. It seems that defense attorneys for Casey Anthony conducted depositions last week on several FBI employees. Always something new in this case, huh? From WESH: A source close to the investigation said defense attorneys Linda Kinney-Baden and Jose Baez grilled FBI analysts about how they gathered and analyzed some key pieces of evidence in [...]

Search on for Missing Florida Girl

A tip from Nadia Bloom’s sister has moved the focus of the search for the missing Florida girl to wooded area near her home. From WESH: Rescuers searched the woods near Nadia Bloom’s home in Winter Springs because her sister said Nadia was recently reading a book about wilderness exploration and may have wandered into [...]

Dixie Carter Dies

Actress Dixie Carter, best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker on the TV show “Designing Women,” has died of cancer at the age of 70. From CNN: Carter was drawn to roles portraying steely Southern women. One of her more recent roles included a guest appearance on the show “Desperate Housewives,” for which she [...]

Bishops Fight Sex Abuse Bill

A bill in Connecticut’s legislature that would remove the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases has led to a response from the state’s Roman Catholic bishops, who have released a letter to parishioners imploring them to oppose the measure. From CNN: Under current Connecticut law, sexual abuse victims have 30 years past their [...]

President of Poland Killed in Plane Crash

The President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, was killed early Saturday morning along with his wife, several top military officials and the head of the national bank when their plane crashed at a western Russian airport. From CNN: “There are no survivors,” said Sergey Antufyev, the governor of Smolensk, where the plane was trying to land [...]

Casey Anthony: Audio of Phone Calls From Robyn Adams Released

Pretty slow news day all around today but WESH is reporting that audio recordings of phone calls in the case against Casey Anthony were released this morning. From WESH: The recordings were made public just days after hundreds of pages of jailhouse letters between Anthony and her jailhouse pen pal, Robyn Adams. The calls released [...]