Latest Child endangerment News
Uvalde, Texas, school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A former school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of failing to take action as a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a...
Daughter of Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley on trial, accused of abandoning newborn in cold
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The trial began Thursday for the daughter of baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley, who is accused of abandoning her baby after giving birth in the woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night in 2022. Attorneys for Alexandra Eckersley, 27,...
Texas judge orders sheriff, school district to release Uvalde school shooting records
The school district and sheriff’s office in Uvalde must release their records and documents related to the Robb Elementary School shooting — including police body camera footage, 911 calls and communications, a Texas district court judge ruled last week. A group of news...
Missouri man accused of imprisoning and torturing a woman for weeks indicted for murder
A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly sexually assaulting her was indicted Tuesday for allegedly murdering another woman. Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said Timothy M. Haslett was charged with murder in connection with...
Arkansas couple charged with murder after toddler left in a hot vehicle dies, police say
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas couple has been charged with capital murder after one of their four young children left inside a hot vehicle died from apparent heat exhaustion, authorities said. Prosecutors in Little Rock filed the murder charges Monday against Deja and Justin...
How charges against 2 Uvalde school police officers are still leaving some families frustrated
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two indictments against former Uvalde, Texas, schools police officers are the first charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response that saw hundreds of officers wait more than an hour to confront an 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 fourth-grade students and...
Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was 'hunting' children
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement response to stop a gunman who was “hunting” victims and ultimately killed 21 people at Robb...
Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former Uvalde schools police chief was indicted over his role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the local sheriff said Thursday. Pete Arredondo was indicted by a grand...
Editorial Roundup: Iowa
Des Moines Register. June 23, 2024. Editorial: Iowa businesses and lawmakers ignore warnings on child labor and reap consequences Lawmakers and trade group leaders, and managers who kept teenagers on the clock late, all colossally misjudged how this would play out,...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail. June 11, 2024. Editorial: Asking too much of teachers on abuse and neglect Plenty of finger-pointing has occurred after a 14-year-old girl was found dead in a Boone County home, apparently of malnourishment. Child Protective Services, law...
