Elderly woman, pet dog attacked by ‘big and very powerful’ raccoon: ‘Out of a horror movie’

The wild animal attack occurred in St. Augustine Monday night, when the 75-year-old woman and her pet pooch ... She has since been discharged. Her dog had been vaccinated against rabies and ... Read More

Woman accused of beating, kicking dog in Kona

A 26-year-old woman accused of beating and kicking her dog at McDonald’s in Kailua-Kona has been freed on supervised release over the objection of prosecutors. The judge ordered Gibby to return ... Read More

Woman says boyfriend beat her, threatened to shoot dog, tried setting house on fire and more

Investigators spoke with a woman who said her boyfriend, 26-year-old Connor Ridley, beat her, slammed her head against the floor, bit her and wouldn’t let her leave their house before he ran off into ... Read More

‘Our puppies weren't aggressive': DC officer fatally shoots 2 dogs

A D.C. police officer fatally shot two dogs after they escaped their family’s yard in Northwest last week. The officer was responding to a report of a stabbing on 11th Street in Columbia Heights April ... Read More

Teen bragged 'I guess I'm too strong' after fatally beating boy, 16, at house party

A 17-year-old identified as Talan Renner is reported to have boasted about fatally ... Renner allegedly bragged about the severity of his actions, even showing a video of the beating to ... Read More

Mother fatally beat her 5-year-old daughter and hid the body, prosecutors say

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - A New York woman was charged Monday with beating her 5-year-old daughter ... Nefertiti Harris. Prosecutors said Mott hit Nefertiti with a belt multiple times while the ... Read More

Mother fatally beat her 5-year-old daughter and hid the body, prosecutors say

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - A New York woman was charged Monday with beating her 5-year-old daughter to death nearly ... of a corpse in the death of her daughter, Nefertiti Harris. Prosecutors said Mott hit ... Read More