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Body of young woman found in Lawrence County

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:59:21 -0400

WALNUT RIDGE, Arkansas - The Lawrence County Sheriff's Department says the body of a young woman has been found in the Black River but her name is not yet known.

Renewed search for Wis. girl missing since 1996

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:04:05 -0400

SPOONER, Wisconsin - Washburn County sheriff's officials say they consider the case of a 15-year-old girl missing for 17 years still open and active.

Arrest made in death of missing ECSU student

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:59:29 -0400

TRUMBULL, Connecticut - Almost a month after Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Wiley disappeared, authorities on Saturday identified her remains and charged a Bridgeport man in her death.

Duluth police looking for missing 12-year-old boy

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:59:17 -0400

DULUTH, Minnesota - Duluth police are looking for a 12-year-old boy.

Search for missing Maine teen focuses on pickup

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:50:23 -0400

BANGOR, Maine - Maine law enforcement officials are continuing to follow up on tips as they try to find a 15-year-old Glenburn girl last seen a week ago.

Body of missing Scottsdale man found in canal

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:35:27 -0400

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Scottsdale police say a body found in a canal has been identified as a man who was reported missing after he failed to return from a bicycle ride earlier this week.

Prosecutors: NJ woman killed husband, kept remains

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:20:37 -0400

LOWER TOWNSHIP, New Jersey - Murder charges have been filed against a southern New Jersey woman accused of killing her husband six years ago and then taking his remains with her when she moved to various homes.

Defense: Pa. woman's 1999 death was accidental

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:36:09 -0400

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pennsylvania - A defense attorney says a central Pennsylvania man charged with homicide in the 1999 death of his daughter-in-law says the woman's death was accidental.

Coast Guard looks for 2 missing men in Va. river

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:35:36 -0400

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia - The Coast Guard is searching in Virginia for two men whose small boat capsized in the Rappahannock River.

Woman rescued from Wash. bay, man missing

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:58:04 -0400

TULALIP, Washington - Coast Guard officials say a woman was rescued Friday night from Tulalip Bay near Everett, Washington, but a man who was with her is missing.

Body found in remote OC ID'd as missing woman

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:17:09 -0400

ORANGE, California - Authorities Friday confirmed that a body found in a remote canyon in Orange County was a 36-year-old former Army sergeant, and they promptly arrested her former roommate who had made frequent public appearances and given a steady stream of media interviews during the two weeks she was missing.

Tornado-ravaged Texas town to start recovery

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:43:14 -0400

GRANBURY, Texas - Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up, authorities said Friday.

Body recovered in Bemidji IDed as missing man

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:43:05 -0400

BEMIDJI, Minnesota - The Ramsey County medical examiner's office has identified a body recovered from a Beltrami County lake as that of a missing man.

Log: Cleveland suspect passes time pacing, staring

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:16:19 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man accused of imprisoning three women in his Cleveland home for a decade spends most of his time in jail resting or asleep, with breaks for pacing, showers and cell cleaning.

2 sentenced in 2010 slaying of DC teen

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:35 -0400

WASHINGTON - Two people have been sentenced to prison in the kidnapping and slaying of a teenager in 2010.

Search for missing Maine teen focuses on pickup

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:00 -0400

BANGOR, Maine - Authorities investigating the disappearance of a 15-year-old Maine girl asked for the public's help Friday as they try to determine if a black pickup was seen near her Glenburn home around the time she went missing.

Wind energy permitting process among new NC laws

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:37:36 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Gov. Pat McCrory says a bill laying out how wind farms can operate in North Carolina will help create a diverse supply of energy for the state and boost the economy.

UK police announce new leads in missing girl case

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:25:22 -0400

LONDON - British police say they are investigating new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the Briton who disappeared six years ago in Portugal at the age of three.

Body of missing man found in Bedford County woods

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:52:26 -0400

BELL BUCKLE, Tennessee - Searchers in the woods near Bell Buckle have found the body of a man who had been missing for three days.

Big Island search for swimmer, 62, suspended

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:28:30 -0400

HONOKAA, Hawaii - Rescuers are no longer searching for a missing swimmer last seen on the northeast coast of the Big Island.

Fund for freed women in Ohio reaches $480,000

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:19:30 -0400

CLEVELAND - An official says a charity set up to help the three women freed from a decade of captivity in a Cleveland house has raised more than $480,000 so far.

Body found in search for missing eastern Ky. man

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:29:19 -0400

HARLAN, Kentucky - Searchers have found a body as they looked for a man missing in eastern Kentucky.

Search continues for missing boater

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:15:05 -0400

WOODVILLE, Mississippi - Multiple agencies are searching for a boater who went missing in Wilkinson County Wednesday.

Coast Guard: Bodies of 2 missing boaters found

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:31:46 -0400

FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Michigan - The U.S. Coast Guard says a search crew has found the bodies of two Detroit-area men who disappeared after going fishing in eastern Lake Erie.

Man arrested in W.Va. in Kentucky death case

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:35:07 -0400

ASHLAND, Kentucky - An Ashland man has been charged in connection with a murder case involving a man whose remains were found after he had been missing last month.