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• Mother charged for taking kids into tanning booth

  May 2, 2012 7:26 AM

  NUTLEY, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a 5-year-old New Jersey girl sustained burns after her mother took her in a stand-up tanning booth. Patricia Krentcil is charged with child endangerment. Nutley Police Det. Anthony Montanari told The Record newspaper police were called to an elementary school on April 24 because... more »

• Neglect case highlights issue of elder abuse Play Video

  March 6, 2012 5:40 PM

  A Colorado Springs man faces a felony charge of neglect after it was discovered that his 86 year old mother was left lying on the floor in her own waste for 5 days. Dennis Foust, 50, was arrested last Tuesday on a charge of Crimes Against At-Risk Adults. According... more »

• Double leap year birthdays

  February 29, 2012 8:07 AM

  SADDLE RIVER, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey mother born on February 29 beat 2 million-to-1 odds when she had her daughter - who was also born on leap day. Michelle Birnbaum of Saddle River tells The New York Post that she'll use the occasion to teach her 4-year-old daughter... more »

• Baby Lisa's mother says she was drunk when the baby was taken

  October 17, 2011 8:13 AM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The mother of a baby who went missing from her Kansas City home two weeks ago says she was drunk when the girl disappeared. Deborah Bradley told NBC's "Today" show Monday that the night her baby, Lisa Irwin, disappeared she had bought wine and... more »

• Mother accused in infant's death declared insane

  July 15, 2011 5:54 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A psychiatrist at the state mental health hospital has found a Boulder County woman charged in her infant son's death to be legally insane. The Daily Camera reports that prosecutors say they haven't had time to fully review the report on Stephanie Rochester. She's accused... more »

• Children served alcoholic drinks at restaurant

  July 8, 2011 6:49 AM

  A Colorado woman says she's angry that a restaurant served her three children strawberry daiquiris instead of the strawberry smoothies she ordered. Pam Bruenning of Longmont says her children, ages 8, 6 and 1, were served the full-tilt drinks during a July 4 outing at a local Chili's restaurant.... more »

• Toddler hit by car

  June 17, 2011 8:59 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Police say a Denver-area woman whose daughter died after being hit a by van was checking her messages on Facebook while the toddler was outside. Authorities say 30-year-old Karen Pena of Aurora faces charges of child abuse and child abuse resulting in death. Pena was... more »

• Mom and Grandma to be charged for neglect Play Video

  June 7, 2011 10:52 PM

  The mother and grandmother of a two year old boy who went missing this afternoon in Colorado Springs will face misdemeanor charges of neglect. Investigators suspect Sierra Lugo-Rodriguez, 19 and Donna Quintana, 44 left the boy at a pawn shop in the 400 block of North Chelton Road sometime... more »

• Charges dismissed against accused kidnapper; woman still missing Play Video

  March 3, 2011 9:24 PM

  Angelica Sandoval vanished a week before she was supposed to testify against a man accused of kidnapping her. Now charges against the suspect have been dismissed. But there are still no signs of the missing Alamosa woman. Sandoval, 21, disappeared last week while getting laundry from her car in... more »

• Update: Mother, twins escape house fire Play Video

  February 18, 2011 6:27 PM

  A mother and her 4-year-old twins survived an intense house fire in Pueblo County this morning. Firefighters say they escaped through a window before the home was destroyed. "We were able to see visible smoke and actually fire from western Pueblo when we responded initially," said Master Deputy Dylan... more »

• Mother, twins escape house fire in Pueblo County

  February 18, 2011 4:22 PM

  A mother and her 4 year old twins survived an intense house fire in Pueblo County this morning. Firefighters say they escaped through a window before the home was completely destroyed. The fire happened on the 8400 block of Savage Rd. located a few miles east of Beulah. Volunteers... more »

• Mother in prison for child abuse seeks new trial

  January 22, 2011 10:42 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A former Louisville woman serving a 16-year sentence for her infant son's death is seeking a new trial on claims that she was so emotionally abused and manipulated by her husband and his family that she couldn't adequately defend herself. The request for a new... more »

• Fort Lupton mother charged in son's drowning

  January 15, 2011 12:20 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A Fort Lupton mother charged in the drowning of her 1 year-old son told police she was in the living room looking at Facebook while the boy was in the bathtub. The Weld County district attorney's office says 34-year-old Shannon Johnson has been charged with... more »

• Manitou mother of two still missing Play Video

  November 28, 2010 7:40 PM

  "I was hoping we could find something," Jay Cribbs says while searching a wooded area near Rampart Range Road in Woodland Park. Cribbs is the father of the mother of two, 33-year-old Mindy Lee, that's been missing since Friday. He's doing all he can to find his daughter. ... more »

• Texas 4-year-old runs over, kills newborn

  October 1, 2010 9:22 AM

  Police say a 4-year-old boy in Texas managed to start a van then run over a woman and her 3-week-old child, killing the newborn. Police Cmdr. Chris Havens says the mother was hospitalized after the accident Thursday night in Burleson, 10 miles south of Fort Worth. Havens did not... more »

• Woman's pickup tossed by tornado

  September 9, 2010 4:12 PM

  A Texas mother and her three-year-old son survived being tossed by a tornado Wednesday. Amber Leon was driving along I-20 near Forney with her son when they were hit by the twister. "I looked to my right and I could see the tornado coming up over there," Leon... more »

• Case proceeds against Mom accused in autism killing

  September 9, 2010 10:45 AM

  A Colorado woman accused of smothering her infant son she says she believes was autistic is facing a trial. A judge said Wednesday that there's enough evidence for the case against 34-year-old Stephanie Rochester of Superior to go forward. Rochester is charged with first-degree murder in the June... more »

• Holloway family lawyer dismisses Van der Sloot claims

  September 7, 2010 10:08 AM

  The lawyer for the mother of an Alabama teen who disappeared in Aruba has dismissed claims by the Dutchman suspected in the case that he extorted money from the parents to get back at them. Speaking on NBC's Today Show Tuesday, John Kelly, a lawyer for Natalee Holloway's mother... more »

• Sheriff wants murder charges in boys' deaths

  August 17, 2010 8:39 AM

  A South Carolina sheriff says he hopes a judge will approve murder charges against a woman whose children were found dead in a car in a river. Orangeburg County Sheriff Larry Williams said investigators are ready to present their case to a judge in hopes of getting murder charges... more »

• Authorities seek father of dead Monument child

  July 7, 2010 11:24 AM

  Two arrest warrants have been issued for the father of a little girl whose body was found in the crawl space of a Monument home on May 14. El Paso County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lt. Lari Sevene told NewsFirst5 that Hanif Sims is wanted on charges of assault and... more »

• 5 year old calls 911 to report mother's shooting

  June 25, 2010 1:36 PM

  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A 5-year-old Ohio boy used a cell phone to call for help after someone fatally shot his mother, saying "my momma is at home dead." Police responding to the call found 25-year-old Marquita Brown's body in her Dayton apartment around 2 a.m. Friday. Sgt. Michael... more »

• Colorado father of dead infant files for divorce

  June 11, 2010 8:23 AM

  The husband of a Colorado woman accused of smothering their infant son because she believed he was autistic has filed for divorce, according to court documents. Thirty-four-year-old Stephanie Rochester of Superior is charged with first-degree murder in the June 1 suffocation of 6-month-old Rylan. An arrest affidavit says she... more »

• Single moms get free oil change

  June 4, 2010 1:15 PM

  A Pueblo church in conjunction with an auto repair shop will sponsor a free oil change for single moms on June 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Impact Ministry from Fellowship of the Rockies has agreed to handle logistics for the event, as Mueller Auto donates their time... more »

• First lady releases child obesity recommendations

  May 11, 2010 10:23 AM

  A government panel says women could help reduce childhood obesity by maintaining a healthy weight when they become pregnant and by breast-feeding their babies. The suggestions are among 70 recommendations in the panel's report, released Tuesday by first lady Michelle Obama. One in 3 American children is overweight... more »

• Sleepwalking claimed by teen accused of murder

  May 7, 2010 8:56 AM

  A Colorado Springs teenager accused of fatally shooting his brother and wounding his mom claims he was sleepwalking at the time and didn't act intentionally. Fourteen-year-old Daniel Gudino faces the possibility of adult first-degree murder charges for the 2009 shootings at his family's home. If convicted, Gudino would... more »

• Mother of bride delivers passer-by's baby

  April 21, 2010 9:28 AM

  A Wisconsin woman who went into labor on the way to a hospital got some help from the mother of a bride at a nearby wedding party. Ben Sherwood of New Berlin was driving his wife Kimberly to the hospital Saturday when she told him they wouldn't make it. They... more »

• What grandma ate while pregnant affects cancer rates

  April 20, 2010 4:23 PM

  Whether grandma splurged on a high fat diet during pregnancy may predict her daughter's -- and granddaughter's -- risk for breast cancer. A study of pregnant rats found those fed a high fat diet had offspring with genetic differences that increased their risk for breast cancer by as much... more »

• Study: Breast-feeding would save lives, money

  April 5, 2010 12:21 PM

  A startling analysis says low U.S. breast-feeding rates are linked with hundreds of infant deaths and billions of dollars in medical costs each year. It says the lives of nearly 900 babies and $13 billion could be saved annually -- if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for... more »

• No bond for SD attempted murder suspect

  January 26, 2010 10:23 AM

  A Rapid City woman accused of stabbing her father and shooting her mother last month has been ordered held without bond on attempted murder charges. Twenty-two-year-old Casey Eleeson on Monday made her first court appearance in Rapid City, after being arrested at a remote cabin in Colorado last Wednesday.... more »

• Trial set to begin in Mass. girl's fatal overdose

  January 19, 2010 10:50 AM

  A mother accused of killing her 4-year-old daughter by overmedicating her with powerful prescription drugs is to go on trial on a murder charge. Testimony in Carolyn Riley's trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Brockton Superior Court. Riley and her husband, Michael, are accused of overusing drugs... more »

• Missing woman's dad doubts that son-in-law hurt her

  December 15, 2009 10:13 AM

  The father of a 28-year-old woman who went missing more than a week ago says he doesn't think his son-in-law would do anything to hurt his daughter, and understands why he felt the need to hire an attorney. Charles Cox says that the last time he spoke to his daughter,... more »

• Police find body of missing 5-year-old NC girl

  November 16, 2009 12:44 PM

  Authorities in North Carolina say they have found the body of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared a week ago. Fayetteville Police spokeswoman Theresa Chance said that searchers found the body of Shaniya Davis off a road southeast of Sanford in the central part of the state. Two people have been... more »

• Fort Hood victims remembered

  November 10, 2009 6:12 PM

  One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories even as he denounced the "twisted logic" that led to their deaths. "No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no... more »

• Teen held in double murder in San Luis Valley

  October 28, 2009 7:11 PM

  The Rio Grande County sheriff says he expects a 14-year-old boy to be charged in the deaths of his mother and stepfather after their bodies were discovered at their home. Sheriff Brian Norton says he expects the district attorney to file charges by Friday. A relative found the bodies of... more »

• TLC to lose Jon, go with ‘Kate Plus Eight’

  September 29, 2009 6:51 PM

  "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will soon be simply "Kate Plus Eight." That's the word from the TLC network, which announced Tuesday that its hit reality show is adapting to changes in the Gosselin household, which has been disrupted by the split up of Kate and Jon. The... more »

• Police: Teen frequently tied up, kept in closet

  September 29, 2009 12:07 PM

  Police say an Oklahoma woman accused of beating her 14-year-old son frequently kept him tied up and had a lock installed on a bedroom closet where he often was kept. Oklahoma City police Sgt. Gary Knight says investigators continue to conduct interviews and examine evidence as they prepare a criminal... more »

• Mother uses fake profile to trap suspected predator

  September 24, 2009 11:18 AM

  A mother in Fremont County is being credited with helping police nab a suspected child predator. Canon City Police arrested Christopher Choate of Pueblo on Monday. He faces five felony charges including internet luring of a child. Choate allegedly tried to meet a 14-year-old girl he contacted on-line for sex.... more »