Month: November 2025

By Jake Anderson

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    OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A jury returned a verdict in the trial of a 17-year-old accused in a fatal southwest Omaha stabbing.

Christopher DeLong Jr. was found guilty of manslaughter and was found not guilty of use of a weapon to commit a felony in the deadly beating and stabbing of Clayton McCue in 2023.

He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 7.

According to court documents, McCue was found badly hurt in the parking lot of the Living Faith United Methodist Church near 182nd and Q streets, blocks from Millard West High School.

McCue died after being on life support, his family told KETV NewsWatch 7.

During a previous court appearance, Omaha police detective Chad Frodyma testified that McCue confronted DeLong over learning of an alleged domestic assault at DeLong’s house. Frodyma said after a neighbor and DeLong’s father intervened, the two teens agreed to meet at a nearby parking lot via Snapchat.

McCue, who had a bat, repeatedly asked DeLong to fight, Frodyma testified.

DeLong allegedly pointed a replica gun at McCue’s head and also threatened to stab McCue during the altercation, according to testimony.

Witnesses told investigators that McCue swung the bat at DeLong first, swinging toward his hand as if he were trying to knock the gun out of his hand, but missed, Frodyma said.

Frodyma testified that DeLong then attempted to run, and McCue followed. DeLong motioned his arm in a back-and-forth movement, and then McCue fell to the ground, according to Frodyma.

McCue was stabbed in the head in front of his right ear, and an autopsy revealed that the knife severed blood vessels going to his brain, Frodyma testified.

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By Matthew Dietz, Rachel Whelan

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    CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A University of Cincinnati medical student has filed a lawsuit against a condominium complex after a balcony collapsed last month, injuring 10 people.

It happened on Oct. 17, when a balcony collapsed at the Stetson Square condo complex on Stetson Street.

According to the lawsuit, Andrew McGovern was celebrating after finishing an exam when the balcony collapsed, sending him and several others 20 feet down to the pavement.

One person suffered life-threatening injuries, five others had “serious” injuries and four people had minor injuries, according to investigators.

The lawsuit claims the owners of the building should have known the balcony wasn’t properly attached and therefore, was unstable.

Officials with the Cincinnati Fire Department said the 8×12 porch collapsed from the weight of too many people on it.

McGovern, who filed the lawsuit, is seeking at least $25,000. His attorneys say he suffered life-altering injuries and needed surgery.

“He had significant internal injuries, a lacerated spleen, a horribly shattered ankle requiring surgery, plates and screws, and the road to recovery is going to be really, really long,” partner with DiCello Levitt law firm, Ken Abbarno, said.

As McGovern recovers, his legal team is focusing on accountability for the incident.

“We have to make sure that the properties that we’re in are safe, no matter who’s there,” Abbarno said. “And might there be situations where not everything is done that should be done? Yes. And the bad things happen most times when people try to cut corners? Yes.”

The lawsuit does have a court date listed yet.

WLWT has reached out to the defendants in the lawsuit but has not heard back yet.

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By Jodi Long

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    DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Millennials make up the largest population in Iowa, but an unsuspecting portion of the population is becoming the fastest-growing.

Iowa ranks among the top 10 states in the country with the most centenarians. Centenarians are people over the age of 100. The most recent 2020 U.S. Census counted 1,032 centenarians living throughout the state. In 2010, there were only 846.

Dr. Peter Martin is a longevity researcher at Iowa State University. His decades-long research of centenarians is looking for the answer to one of life’s most pressing questions: What is the secret to living a long life?

“We keep saying centenarians are unique, right? If they are unique, how can they all be the same? How can there be one secret? You have to find out what your secret is, not the secret,” Martin said.

He says lifestyle, physical health and genetics all play a role in living longer. His research also finds a person’s education level, where they live and their personality type can too.

“It’s really a marvel over how you deal with adversity and how you can adjust in positive ways even under difficult circumstances. Centenarians are not giving up they are trying to make the best of what they still have,” Martin said.

In Iowa, the most centenarians tend to live in larger metropolitan areas, rather than rural areas, with better access to medical care.

“This is our job as gerontologists to see how we can promote healthy longevity,” he said. “What can you do so not only you can get to 100, but you do so in good health.”

Iowa’s oldest living person died at the age of 115 in 2023. Ames native Colleen Larson turned 100 years old this fall, a philanthropist and dedicated Cyclone fan who attended Cyclone sporting events until she was 98.

Velma Chestnut was born in 1925 and is in near-perfect health, not even needing any daily medications. She says her secret to a long life is eating three meals a day.

“Sometimes I think I have more aches and pains than she does,” her granddaughter, Barb Wiedenman, said, laughing.

The 105-year-old is one of several centenarians living at the Suites of Ankeny, an independent living facility in the Des Moines suburb.

“She’s just always been around,” Wiedeman tearfully said. “We celebrate every birthday, don’t we, Grandma? We’re getting ready for the 106th!”

As more of Iowa’s population gets older, there are fewer doctors who specialize in elderly health care. According to the American Geriatrics Society, there are only 50 geriatricians in Iowa. A recent report finds there should be six times that number by 2050 to keep up with the state’s increasingly aging population.

Dr. Nyi Nyi Kyaw is an internal medicine physician at the Iowa Clinic. He says a lack of geriatricians is forcing him to take on more elderly patients.

“As they grow older, their complexity of care is also increasing,” Kyaw said. “At the end of the day, it’s not about adding life to their years, it’s about adding value to their life.”

Martin says it’s much more difficult to live longer without a social network of friends, family and community. He says people in their 60s, 70s and 80s are the models for the next generation on how to age.

“We need to rethink for ourselves for our families, for our communities, and for our societies what aging really means,” Martin said. “When you are 65 or 70, you can, on average, live another 20 years — a quarter of your life is still in front of you when you retire.”

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By JD Franklin III

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    FORSYTH COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — A woman has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of child abuse, according to officials with the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office.

A 16-month-old child was taken to Brenner’s Children’s Hospital with 3rd-degree burns to her right foot and ankle and a 2nd-degree burn to her left foot on April 15, 2021. Officials said the child also had severe bruising on the lower half of her body.

A doctor with Atrium Health testified that the child’s burns were consistent with an immersion burn and were the result of a scalding injury. Due to the severity of the burns, the child had to undergo skin grafting and several follow-up procedures.

The doctor also said that the injuries would result in permanent scarring.

Another doctor with Atrium Health testified that the burns were caused by the child’s foot being held down in scalding hot water, while the bruising came from the child being hit with an object repeatedly.

On Oct. 31, Kenisah Crockett, 47, was found guilty of one count of:

Felony Child Abuse Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury Felony Child Abuse Inflicting Serious Physical Injury Felony Child Abuse by Reckless Act or Grossly Negligent Omission Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

Crockett was sentenced to a minimum of 41 years in prison and a maximum of 52 years in prison.

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By Zach Rainey

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    CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (WYFF) — A federal investigation in North Carolina led to the seizure of nearly 75 kilograms of narcotics and more than $375,000 in cash.

In February, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office began investigating several suspected drug traffickers operating in the Catawba Valley region of North Carolina. As the investigation progressed a county investigator who also serves as a task force officer with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) made several controlled purchases. This prompted the ATF to adopt this investigation federally.

On Oct. 23, ATF agents and TFO’s executed a federal search warrant at a home on Rocky Mount Road in Granite Falls. Catawba County investigators were also present and arrested 40-year-old Kenneth Travis.

The search led authorities to seize the following:

60.6 kilograms of methamphetamine, valued at $454,500 12.7 kilograms of cocaine, valued at $429,100 1.3 kilograms of fentanyl, valued at $39,000 $377,981 in U.S. Currency

Travis was charged with the following:

Conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine Seven counts of trafficking in methamphetamine Two counts of maintaining a dwelling/vehicle for the purpose of manufacturing, selling or delivering controlled substances

Deputies said Travis was booked into the Catawba County Detention Facility under a $1.2 million bond.

A 48-year-old resident of Hickory, identified as Oderia Dante Glaspy, has also been arrested in connection with this investigation. Glaspy was charged with the following:

Conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine Two counts of trafficking methamphetamine Maintaining a dwelling/vehicle for the purpose of manufacturing, selling or delivering controlled substances

Glaspy is being held in the Catawba County Detention Facility under a $450,000 bond.

Authorities said additional state charges and federal indictments are pending.

The following agencies participated in the investigation:

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) Burke County Sheriff’s Office Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office Hickory Police Department Maiden Police Department Newton Police Department

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By Julia Falcon

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    JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — The search continues for a man wanted for allegedly shooting an East Texas police officer on Sunday.

Bobby Michael Dennis, 64, is accused of shooting a Jacksonville police officer. A Blue Alert was issued for Dennis and he is considered armed and dangerous.

Jacksonville is about 30 miles south of Tyler and 115 miles southeast of Dallas.

Monday afternoon, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a $10,000 reward for information leading to Dennis’ arrest. Abbott said the Texas Department of Public Safety has also added Dennis to its 10 Most Wanted fugitives list.

According to Abbott, a K-9 was also wounded during the incident on Sunday. Warrants have since been issued for Dennis’ arrest for aggravated assault against a public servant and interference with a police service animal.

“Attacks on our men and women in uniform must stop,” Abbott said.

For the second day in a row, Jacksonville ISD canceled classes out of an abundance of caution.

“We continue to remain in close contact with all law enforcement agencies as the investigation progresses and will provide updates to our JISD community as new information becomes available,” the school district said in a statement. “Thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued support as we prioritize the safety and well-being of everyone in our district.”

If you have any information that could lead to the arrest of Dennis, you can call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS(8477), submit a web tip through the Texas 10 Most Wanted website or submit a tip online. DPS said not to approach Dennis if he is seen and to call 911.

The Jacksonville Police Department is also asking if anyone has relevant doorbell, surveillance, or dashcam footage from the area of the 1100 block of Churchill on Sunday from 4 p.m. to now, contact local law enforcement.

Dennis last seen in East Texas According to JPD, the officer was on duty when they suffered a gunshot wound during an encounter with Dennis around 4:41 p.m. Sunday. The officer had surgery, which JPD said was successful, and is in stable condition.

Police said Dennis was last seen wearing a black jacket and all black clothing. He is described as a 5-foot-9 Black man with black hair and brown eyes.

He was last seen Sunday in the 920 Block of Benson St. in Jacksonville.

Dennis was driving a gray 2012 GMC Sierra, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety, with Texas license plate No. TRW3919.

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    BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Lawyers spent hours behind closed doors in Baltimore’s federal courthouse on Monday negotiating a settlement for Dorlian Castillo Cabrera, one of the workers who died when the Key Bridge collapsed in 2024.

The magistrate judge asked reporters to leave the courtroom because the discussions involving groups of lawyers are intended to be confidential.

Remembering Dorlian

Dorlian Castillo Cabrera would have turned 27 years old this year.

He came to Maryland from Guatemala for a better life and to help provide for his mother, according to published reports.

Castillo Cabrera was with his co-workers filling potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed before sunrise on March 26, 2024.

Traffic camera video taken seconds before the bridge collapse showed the crew as the cargo ship Dali passed underneath the Key Bridge.

Castillo Cabrera was later found inside his red work truck “submerged in approximately 25 feet of water in the area of the middle span of the bridge,” the Maryland State Police superintendent said at the time.

Mourners packed his funeral. His gray metal casket sat at the front of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Highlandtown.

Castillo Cabrera developed a friendship with Jose Maynor Lopez, who was also from Guatemala and died in the tragedy.

“I feel bad,” Lopez’s widow, Isabel Franco, told WJZ last year. “They were always together.”

Settlement negotiations

Castillo Cabrera could be the first victim of the tragedy to settle, as court records first revealed last month.

Lawyers met promptly at 10 a.m. Monday outside a third-floor courtroom at Baltimore’s Garmatz federal courthouse, where negotiations got underway out of public view.

Allen Black, a maritime lawyer and adjunct law professor at the University of Maryland, recently spoke to WJZ about the case. He is not affiliated with any of the parties.

“Their damages are not open-ended. It’s got to be tied to an estimate of pain and suffering, and how one qualifies that is a mystery to me just as much as it is probably everybody else,” Black said. “But at some point, the judge is going to have to say, ‘Here’s the number that fairly compensates his estate for the pain and suffering that he went through—and for the fright that he went through in that incident.'”

Black noted that Castillo Cabrera being unmarried and having no children will likely factor into any payout.

“The ship’s interests will presumably make an offer, and Mr. Cabrera’s estate will come forward and negotiate it out. It is kind of an interesting one. Mr. Cabrera is one of the two personal injury wrongful death plaintiffs who don’t have dependents,” Black said. “Obviously, it’s a horrible thing that they went through, but at some point, people are going to have to pick a number for that—and without dependents, it becomes a much easier task for the parties to try and resolve.”

A source told WJZ it will be up to the parties involved whether to publicly release information on any settlement once it is finalized, and they may choose not to do so.

Limiting liability

The Dali’s owner, Grace Ocean Limited, and management company, Synergy Marine, have tried to limit their liability to $43.7 million, the value of the ship and its contents.

A judge is expected to rule sometime next year on whether that cap can be lifted.

Black said it makes sense for the victims to finalize settlements now.

“My expectation is that the claims for the personal injury of the parties are going to total less than that,” he said.

The state recently submitted a motion to strike Synergy from having limited liability.

“If that motion were to be successful, then Synergy could be sued for negligence in their own right as the vessel manager without the benefit of limitation of liability,” Black said. “That then opens up a whole pot of insurance money to pay claims and damages—so that’s a big motion that’s hanging out there.”

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