‘Thank goodness we did not lose one soul’: 50 affordable homes to be rebuilt after Helene

CNN Newsource on September 9, 2026

By Chloe Adams

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    HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Nearly two years after Helene wiped out dozens of affordable homes in Hendersonville, $16.8 million in federal funding is expected to help rebuild them as the city faces an ongoing shortage of housing residents can afford.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the award to the Hendersonville Affordable Housing Corporation for Lincoln Circle and Robinson Terrace as part of $137 million recently approved for 114 recovery and mitigation projects across North Carolina.

The money comes as housing remains a growing challenge locally. Hendersonville’s 2026 Strategic Housing Plan estimates Henderson County will need about 10,000 additional housing units over the next five years.

The Housing Authority currently offers 375 affordable dwelling units for low and moderate income families, the elderly and those with disabilities. Still, housing officials said demand remains high and the storm exacerbated it.

Along both Lincoln Circle and Robinson Terrace, windows and doors remain boarded up. Stewart pointed out emergency tape near the roof of one home, marking where she said a rescue boat was tied during the flooding.

“The women that lived here talked about at 5:30 (in the morning of Sept. 27, 2024), they woke up and the water was at their ankles,” Stewart said. “By the time they got their kids out, it was waist deep, and it came so fast.

“Thank goodness we did not lose one soul.”

Stewart said 50 homes are considered total losses and are expected to be demolished and rebuilt. At the same time, other homes on Lincoln Circle managed to escape the worst of the catastrophic flooding.

“The water…I just can’t imagine the path it chose because it seems unreal to me,” Stewart said. “So I’m sure these people were as afraid, because they were thinking, ‘Is that water coming here?’ And thank goodness it did not.”

FEMA said $102 million will support 104 public assistance projects, while about $34 million will go toward acquiring nearly 80 flood-prone properties through its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

The agency said federal support for Helene and other recent disasters in North Carolina has now surpassed $7.5 billion.

Stewart said planning is underway to rebuild these new units and expects for them to be complete in two years.

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Sacramento County man gets 188 years to life for 2023 DUI crash that killed 5

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Cecilio Padilla

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    SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A man convicted in a 2023 DUI crash that killed five passengers along River Road in Sacramento County has been sentenced to 188 years to life in prison.

Cameron Garcia was sentenced Friday, nearly two months after a jury convicted him of five counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and carjacking, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said.

The crash happened Feb. 9, 2023, along River Road just south of the Freeport Bridge.

Prosecutors said Garcia had spent the day drinking by the Sacramento River before getting behind the wheel with five passengers.

As the road curved, Garcia went down an embankment and hit a tree at 101 mph, according to the district attorney’s office. Prosecutors said the accelerator was applied and the brakes were not before the crash.

The impact tore away the entire right side and most of the roof of the vehicle, ejecting all five passengers.

Monte Nunn, 29; Faith Samuel, 18; Izabelle Salaz-Stephens, 19; Curvontay Swygert, 16; and Aahliya Garcia, 17, all died at the scene. Garcia survived with multiple injuries. As people began arriving at the crash scene, prosecutors said Garcia tried to take several vehicles before getting into a woman’s car and pushing her out of the driver’s seat. He then drove toward Elk Grove, where authorities chased him with patrol vehicles and helicopters.

Garcia crashed the stolen vehicle into another car, tried to take another vehicle and then ran into a neighborhood before officers arrested him, prosecutors said.

A blood test taken about an hour and a half after the crash showed Garcia had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.11%, according to the district attorney’s office. Tests also detected active marijuana in his system.

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Oceanfront homes in Malibu red-tagged after driveways collapse due to coastal erosion

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Chelsea Hylton

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    MALIBU, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Five beachfront homes in Malibu have been red-tagged after driveways collapsed due to coastal erosion on Monday morning.

SoCal Gas officials said around 5:57 a.m., crews were notified about damage to natural gas infrastructure on a private road in the 31600 block of Sea Level Drive, near Point Lechuza, due to a sinkhole.

Crews arrived on scene and discovered damage to a half-inch natural gas line. They safely stopped the flow of gas and are working on repairs. SoCal Gas said that residents and businesses in the area may notice a natural gas odor while repair work is ongoing.

City officials red-tagged the homes, which means that entry is prohibited. Officials added that the driveways collapsed “due to coastal erosion from the high tides and high surf.”

“The City is actively monitoring and responding to coastal erosion issues in areas including Pacific Coast Highway in the Palisades Fire burn area and at Westward Beach due to strong waves and high tides, in close collaboration with partner agencies,” Malibu officials said in a statement.

Aerial footage of the driveways showed beachfront homes that were affected by the damage. A large hole could be seen in place of where the driveways would be located.

Customers should call 1-800-427-2200 if they experience a service disruption or suspect there is a natural gas leak.

This incident comes after several homes in Long Beach were evacuated after high surf and power waves compromised the seawall and damaged the boardwalk.

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Former Colorado DNA analyst guilty of manipulating data sentenced to prison on 4 counts

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Jesse Sarles

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    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA analyst has been sentenced to a decade in prison. On Tuesday, Jefferson County District Court Judge Andrew Poland sentenced Yvonne “Missy” Woods just months after she pleaded guilty to charges tied to manipulating and mishandling evidence in criminal investigations across Colorado.

Woods admitted to the evidence manipulation in hundreds of cases going back decades. Woods pleaded guilty in June to four charges as part of a plea deal, with prosecutors agreeing to a 8-16 year range for sentencing. Her plea deal included guilty pleas on charges of attempting to influence a public servant, perjury, forgery and cybercrime.

Poland sentenced Woods to 10 years in prison for Count 1- Cybercrime, with three years mandatory parole; six years for Count 2- Perjury, to be served concurrent to count 1; six years for Count 103- Influencing a Public Servant, to be served concurrent to count 1; three years for Count 104- Forgery, to be served concurrent to count 1.

“Because this was intentional conduct by a highly-trained professional occupying a position of extraordinary trust, considerations of punishment, accountability, proportionality and general deterrence carry substantial weight; professionals entrusted with work upon which the justice system depends much understand that compromising the integrity of that work carries serious consequences,” said Poland.

Woods spoke in front of the judge before her sentence was handed down.

“Your Honor, I understand the seriousness of what I have done and I understand that my actions have not only impacted the integrity of the criminal justice system but also the people whose lives were touched by the cases in which I worked,” said Woods. “I take responsibility for the offenses to which I pled guilty, and I know that an apology cannot undo the harm or restore the trust that was lost.” Woods was charged in Jefferson County Court in January 2025 with forgery, attempting to influence a public servant, perjury, and cybercrime. She initially pleaded not guilty to the charges in February of this year before changing her plea to guilty in June.

CBI said it launched an investigation into over 1,000 cases in which Woods had some sort of involvement. The agency said it looked at cases from 1994 to 2023, when she was placed on administrative leave and then retired.

According to an arrest affidavit, investigators said Woods intentionally left DNA samples out of tests or reports and sometimes would test samples until the results showed what she wanted. CBI asked the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation to conduct an outside investigation into the case since it involved one of its own employees. Investigators alleged that Woods deleted some findings of what are called “specific values” in more than 30 sexual assault cases. She was accused of submitting reports that said no male DNA was found when there was, in fact, male DNA or possible contamination that should have been retested. Woods worked at CBI’s Denver regional laboratory in Lakewood until the facility moved to Arvada in 2016, where she worked until she retired in 2023.

Last year, state lawmakers passed a bill sparked by the Woods investigation that creates procedures for reporting misconduct.

There is a backlog caused by problems with the cases. The cost was estimated at over $ 11 million two years ago, but there’s been no recent estimate.

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“Who is this man?” 8,200 Michigan residents receive misprinted IDs, driver licenses

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Terrance Friday

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    LANSING, Michigan (WWJ) — Thousands of Michigan residents have someone else’s face on their newly issued enhanced driver’s licenses or state identification cards due to a vendor printing error.

The Michigan Department of State says approximately 8,200 cards were misprinted after an error by its vendor, Idemia. The problem affected a batch of licenses and IDs printed Aug. 26, and corrected cards are already in the mail.

The cards display a generic stock photo and date of birth in the lower right-hand corner instead of the cardholder’s information. State officials stress that the incorrect information does not belong to another Michigan resident.

Lanita Nelson noticed the mistake after receiving her first enhanced driver’s license.

“I kept looking and I was like, ‘That’s a man in the bottom corner,'” Nelson said. “And I keep looking, and he’s smiling. I’m like, ‘What’s going on?'”

She then noticed the birth date next to the picture was not hers.

“There is a whole Black man’s face down on the bottom right of my license with a fake birthday; January 12, ’67,” Nelson said. “I’m like, ‘No, this doesn’t apply to me. This can’t be right.'” Nelson turned to Google to find out who the mystery man was.

“I did a Google search and said, ‘Who is this man on my enhanced license?'” she said.

Her search showed that other Michigan residents had received similar cards. The photo was not of another customer, but an image typically used as an example of what an enhanced license looks like. The mistake was especially frustrating for Nelson because this was her second attempt to complete the process. She said she missed her first appointment after being hospitalized with complications due to a sickle cell crisis.

“I’m thinking I’m done, and I see some doggone man,” Nelson said. “So I’m like, ‘Oh great, now I have to go back.'” Beyond the surprise and humor of seeing a stranger’s face, Nelson said the error raised serious concerns about whether she could safely use the license.

“If I show this to the police, and I mess around and get pulled over, they are going to try to take me to jail,” she said. “So I have to figure this out.”

The Michigan Department of State says corrected cards have already been mailed to everyone who received a misprinted license or ID. Affected customers do not need to report the error or request a replacement. A corrected card will automatically arrive in the mail.

While waiting, customers can print a temporary license or ID at Michigan.gov/SOS or visit a Secretary of State branch office.

Anyone whose previous license or ID has not expired can continue using that card for travel, according to the state.

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Minnesota’s new school bus safely law is in effect. Here’s what to know.

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Beret Leone

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    ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — If a school bus ahead of you starts flashing its red lights, Minnesota law requires you to stop — even if the stop arm hasn’t swung out yet.

That change took effect in March, and as students across Minnesota head back to school Tuesday, the State Patrol and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety are reminding drivers it’s the rule for the first full school year.

Under the old law, drivers had to stop only when a bus had both its red lights flashing and its stop arm extended — an interpretation the Minnesota Court of Appeals confirmed. Safety officials said that left drivers room to roll past in the seconds before the arm deployed, so lawmakers rewrote the statute. Red lights alone now mean stop.

“School is starting now, school is in session,” said Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Brian Reu. “Slow down, pay attention to what might be happening with that school bus.”

The scale of the problem is hard to miss. In the state’s most recent one-day survey, 3,472 school bus drivers counted 514 vehicles illegally passing their buses — in a single day. Law enforcement wrote more than 2,000 stop-arm citations statewide last year.

You must stop at least 20 feet from the bus and stay stopped until the lights stop flashing. The requirement applies whether you’re behind the bus or, on an undivided road, coming the other way. Drivers who don’t stop face a misdemeanor and a minimum $500 fine.

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Frankfort, Illinois, mom Corie Walsh detained in murder of 2-year-old son, hires Casey Anthony’s attorney

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Shardaa Gray, Darius Johnson

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    FRANKFORT, Illinois (WBBM) — A Frankfort, Illinois, mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son last week was ordered detained in custody at her first court appearance Tuesday morning.

Corie Walsh, 40, appeared in Will County Court in Joliet. She is charged with three counts of first-degree murder.

Walsh appeared in court at 11:23 a.m., wearing a red jumpsuit with a bandage wrapped around her wrist.

Walsh’s attorney said she was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the toddler’s death. But prosecutors successfully asked a judge to keep the mother in custody as the case moves forward.

Walsh is being represented by Andrea Lyon, who defended Casey Anthony against murder charges in the death of her daughter Caylee.

Walsh is accused of killing her son, Barrett.

Frankfort police said officers were called to the home in the 22700 block of Brook Stone Court around 4 p.m. Tuesday after a 17-year-old neighbor called 911 for help. When they arrived, officers found a 2-year-old being given CPR by the teenager. The toddler was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

According to court records, the neighbor found the boy “hanging in the basement on a device from a rafter,” and it was determined he “died from asphyxia.”

The court records also said, “one other child, an infant, was present in the home at the time and unharmed.” Walsh, the documents say, was found clothed in an upstairs bathtub in a pool of blood with “cuts to her wrists and thighs.”

Walsh appeared to be actively cutting herself when the teen found her, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said the teenage neighbor took a knife away from Walsh before police arrived. Two other kids came home from school around the time police arrived. Their father was out of state at the time.

An infant was also inside the home at the time, but was not harmed, authorities said.

According to the court documents, Walsh told officers “she did this to her baby because he was a ‘devil’ and the ‘anti-Christ'” and even gave details of how she killed her son. Prosecutors say Walsh had “become very invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.”

Clancy is the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children. Her defense argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

The Clancy trial ended on Friday of last week when the judge declared a mistrial after jurors remained deadlocked on a verdict.

Prosecutors said Walsh was in a group text talking about the Lindsay Clancy murder case just hours before killing her son, while the jury was still deliberating.

CBS News Chicago Legal Analyst Irv Miller said the text messages could become a key piece of evidence for prosecutors. “That will be exhibit A by the prosecutors,” Miller said last week. “It will be the first thing said in opening statements, the first piece of evidence they introduce, and the first and last thing they say in closing arguments. That’s how important that is.”

Prosecutors said Walsh also made statements that she was going to poison her husband and had bottles set aside for the purpose.

Defense attorney Robert Kerr, who works with Lyon, said what she is accused of doing is not first-degree murder by any standard of law, and said she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Kerr said Walsh was in a state of psychosis when she talked with counselors and first responders. He said while she was bleeding out in the tub, she said her son was the devil and the antichrist.

Walsh was in and out of consciousness with first responders, yelling out the names of different kinds of fruit and not making sense, Kerr said. The attorney said Walsh was suffering from sudden-onset acute psychosis

Kerr said detectives handled the case in a “careless and copycat way.”

Kerr said Walsh had been planning a trip to Disney World with her family, her husband, and her own mother. He said she told her mother she was excited to see her kids at Disney World. Walsh’s psychiatrist also said she was a good mother, and she attended to her own kids’ special needs, Kerr said.

Kerr added that Walsh has been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder that requires psychiatric treatment, and has not been diagnosed with postpartum mental health issues.

Kerr said Walsh was a risk to her other children only if she did not get medical treatment, and asked for pretrial release. He said Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox cared for her for three to four days, and she could be treated in a locked psychiatric ward.

But prosecutors reiterated their contention that Walsh was a real and present threat. They said they did not have her medical information, but a period of psychosis during which she might kill a child and potentially harm others is dangerous, and she could refuse treatment and be released from a psych ward.

A judge agreed and ordered Walsh held in custody.

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79 missing children found in Ohio during law enforcement push

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Madeline Bartos

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Nearly 80 children reported missing in Ohio were found during a statewide operation, the U.S. Marshals Service announced on Tuesday.

The U.S. Marshals Service said 79 children between the ages of 6 and 17 who had been reported missing and endangered were found during Operation Meridian. Involving federal, state and local law enforcement through the month of August, it was the largest missing child operation in Ohio’s history.

Two of the children recovered were sisters, ages 13 and 16, who had been missing since July 2024 and April 2026, the U.S. Marshals Service said. The 13-year-old girl was found hidden in a basement crawlspace under the floor of a bedroom closet in a home on Hibbs Road in Lockbourne. The girls’ mother was arrested on an outstanding warrant for a probation violation, and during the investigation, authorities said they found the missing 16-year-old at a restaurant on Harrisburg Pike in Columbus.

In another case, a missing 16-year-old girl who was believed to be a victim of human trafficking was found with a man on Woodward Avenue in Toledo, the U.S. Marshals said. She was taken to the hospital, and the U.S. Marshals said local law enforcement is investigating potential criminal activity.

After the dozens of missing children were recovered, the U.S. Marshals Service said they were connected with medical, psychological and social service agencies. The operation focused on children reported missing due to a range of circumstances like suspected sex trafficking, abuse, neglect and runaways.

U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott said law enforcement was told to treat every missing child like they were their own, and that’s what they did.

“Every recovered child represents a life pulled back from danger,” Elliott said in a news release.

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First look at new 76ers, Flyers arena in South Philadelphia unveiled in new renderings

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Joe Brandt

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    PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Get excited, Philly sports fans: a first look at the future home of the Philadelphia Flyers, Sixers and the still-to-come WNBA team was unveiled Tuesday.

The Sixers have released renderings of what they’re temporarily calling the Philly Arena, set to be built on the site of the old Spectrum and completed by 2030, pending regulatory approvals. The Sixers and Flyers say this is a joint venture between Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and Comcast Spectacor, the teams’ respective owners.

The builders hope to break ground in early 2027, pending approvals from City Council and the city.

In a statement, the Sixers described the arena as the largest fully privately funded project in the city’s history.

Design firm Populous and architect Moody Nolan were selected for the arena project. The arena takes inspiration from the Spectrum while reimagining it with modern design sensibilities.

Comcast owns the naming rights to the arena, which has yet to receive a formal name. Earlier this year, the city’s four major sports teams joined with PennDOT and Live! Casino in a new infrastructure plan to improve traffic around the sports complex.

A website has been set up for the arena proposal, called ThePhillyArena.com.

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Zymire Hughes extradited back to Philadelphia for allegedly terrorizing people in Chucky-style mask

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Frederick Sutton Sinclair

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    PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Zymire Hughes, the man accused of terrorizing at least a half-dozen people while wearing a Chucky-style mask in Center City, has been extradited to Philadelphia, police said.

Authorities said Hughes, 22, returned to Philly and was arraigned Sunday night.

Hughes was arrested Aug. 25 at an apartment complex in southeast Las Vegas and was being held in the Clark County Detention Center, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

Hughes faces several charges, including aggravated assault, terroristic threats and other related offenses.

Hughes allegedly chased and threatened at least half a dozen people near City Hall on Aug. 12 in a Chucky-style mask. Hughes ran up to multiple people, attempting to scare and antagonize them, police said. Investigators claimed Hughes asked one woman if she was “ready to die.”

After the threats, Hughes fled to Suburban Station before eventually traveling to Nevada, according to police.

Court records show a judge set bail at $100,000, which Hughes has not yet posted. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 22.

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