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By Madilyn Destefano

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    ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — The trial for Javier Rosado-Martinez, accused of raping and killing 93-year-old Dolores Padilla Marero, is scheduled to begin Monday morning.

The murder occurred in 2022 at the St. Joseph Garden senior living complex in East Orange County.

Padilla Marero had just returned home after celebrating her 93rd birthday with her family when the incident happened.

Investigators said Rosado-Martinez, who was her daughter’s boyfriend, entered the residence before he was accused of raping and killing her.

Prosecutors said Rosado-Martinez had been watching older adult pornography for hours before and after the killing.

Prosecutors filed a motion in the case listing more than a dozen videos he allegedly accessed showing older women having sexual relations with much younger men.

The searches occurred two days before the killing and even continued when Rosado-Martinez allegedly walked into the apartment and after the homicide.

“While still at the victim’s residence, after committing sexual battery and murder, the Defendant continues to search for pornography depicting elderly individuals,” the motion says.

Prosecutors say Rosado-Martinez also watched the videos while riding a Lynx bus home after the homicide. They believe he strangled Padilla Marero with pantyhose, an item that was featured in at least one of the videos.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Rosado-Martinez.

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By Alan Shope, Nick Sloan

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    BUTLER, Missouri (KMBC) — As investigators worked to piece together what caused Sunday’s deadly plane crash in Butler, families of those on board gathered nearby, searching for answers and grieving an unimaginable loss.

The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport, killing all 12 people on board.

The plane was carrying skydivers.

Just up the road from the crash site Sunday afternoon, family members waited for information.

One man who spoke with KMBC, but did not want to be identified, said his son was among those killed.

He said he rushed to Butler from the Kansas City area after learning about the crash.

“My son was on the plane. He had a new business, two new baby boys and everything was going good for him. I just don’t understand what happened,” the man said.

The father said skydiving had become a major part of his son’s life.

“Skydiving, he’s been getting into skydiving. He’s probably got four or 500 jumps and just something he loved to do. You just never start the morning thinking you’re going to die, you know. He had two new baby boys. It’s tough,” he said.

The man said several family members had gathered in Butler as they waited for more information from investigators.

Federal authorities, including the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration, are investigating what caused the crash.

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By Jennifer Osting

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    LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — An Ohio woman says her routine workday in Kentucky took a sudden turn when a quick break on her phone turned into a life-changing lottery win worth more than half a million dollars.

The winner, who asked to remain anonymous, said she often plays games during her breaks at work.

On this day, she placed a $2 bet on Money Strike Jackpots through her phone and almost immediately knew something was different.

“Next thing I know, I see $572,000 show up on my phone screen,” she said. “I didn’t believe it. I called customer service several times to make sure it was real.”

A short time later, an email from the Kentucky Lottery confirmed what she was seeing.

She had officially won $572,217.52.

She didn’t sit on the news long. One of her first calls was to her son.

“She FaceTimed me, which she never does,” he said. “She sent me two screenshots and said, ‘I want to see your face when you see this.’ My initial reaction was that they were fake. I went silent—I just didn’t know what to believe.”

The two traveled to the Kentucky Lottery Headquarters, where she received a check for $414,857.71 after taxes.

“From someone living paycheck to paycheck, this is amazing,” she said. “This is life-changing.”

Now, she says part of the winnings will go toward home renovations and a new car.

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By Stephanie Moore, Zach Rainey

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    WELLFORD, S.C. (WYFF) — A driver who police say hit a 13-year-old boy on an E-bike, then drove away, jumped out of his van and ran, is now in custody, according to Wellford police.

Wellford Police Chief David Green said the child was hit Thursday night while turning onto Ridge Road from Gibbs Road.

The 13-year-old, a rising eighth grader, is in intensive care but expected to make a full recovery, Green said.

Police shared two pictures Thursday night from a Ring camera that they say showed the two men they were looking for in connection to the hit-and-run.

A neighbor shared Ring camera video with WYFF News 4 Friday morning that shows the van pull into the cul-de-sac and stop. It then shows two men jump out of the van and run.

Green said the driver was arrested Friday afternoon after he was found in the attic of a home in Greer. No word on the passenger in the vehicle.

Wellford Police believe the man, now charged, is undocumented because he did not provide a driver’s license and Homeland Security is part of the investigation. Right now, he is in the Spartanburg County Jail to undergo fingerprints and facial recognition to confirm his identity and next steps.

At this time, the driver is being charged with driving without a license and hit-and-run resulting in major injury of a child, according to Green. He is expected to appear court for a bond hearing on Saturday at 5 p.m.

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By WRAL staff

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    North Carolina (WRAL) — After two decades, the Stanley Cup is coming back to Raleigh. The Carolina Hurricanes surged to the Stanley Cup with a 3-0 victory in Las Vegas late Sunday night, winning the series 4-2.

The win marks the Hurricanes’ first Cup since 2006, when head coach Rod Brind’Amour was team captain.

During Sunday night’s watch party inside and outdoors at Lenovo Center, there was celebration every time the Canes scored and goaltender Brandon Bussi blocked a shot, but it was the final goal in the last few minutes when the excitement really started to build.

Fans said the win is unforgettable.

“It just means the world,” Aydric Spivey said. “I’ve been a Canes fan as long as I can remember. This is the first Stanley Cup we get to watch, and just being out here in this environment is one of the best things … one of the best moments I’ve ever had.”

Dick’s Sporting Goods in Cary opened early, at 7 a.m., on Monday to sell pre-made Canes championship merchandise. The store was already busy when WRAL News arrived.

The Canes are scheduled to return to Raleigh on Monday evening to continue the celebrations and bring home the Stanley Cup. Gov. Josh Stein has announced a parade in downtown Raleigh will celebrate the Canes’ victory on Saturday morning, June 20.

Staal, Brind’Amour react after the game The win means Coach Rod Brind’Amour is just the seventh person to both play for and coach the same team to a Stanley Cup championship. He’s also the first to do it in almost 70 years.

After the game, Brind’Amour was asked about how this win compares to 2006.

“It’s priceless,” he said. “I wanted it so badly for these guys. I wanted them to feel what I felt 20 years ago…desperately. Because they deserve it, because I watch how hard these guys work every day and have for years, and to come up a little short, but not this year.”

WRAL News also talked to team captain Jordan Staal and his family after the game as they were taking it all in.

“We’ve been grinding for a lot longer than most people think,” Staal said. “We’ve built this culture and this organization to find ways to pull this off, and to be able to push through and do it is a dream come true.”

Sold-out crowd celebrates at Lenovo Center Sixteen warning flags are flying Monday morning at Lenovo Center representing the team’s 16 playoff wins this season the biggest win last night for the Stanley Cup.

At 5 a.m., crews were still cleaning up after the late-night celebration.

Inside Lenovo Center on Sunday night, die-hard fans watched on big screens and an on-ice laser depiction as the game unfolded. There were towels waving, drinks flying and thousands jumping up and down.

“It is crazy in here,” WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth said just before the puck dropped, sharing photos and video of a packed arena lit in red.

Outside, thousands more packed the Lenovo Center parking lot to watch on screens large and small.

The bounced, chanted and cheered through the night to root their team on to victory.

Other watch parties played out in downtown Raleigh at Red Hat Amphitheater and Smoky Hollow, at Cary’s Downtown Park and in sports bars across the Triangle.

Canes fans by the hundreds also made their way to Las Vegas, where they donned their red and black to chant and cheer outside T-Mobile Arena while the game took place inside.

At Red Hat Amphitheater, fans lined up two hours before doors opened at 6:30 p.m. for the 8 p.m. game. Seating was available in seven seated sections. Fans were also able to sit on the lawn to view the game on a huge screen hung over the stage.

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By KITV Web Staff

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    WAIKAPHU, Hawaii (KITV) — State agriculture officials are investigating the presence of coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) after several were found dead in detection traps in Waikapu earlier this month.

According to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB), three dead adult beetles were collected on June 4, 2026 from two traps in the Waikapu area. The insects were later confirmed by a state taxonomist in Honolulu to be female coconut rhinoceros beetles.

Officials said the traps had been checked just weeks earlier on May 15, with no beetles detected at that time.

Following the discovery, DAB crews conducted surveys in the surrounding area on June 5, searching for potential breeding sites such as green waste piles, compost and decaying coconut material. Additional inspections of nearby palm trees are also underway to check for signs of feeding damage.

On June 8, crews returned to the area and recovered two more dead beetles from separate traps.

DAB noted that since a prior detection of a dead beetle at Kahului Airport in April, no live adult beetles or larvae have been found on Maui.

The coconut rhinoceros beetle poses a serious threat to palm trees and local agriculture, as the insects bore into trees to feed, damaging fronds and potentially killing the plant over time.

State and county agencies are working together through the Maui CRB Working Group, which includes multiple partners focused on preventing the spread of the invasive pest.

Residents are being asked to remain vigilant by checking palm trees for damage, avoiding the movement of green waste and inspecting mulch or compost products for signs of infestation.

DAB said early detection is critical to preventing a wider outbreak and protecting the island’s food supply and environment.

Anyone who spots possible beetle damage or larvae is urged to report it to the state’s pest hotline at 808-643-PEST or online at 643PEST.org.

For more information on how to detect the signs of CRB damage and how to identify CRB life stages, visit the CRB Response website.

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By Rylee Curry

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    SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — What started as a freshman English assignment at Captain Shreve High School has grown into a successful business for 17-year-old Madison Coleman, known professionally as DJ Maddie Mad.

Coleman is one of Shreveport’s youngest female professional DJs, performing at community events, private functions and school activities across the city.

The idea for her business began during her ninth-grade year when students were assigned to create a business plan as part of an end-of-year project.

“For our final grade, we had a business project to do, and it was all about making a business in Shreveport,” Coleman said. “It brought me to my hobby, and I said, ‘I really enjoy music, and I would like to have people enjoy it too and learn more about it.'”

Former Captain Shreve teacher Candice Washington said the project was designed to help students see how their passions could become careers.

“And her mother circled back to me like a year later,” Washington said. “She said, ‘Let me tell you something. My daughter created this business because of that business plan that you had her do.'”

Washington said she wanted students to understand that their ideas could be monetized and used as tools for their future beyond the classroom.

Coleman took that lesson to heart. Within two years of launching her business, she became the official DJ for Captain Shreve’s basketball team and has performed at numerous events throughout the Shreveport area.

Her growing reputation has even made her a recognizable figure among her classmates.

“This year I attended prom as a junior,” Coleman said. “Kids were shocked to see me just being there as a participant. Some of them were a little disappointed that I wasn’t the DJ. I told them, ‘Guys, I have to enjoy these special moments too.'”

Behind the scenes, Coleman credits her parents for helping her build the business. Her mother, Shondale Coleman, serves as her “momager,” while her father, Nathaniel Coleman Jr., handles technical support.

“A lot of people think it’s me, but it’s clearly not,” Nathaniel Coleman Jr. said. “All I know how to do is set it up. The music selection and everything else is all her.”

Shondale Coleman said supporting her daughter’s dream was an easy decision.

“When it came to doing her job as a DJ, I said, ‘Well, if you like music, we’ve got to get you the tools,'” she said. “One Christmas, Santa Claus came and there was a DJ mixing board.”

As a rising senior, Coleman balances her business with school activities. She serves as captain of the Captain Shreve band and plays both the baritone and euphonium.

She said her love of music continues to fuel her entrepreneurial ambitions.

While Coleman is still deciding what comes next after high school, she is certain music will remain a part of her future.

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By Gracie Palmer

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    BARNARDSVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Most people cannot imagine losing a home to a hurricane. But one western North Carolina couple has now lived through that nightmare twice.

Rosslyn and Rick Mosteiro are living in a trailer beside what used to be their home in Barnardsville after Helene destroyed the house they had lived in for nearly 10 years.

“Right here was the porch, our bedroom was right here,” Rosslyn Mosteiro said, standing on a concrete slab.

The couple said floodwaters surrounded the house before creeping inside and causing irreversible damage.

This is not the first time the Mosteiros have lost everything to a storm. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina left them homeless in Chalmette, Louisiana, just outside New Orleans.

“We were refugees for quite a while,” Rosslyn Mosteiro said. “We stayed with family and then we lived in a FEMA trailer for a year and a half. Then we moved up here because we wanted to get away from the hurricanes.”

The Mosteiros said they cannot rebuild the Barnardsville home because it sits in a floodplain. Instead, they have applied for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Program in hopes of selling the property.

For now, they are sharing their story to remind people that many residents are still struggling more than a year and a half after Helene.

“But people need help, and we need people to come out and just don’t forget about us,” Rosslyn Mosteiro said. “I don’t want to forget about these people here.”

The couple said they are moving back to Louisiana and trying to focus on the positive.

“I’ve escaped death twice now,” Rosslyn Mosteiro said. “Instead of being like, this happened to me, it’s like, okay, I’m still here for a reason. I’m not giving up.”

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By Michael Abeyta

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    AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — An Aurora murder caught on camera, but with little other clues to go on, has remained a cold case for ten years. Now, police are hoping a podcast can help crack the case.

Back in the week of May 15th, 2016, there was a lot going on. People were monitoring the spread of the Zika virus, then candidate Donald Trump was in the middle of his first campaign for President, and Aurora Police shot an offender fleeing a traffic stop. That shooting ultimately proved to be justified. So, police say it may have been easy to miss this one murder case amidst the other events.

“If you weren’t watching the news that day or you didn’t pick up a copy of the paper that day, you might not know anything about this case,” said Joe Moylan, a Public Information Officer for the Aurora Police Department.

On Sunday, May 15th, 2016, at 9:59 PM, a caller reported to the Aurora Police that they had found a woman lying in the parking lot of a Burlington Coat Factory in the 1200 block of Abilene Street. That woman was 21-year-old Chelsea Yasser from Arizona. She had been stabbed multiple times. Yasser was rushed to the hospital, where she later died.

The murder was caught on camera. Police say a van drove up, pulled Yasser inside, and a struggle ensued when she was presumably stabbed.

“There’s evidence that she fought back, and she got out of the car. You do see on video that she takes several steps and then she collapses,” said Moylan.

Police immediately began their investigation, but there was little left at the scene in the way of clues, and they couldn’t make out the license plate of the van in the video, so they turned to the public for help.

“There was media attention at the time. We did push out videos and photos on social media. We got very little tips in this case,” said Moylan.

Now, ten years later, the case is cold, and they are turning to the public again. This time in a different way. They are releasing a podcast about the case called “The White Whale — The Chelsea Yasser Story”.

“True crime is a widely popular genre, not just podcasts, but books, TV shows, all that stuff. And I think what we’re trying to do is to tap into a broader audience,” said Moylan.

The podcast will explore the case, who Yasser was, and how detectives have been investigating over the past 10 years.

APD says Yasser’s parents are featured in at least one episode because they are hopeful this will help find their daughter’s killer.

“They’ve been without answers for ten years. Speaking with them, I know that it hasn’t been an easy ten years. They’re still dealing with the loss. And I think they were up for trying something new,” said Moylan.

The podcast will be five episodes, which allows APD to reveal much more about the case than they ever have before. They say they hope it will generate new and better leads.

“I think being able to go into greater detail about the case itself and what we’ve learned over the years, hopefully will …maybe jog somebody’s memory,” said Moylan.

The first episode of the podcast will be released on June 29th.

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