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Driver, Parents Charged In Death Of CT 4-Year-Old Akari Cortes In Manchester
Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of 4-year-old Akari Cortes, including the driver who struck the child and her parents, police said.
Akari was hit near East Center and Munro streets in Manchester at 4:36 a.m. on June 10, police said.
Manchester police officers and firefighters performed lifesaving measures before Akari was taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where she died from her injuries.
Tarequl Ambia, 49, of Manchester, was identified as the driver. He was charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle, reckless driving, driving …
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Admits To Stabbing Mother To Death
A former local television news anchor whose career included several stations across the country has admitted to a crime that could keep her behind bars for decades.
Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 48, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 21, to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. Mock faces a presumptive life sentence with eligibility for parole after 25 years.
Her sentencing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5.
The killing happened Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at the Wichita, Kansas, home Mock share…
CT Man Takes Plea, Faces 18 Months In Prison For Deadly ATV Crash
A Connecticut man has accepted an 18-month prison term in an ATV crash that killed his passenger.
Cecil E. Grimes, 33, of Montville, pleaded guilty to misconduct with a motor vehicle on Aug. 3, court records show. The plea avoided a trial scheduled for this month.
Grimes is set to be sentenced Oct. 13. His five-year sentence will be suspended after he serves 18 months. He will then spend five years on probation, according to The Day.
The case stems from a July 18, 2021, crash that killed Ashley Bizzell, 32, of Boston.
Police said Grimes lost control of a Polaris Sportsman 570 on&nbs…
Investigation Details NY Native’s Disappearance, Death In Nashville Shared By PI Firm
A New York native found dead on a work trip to Nashville was located in under five hours by private investigators, according to their organization.
The body of Conor Anderson, 31, was found by Covert Results PI firm, which revealed details of the search on Wednesday, Aug. 26.
Anderson, a native of Huntington, Long Island, who moved to the Denver area, was last seen alive around 1 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. He was in town for a work trip surrounding a real estate conference, according to his LinkedIn page.
One of Anderson’s family friends hired…
'Wonder Years' Star Says She Cradled Husband Orson Bean For Hours After Horrific Fatal Crash
More than six years after a devastating loss, a familiar television actress is opening up about the hours that changed her life.
Alley Mills, 75, has revealed that she remained beside the body of her husband, actor and comedian Orson Bean, for about four hours after he was struck and killed by two vehicles in Venice, California. Bean was 91.
Mills recounted the tragedy during the Friday, Aug. 21, edition of film producer Mark Joseph’s podcast, “The Mark Joseph Show.”
“I heard a screech of wheels," Mills said in the interview, "and the first thing I saw was his red scarf on the paveme…
Man Who Killed CT Taxi Driver Over Fare, Dumped Body In NY Reservoir Learns Fate
A Dutchess County man who admitted murdering a Connecticut taxi driver whose body was later found in a Hudson Valley reservoir will spend at least two decades behind bars.
Pawling resident Santos Vasquez Ramirez, 28, was sentenced to 21 years to life in state prison on Wednesday, Aug. 26, for the murder of 66-year-old Danbury cab driver Aurelio Orbez, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced.
Orbez was reported missing by his family on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, after he failed to return home from work the night before. Six days later, his body was recovered from the Cr…
