Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's mother has released a statement to NBC News following her daughter's death, revealing how she felt about Panettiere's boyfriend. The 36-year-old former child actress had apparently rekindled her relationship with Brian Hickerson, according to NBC News. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, called Hickerson "a person in her life we have been trying to get rid of." Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest after a 911 call brought first responders to a Greenville, SC home on Aug. 16. The word "overdose" can be heard duri…
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…
Saint Statue Beheaded, Services Disrupted As Police Probe Vandalism At Fairfield-Area Churches Saint Statue Beheaded, Services Disrupted As Police Probe Vandalism At Fairfield-Area Churches
Saint Statue Beheaded, Services Disrupted As Police Probe Vandalism At Fairfield-Area Churches A Connecticut man was arrested after authorities said he interfered with an investigation into vandalism at four Fairfield County churches. The first incident was reported on Sunday, Aug. 9, after parishioners at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Fairfield found the head of a St. Therese statue on the ground beside the statue, News 12 first reported. Someone also smashed candles at St. Margaret Shrine in Bridgeport.  Authorities said Joseph Forte, 66, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 14, on a misdemeanor summons for interfering with an investigation. Police say …
Unlimited Pizza Pass Offered By Popular Chain: How To Buy One Unlimited Pizza Pass Offered By Popular Chain: How To Buy One
Unlimited Pizza Pass Offered By Popular Chain: How To Buy One Uno Pizzeria & Grill is rolling out a new unlimited pizza promotion this fall, including a $99 pass that can be used once a day for 10 weeks. The restaurant chain announced its first-ever "Pizza Pass" on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The pass includes unlimited servings of deep-dish pizzas, house or Caesar salads, and Pepsi soft drinks at participating locations from Saturday, Sept. 5, through Friday, Nov. 13. Only 1,000 passes will be available nationwide. Sales begin at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 20, at mypizzapass.com. Pass holders can visit a participating Uno restaurant once per day during …
Norwalk Man Accused Of Driving Drunk In Wilton With Child In Car — Again Norwalk Man Accused Of Driving Drunk In Wilton With Child In Car — Again
Norwalk Man Accused Of Driving Drunk In Wilton With Child In Car — Again A Connecticut man previously arrested on an impaired-driving charge with his young son in the car now faces a second such case, police said. Cirino Castillo-Lopez, 45, of Norwalk, was arrested in Wilton at about 5:39 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9, after an officer saw his vehicle swerving within its lane on Danbury Road near Old Highway, police said. During the traffic stop, Castillo-Lopez showed signs of impairment and failed roadside field sobriety tests, according to Wilton Police. Police charged him with: Risk of injury to a child Operating under the influence with a child passenger, second…
UConn Business School Grad Dies At 28 Months Before Becoming First-Time Dad UConn Business School Grad Dies At 28 Months Before Becoming First-Time Dad
UConn Business School Grad Dies At 28 Months Before Becoming First-Time Dad Michael Handlmaier was supposed to be getting ready to become a dad. Instead, loved ones in Maryland are preparing to say goodbye to the 28-year-old newlywed, who died on Saturday, Aug. 15, following what his mother described as a sudden cardiac arrest. Handlmaier and his wife, Amanda, had been married for just five months and were preparing to welcome their first child, a baby girl, in November, according to his obituary and a GoFundMe campaign created for the family. "It is with a broken heart that we share the news that our beloved son, Michael, passed away at the age of 28 following a …
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police 2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…
Woman Gets Manslaughter Charge In 2025 Wreck That Killed CT Man, Cops Say Woman Gets Manslaughter Charge In 2025 Wreck That Killed CT Man, Cops Say
Woman Gets Manslaughter Charge In 2025 Wreck That Killed CT Man, Cops Say A woman has been indicted on a manslaughter charge more than a year and a half after a crash on I-684 in Putnam County left a Connecticut man dead, police announced.  Mount Vernon resident Makayla S. McIntyre was arrested on Monday, Aug. 17, in connection with the January 2025 crash in the town of Southeast that killed 65-year-old New Milford resident Michael T. Keller, New York State Police said on Tuesday, Aug. 18.  The crash happened around 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, when McIntyre, who was 23 at the time, lost control of her vehicle while traveling north on I-684,…
Crucial Part Can Break Off While Driving, Prompting Huge Toyota Recall Crucial Part Can Break Off While Driving, Prompting Huge Toyota Recall
Crucial Part Can Break Off While Driving, Prompting Huge Toyota Recall Nearly 50,000 Toyota trucks are being recalled because part of the shock absorbers can corrode and detach while driving. Toyota is recalling 48,280 Tacoma pickups in the US, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Thursday, Aug. 6. The recall includes 2024 and 2025 Tacomas, along with 2024 Tacoma Hybrids. The front and rear shock absorbers have an external oil reservoir attached with a welded metal flange. Moisture can get between untreated metal surfaces, causing corrosion that can build up and put pressure on the welds. The reservoir can break of…
‘Vinny Is Special’: Danbury Boy, 11, Fighting Rare Brain Tumor As Community Rallies For Family ‘Vinny Is Special’: Danbury Boy, 11, Fighting Rare Brain Tumor As Community Rallies For Family
‘Vinny Is Special’: Danbury Boy, 11, Fighting Rare Brain Tumor As Community Rallies For Family An 11-year-old Connecticut boy is facing a serious fight, and supporters are stepping up to help his family carry the load. Vinny Vachovetz, of Danbury, was recently diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma with an H3 K27M mutation. According to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the rare, highly aggressive Grade 4 tumor forms in the brain or spinal cord and currently has no cure. Loved ones say Vinny is a fighter. His family is not giving up, and the Connecticut community that has rallied around them also stands strong with them.  A GoFundMe created to help his family with medical b…
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS)
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (Photos) Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is now behind bars after failing to appear in court a day earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury (previously of Carle Place), New York, surrendered Tuesday morning and had his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker, according to the Attorney General's Office. Gillette-Walker denied him bail. Abbatiello had failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday, …