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St. Martin Parish (BREAUX BRIDGE, La.) -- A mother and her young daughter are dead after an EF-1 tornado ripped through Breaux Bridge, a rural section of southern Louisiana, on Sunday morning. The tornado caused their trailer to flip off its blocks, according to Major Ginny Higgins with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, killing Francine Gotch, 38, and 3-year-old daughter Neville Alexander. "It came very, very quickly, and the […]

Courtesy Billy Kelly(LEWISBURG, Pa.) -- Billy Kelly, a comedian who lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, decided to team up with his wife for an April Fool's Day prank on their mailman.The couple left an envelope in the mail slot on Saturday for their mailman to pick up.But this was no typical envelope.The Kellys waited in their car for the mailman to arrive after they placed the long envelope in the mail […]

Roy City Police Department(ROY CITY, Utah) -- Nicolas Sanchez was killed in an encounter with police on Feb. 21 outside a convenience store in Roy City, Utah, according to lawyers for the Roy City police department.The Weber County Sheriff's Department and the county Attorney's Office are investigating the incident. ABC News reached out to the two offices for comment about the police video but did not immediately receive a reply. […]

moodboard/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) --  One child is dead and at least five other children are hospitalized for apparent carbon-monoxide poisoning after they were found unconscious in the indoor-pool area of a Michigan hotel on Saturday.Fire Department Capt. Don Wise in Niles, Michigan, told reporters that staff at the local Quality Inn and Suites found six children laying on the pool deck unresponsive and unconscious on Saturday. The staff members immediately opened […]

Ron Chapple Stock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) -- A man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that led to the collapse of a heavily-used highway overpass in Atlanta.The man, Basil Eleby, had already been charged with first-degree criminal damage to property in connection with Thursday's blaze that led to the fall of a heavily-used Interstate 85 overpass.The arson charge against Eleby was added Saturday. The suspect, who remains in Fulton […]

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Surveillance footage showing a Tennessee high school student at a Walmart in Oklahoma with the former teacher who allegedly kidnapped her has given hope to the teen's distraught family.“It was good to be able to see her face,” Elizabeth Thomas' father, Anthony, told ABC News on Friday. “I feel at least hopeful that I’ve seen her.”After receiving a tip late Thursday, investigators obtained […]

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Surveillance footage showing a Tennessee high school student at a Walmart in Oklahoma with the former teacher who allegedly kidnapped her has given hope to the teen's distraught family.“It was good to be able to see her face,” Elizabeth Thomas' father, Anthony, told ABC News on Friday. “I feel at least hopeful that I’ve seen her.”After receiving a tip late Thursday, investigators obtained […]

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) --  The man who created the LGBT community's now-iconic symbol -- the rainbow flag -- has died.Gilbert Baker died in his sleep at his apartment in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, San Francisco supervisor Jeff Sheehy told ABC affiliate KGO. Baker was 65. #GilbertBaker gave us the #rainbowflag; a gift of hope born #WhereYouLive. We'll miss your colorful spirit, Gilbert. https://t.co/46VJvoLIJ0 pic.twitter.com/hNKYb48hFq— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) April 1, 2017 […]

iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) --  One person is dead and at least four others are injured following a drive-by shooting in a parking lot in Tampa, Florida, police said.Police received a report of the shooting at 4:30 a.m. in a parking lot adjacent to a hookah lounge, The Palace Lounge, Tampa Police Department public information officer Steve Hegarty told ABC News.Hegarty said there was some sort of argument, after which the shooter […]