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(NEW YORK) -- A viral video depicting a Fourth of July party at a barrier island off the coast of Mississippi does not depict an argument involving Nolan Wells, a childhood friend of the late teen, said to ABC News Sunday in a broadcast exclusive.Wells, an 18-year-old Mississippi football player, died last weekend following an all-day party on Horn Island, off the coast of Ocean Springs, his hometown. Attorney Ben […]

(MISSOURI) -- Emergency responders are at the scene of a campground in Missouri where a building reportedly collapsed into floodwaters amid flash flooding on Friday.Initial reports indicate 10 to 17 individuals may have entered the water as a result of the collapse, according to the Reynolds County Sheriff's Office.Five campers who were previously reported missing from Bearcat Getaway Campground have been located and accounted for while the search for those […]

(NEW YORK) -- The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells, Christine and Elmore Wonsley, broke their silence on their son's mysterious death in an interview with "Good Morning America" anchor Michael Strahan on Friday morning."We just want honesty and transparency. We want a thorough investigation," Christine Wonsley said. "We want that same respect that would be given to anybody else, and that's it. We just want answers."The Wonsleys, who were joined […]

(NEW YORK) -- The birth mother of a 7-year-old girl from Long Island, New York, is planning to sue the county and school district following the death of her daughter in December 2025.Portia Duncan filed a notice of claim against Suffolk County for allegedly neglecting her daughter, Jor'Dynn Duncan, by placing her in the care of her legal guardian, Emily Kelly, who Portia Duncan alleges physically abused, neglected and tortured […]

Law enforcement gather evidence at the scene of a state trooper-involved shooting in LaPorte County, Indiana, July 10, 2026. (WLS) (CHICAGO) -- An Indiana state trooper is recovering in a hospital after he was shot by a suspect Friday who was being pursued by law enforcement across two states in a stolen car.Indiana State Police later found the unidentified suspect dead following a manhunt.The incident began around 5:30 a.m., when […]

(NEW YORK) -- The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells, the 18-year-old student-athlete whose body was recovered on July 6 after a Fourth of July boating trip, called for a transparent investigation as they seek answers about the mysterious death of their son.Christine and Elmore Wonsley told "Good Morning America" anchor Michael Strahan in an interview on Friday that they have called for a "thorough" investigation as they seek answers about […]

(HOUSTON) -- The man fatally shot during a traffic stop by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston this week was seemingly not the original target of the immigration enforcement operation, a Department of Homeland Security official told ABC News.The DHS official said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, "resembled the target.""After receiving a credible tip from our law enforcement partners, our officers conducted surveillance on a target's address. […]

A video of a police interview with Lance Twiggs is played in the courtroom during a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson at the Fourth District Courthouse in Provo, Utah, July 9, 2026. (Utah Courts) (UTAH) -- Over objections from defense attorneys, a video was played in a Utah courtroom on Thursday in which the roommate of Tyler Robinson, the suspect charged in the 2025 killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, claimed […]

(SAVANNAH, GA.) -- A now-former Georgia police officer has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after he accidentally discharged his weapon during an arrest, fatally shooting a teenager he was attempting to handcuff, according to court filings.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) filed criminal charges against Derrick Harris Jr., 37, who was an officer with the DeKalb County Police Department, on Wednesday, a day after the deadly shooting.The teen -- 19-year-old […]