Skull Fracture

Investigators with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office call it the worst case of child abuse they've seen. Two-month old twins suffered numerous fractures throughout their bodies and were severely undernourished. Deputies say the little boy has 28...

SOUTH BEND - Exactly what happened to 2-year-old Maya Escobedo on the night of Dec. 2, 2008, might never be known, but a jury determined Monday that the girl's father did not knowingly kill her. Valentin Escobedo, 25, was acquitted of murder, but found...

An Indianapolis babysitter has been found guilty of injuring a 6-month-old girl back in Feb. 2011. Madalyn Smith, 45, was convicted of one count of neglect of a dependent, two counts of class B battery and three counts of class D battery. The child...

MISHAWAKA -- The owner of an area nightclub wants people to know his business was not the location of a violent attack earlier this month. A 45-year-old South Bend man told police last week that he was robbed and beaten inside Club Sky at the 100...

A Bloomington couple is facing felony neglect and battery charges after police said a father abused his 3-month-old son and the infant’s mother failed to report the alleged crimes.  Police said the couple fabricated a story about the baby's leg...

A man has been convicted of the felony child abuse of his two 2-month-old twins in Montgomery County. John Paul Clark entered an Alford plea in court Monday, meaning that there was enough evidence to convict him beyond a reasonable doubt. According...

A Hagerstown Suns employee suffered a serious head injury Tuesday morning when he fell off a four-wheel drive vehicle he was riding on at Municipal Stadium, city police said. The 18-year-old man was riding on the vehicle with two other employees, said...

Everyday is a struggle for Jaymie Polet, but Thursday was especially difficult. The 18-year-old -- who lost her best friend, Meagan Toothman, and was herself seriously injured in the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair -- found out the fall could...

The Whatcom Humane Society (WHS) is seeking the public's assistance for information about two German Shepherd-mix puppies that were severely beaten. Animal control officers responded to a 911 call on April 1 in the 4000 block of Lummi Shore Drive on...

The owner of a day care center where a boy was murdered in 2009 died Sunday, the day before she was to stand trial on obstruction of justice charges today. Judith Katz's attorney, Jack Carriglio, confirmed her death. He would not elaborate how Katz died,...

Heart failure related to her long battle with cervical cancer was what killed Judith Katz a day before she was to stand trial in Lake County, her lawyer said in court this morning. Katz's trial was to begin today on charges that she obstructed justice...

A baby boy is hospitalized with extensive injuries, including skull fractures, bleeding on the brain and puncture wounds caused by a toothpick, and his mother and uncle are being questioned today, authorities said. The injuries were discovered over the...