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Related Coverage Friday, August 11 12:30 a.m. – 900 block of East Ave. SE, police responded to a home burglary. The victim said a man forced her door open but she was able to shut it. She said after that, he ran away. 2:49 p.m. – 18-year-old Richard Robson, arrested on child rape charges . Robson is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl multiple times over the course of several years. Saturday, August 12 8:57 a.m. – 500 block of Kenmore Ave. SE, a woman reported finding a bullet in her baby’s playpen. She said someone must have shot at her house sometime overnight but she never heard any gunshots. The baby was not in the playpen at the time. Sunday, August 13 1:05 a.m. – 100 block of High St. NW, 36-year-old Shawn Stambolia, arrested on warrants out of Warren, including one for robbery. 8:50 a.m. – 2000 block of Milton St. SE, a woman said someone shot at her house. She said the bullet came in through the bathroom window and went through a wall into the bedroom. 3:30 p.m....

Published: Thu, August 17, 2017 @ 12:00 a.m. Warren store robbed WARREN Two armed men ordered two clerks at the Red & White store, 1104 W. Market St., to get on the ground Tuesday as they forced a third worker into the back room of the store in a 9:20 p.m. robbery. The robbers were both wearing pantyhouse-type masks, black pants and black T-shirts. One told the two employees on the floor that they knew where they lived and would kill them if they called police. Police later used a canine to track the suspects and found a mask believed to have been used by the robbers behind a house on Haymaker Avenue Northwest . The employee forced into the back room said one of the robbers ordered her to open the safe, and they took an undisclosed amount of money from the safe and from a register and fled. Child-endangering case WARREN Labrittany L. Campbell, 23, of Roberts Avenue Northwest and Woodview Avenue, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in municipal court to two counts of child endangering a...

A MUM-of-two who tears her face to pieces in eight-hour 'skin-picking marathons' is desperate to be put in a coma to let her painful wounds heal . Linda Smith claims the disorder has taken over her life, leaving her unable to date for more than four years. Mercury Press Linda Smith suffers a rare condition that compels her to pick her skin Mercury Press The 50-year-old gets caught in eight-hour 'skin-picking marathons' leaving her face covered in painful sores. She's pictured trying a green bean remedy The 50-year-old suffers dermatillomania , which compels sufferers to pick at their skin, leaving nasty wounds . She has been plagued since she was a child, but has no idea what triggered it. Her body is covered in wounds and scars and said she feels so hopeless that the only way to control her disorder is if she's "unconscious or in a straitjacket". Steroid creams intended to get rid of some of the spots have caused facial hair to grow, according to...

Ruth Bennett woke up at 1 a.m. and looked through the doorway of her independent living apartment in Walker, about 20 miles west of Baton Rouge. It was Aug. 13, 2016, and rain had been pouring down for two days. Bennett was worried about her car flooding. She saw water creeping up to the parking lot, but her  car looked safe . She crawled back into bed.  Two hours later, one of the employees of Southern Pines Retirement Community  was pounding on Bennett's door. Not only had Bennett's car flooded, the facility was surrounded by water. The employee told Bennet to grab what she needed, including her medicine. "In two hours it had come from nothing," Bennett recalled recently . "It was very frightening, especially when you're old." The elderly and children are among the most vulnerable populations to extreme weather events . That's in part because they often do not have the ability to mobilize quickly or on their own, and they're at a greater risk...

With the beginning of a new school year, WFAA team members share their personal hopes, fears and excitement.   Anchor Cynthia Izaguirre A Milestone Moment   (Photo: Cynthia Izaguirre ) It's a milestone moment. In a couple of weeks, my 5-year-old twins will start kindergarten and be in a class setting for the first time in their lives. They were never in daycare or pre-K. Since I work the night shift, that would've meant not seeing them in the mornings. My husband and I have enjoyed teaching them a few things daily before I go to work, including Spanish, their ABCs and numbers. They can also recite for you the acceleration of gravity thanks to their architect dad. But, alas, it's time to turn them over to the real pros. People keep asking me how I feel. Before I answer, let me rewind a bit. The last couple of years have been hard grappling with this moment. Here's why. I work night side . When they get off school, mommy will already be at work. I'll only see them...

John Altschul with his dog, Ethanol. (Photo by James Mills) EDITOR’S NOTE: The is another in a series of occasional stories titled “The Grownups” about West Hollywood residents 75 years old or older who are active in civic life. He’s been called the elder statesman of West Hollywood . He possesses the leadership, diplomacy, patience, charm and institutional memory necessary to hold that honorary title. More importantly, he has the ear of city leaders, community activists , business leaders and developers that is required of an effective statesman. Although he was not involved with the formation of the city, he became a guiding force in shaping West Hollywood . And this week, John Altschul celebrates his 81st birthday. He reluctantly accepts the idea of being the city’s elder statesman, but would prefer he wasn’t quite so much on the elder side of it (wouldn’t we all!). “ West Hollywood has always been a place where everyone has been so friendly,” says Altschul. “I’ve always felt ...

‘I am fairly certain that it’s all going to end up in a Dumpster somewhere, and that makes me sad.’ Some older readers were disappointed that their children did not care about their heirlooms. “I am 55 years old. My … son is 31. I’ve had ‘the talk’ with my son and he’s making it both easier for me and more difficult. He wants nothing. I am fairly certain that it’s all going to end up in a Dumpster somewhere, and that makes me sad. Yet, I also don’t want to burden him with a bunch of unwanted (from his perspective) junk. This is an emotionally fraught issue and I don’t there are no easy answers.” — Trixie Spishak in Mountain Home, Arkansas “My generation used to scrimp and resourcefully use everything. My 20-something children prefer to have kits from Ikea rather than castoffs I put aside.” — Nancy Garcia in California ‘Now we’re supposed to buy houses we can’t afford just to store your stuff?’ Many younger readers countered that they live in smaller spaces far longer than their paren...