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Police arrest fiancé of missing Colorado mother: Sources

Woodland Park Police Department(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — Investigators served an arrest warrant Friday morning for Patrick Frazee, the fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, who hasn’t been seen in nearly one month, sources told ABC News. Frazee, the father of Berreth’s baby, was seen in handcuffs. Police believe Berreth, 29, is no longer alive, …

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Retailers offer last minute Christmas shopping and ‘Panic Saturday’ deals

CatLane/iStock(NEW YORK) — Christmas may be just days away, but if you waited until now to shop, fear not — it’s not too late to still secure a great last-minute gift for the loved ones in your life. If you are ordering something online and want it delivered by Christmas, it’s still possible, but it’s …

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East Coast continues to get slammed by heavy rain during busy holiday travel period

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A southern storm brought two confirmed tornadoes to Florida, record rainfall in Orlando and damage to Georgia and the Carolinas on Thursday. Now the storm continues to inch its way north during the busiest travel days of the holiday season. The storm system is moving north on Friday morning and joining …

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National Park Service buys house in Atlanta where Martin Luther King Jr. was born

gregobagel/iStock(ATLANTA) — For more than two decades the National Park Service has been leading tours at the birthplace for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Now, 50 years after his death, the King Center has sold the home which was built in 1894. The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change has allowed the …

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Arrest warrant issued for 1 of 4 people who got lost in West Virginia mine

Alexey Dozmorov/iStock(CLEAR CREEK, W.Va.) — Police issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for one of the four people who allegedly broke into a West Virginia mine to steal copper, according to court documents. Three of those who entered the mine got lost and were rescued after almost a week underground. Authorities are looking to arrest …

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London’s Gatwick Airport reopens after day-long shutdown due to drones in the area

william87/iStock(LONDON) — London’s Gatwick Airport had a serious drone problem Thursday, but as of Friday morning, it is back to being operational. The airport was shut down at 9:03 p.m. on Wednesday due to reports of two drones flying over the airfield, the airport said in a statement. Despite a brief reopening in the early …

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Mitchell’s Hunger Tree exceeds its second goal in helping feed seniors

This year’s James Valley Community Center “Hunger Tree” has shattered its second goal in providing meals to 51 seniors struggling with food insecurity. Director Jessica Pickett says the Mitchell community has once again shown its generosity is a big way. “We had a gentleman stop by and give us a rather large donation and we …

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Trump administration planning to cut number of US troops in Afghanistan by half

Bumblee_Dee/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is planning to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, with the possibility that some troops begin withdrawing in the coming weeks, according to a U.S. official. The current force of 14,000 is expected to be cut in half, with those troops arriving home by the end of the …

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Tesla opens investigation into car that burst into flames three times

KGO-TV(SAN FRANCISCO) — A Tesla Model S ignited three times in one day, a northern California car owner and firefighters told ABC News. While driving on a highway on Dec. 18, the driver got a tire pressure warning indicating a flat tire, and had the car towed to the nearby Los Gatos Tire and Auto …

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Trump administration considering reducing the number of US troops in Afghanistan: officials

Bumblee_Dee/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is considering reducing the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan with the possibility that some troops begin withdrawing in the coming weeks, according to a U.S. official. A second official told ABC News that discussions have been underway for several weeks about how to withdraw some U.S. troops from Afghanistan. …

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