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College student dies while rappelling from cliff in Arizona

MESA, Ariz. – An Arizona State University student is dead after she fell while rappelling from a cliff in the Tonto National Forest. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old Katelyn M. Conrad was rappelling in Coon Bluff, a popular recreation area near the Salt River, on Saturday morning when …

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Investigators recover sixth body in rubble of mansion fire; all occupants now accounted for

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Investigators have recovered a body believed to be the last person missing since a massive fire reduced a Maryland mansion to rubble with six people inside. Anne Arundel Fire Department spokesman Capt. Russ Davies said Monday that crews recovered a sixth body from the ruins and that …

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Pregnant daughter on trial for US woman's death in Indonesia 'petrified' about future

CHICAGO – A pregnant 19-year-old Chicago woman on trial in Indonesia for the death of her mother claims she’s innocent and is “petrified” about her future. Heather Mack tells the Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/1C0FVMg ) that she loved her mother and had no reason to kill her. Sixty-two-year-old Sheila von Wiese-Mack’s …

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