14-year-old West Texas kidnap victim recovered at northwest-side San Antonio hotel

With the help of technology, investigators say they were able to track the victim down and make an arrest. SAN ANTONIO — Investigators say a teenaged girl kidnapped in West Texas has been safely recovered at a northwest-side San Antonio hotel. Reeves County detectives say the 14-year-old girl disappeared from Pecos, Texas more than two … Read more

‘I call him a hero’: Colorado 3-year-old saves great-grandma after serious fall

Sharon Lewis said she fell and hit her head on a cement step late at night. The only other person around to help her was her 3-year-old great-grandson. STRASBURG, Colo. — When his great-grandmother, Sharon Lewis, fell and needed help, 3-year-old Bridger Peabody braved the dark. At the time, Lewis said she had just brought … Read more

‘Heartbreaking and unimaginable’: Connecticut man says he was held captive by stepmom since childhood

The 32-year-old man told firefighters that he intentionally set fire to his stepmom’s home and said, “I wanted my freedom” after 20 years of captivity. WATERBURY, Conn. — A Waterbury woman is accused of keeping her stepson captive in abusive conditions for over 20 years, and the now-32-year-old man claimed he intentionally set the home … Read more