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Anything Is Possible

This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. A 10-year-old boy runs away when his mother is reported missing while serving on an overseas Army rescue mission. He finds shelter from the city streets at a local orphanage where his incredible talent at the piano is discovered, and…


Police Identify Remains of Missing Girl, Arrest Father

OPELIKA, Ala.—Since 2012, the remains of the small child found behind a mobile home in Alabama were known only as “Baby Jane Doe.” On Thursday, police in Opelika announced that they have identified the girl as Amore Joveah Wiggins and arrested her father as a suspect in her death. Opelika Police Chief Shane Healey said…


Alabama Police Identify Girl’s Remains Found in 2012, Arrest Father

OPELIKA, Ala.—Since 2012, the remains of the small child found behind a mobile home in Alabama were known only as “Baby Jane Doe.” On Thursday, police in Opelika announced that they identified the girl as Amore Joveah Wiggins and arrested her father as a suspect in her death. Police Chief Shane Healey said investigators identified…


Actor Julian Sands Missing in Southern California Mountains

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.—Actor Julian Sands, star of several Oscar-nominated films including “A Room With a View,” has been missing for five days in the Southern California mountains, where he was hiking, authorities said Wednesday. Sands, 65, was reported missing Friday on a trail on Mt. Baldy, San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Gloria Huerta said. Search…


Searchers for Missing Oklahoma Girl Find Remains of Child

Authorities searching for the body of a missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl have found the remains of a child, but have not yet identified them as Athena Brownfield, who authorities say was beaten to death Christmas night, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) said Tuesday. “The remains will be transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office…


Affidavit: Missing Oklahoma Girl Beaten to Death, Buried

A missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl was beaten to death Christmas night by her caregiver, then buried, according to court documents released Tuesday. Athena Brownfield has been missing since Jan. 10 when a postal carrier discovered her 5-year-old sister alone outside the home the girls shared with the caregivers, Ivon Adams and Alysia Adams, in Cyril,…


Body of Man Missing Since Hurricane Ian Found on Sunken Boat

FORT MYERS, Fla.—The remains of a man who was reported missing after Hurricane Ian hit Florida’s Gulf Coast last year have been recovered from a sunken sailboat, sheriff’s officials said. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the remains were identified as James “Denny” Hurst, 72, who was last known to be aboard the…


2nd Arrest in Case of Missing Child, 4; Search Continues

OKLAHOMA CITY—Two people have now been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Athena Brownfield, a 4-year-old Oklahoma girl whose 5-year-old sister was discovered wandering alone outside by a postal worker, state investigators said Friday. Arizona authorities arrested 36-year-old Ivon Adams on Thursday, and he is being held in the Maricopa County jail in Phoenix…


Man Faces Murder Charge in Case of Missing Oklahoma Girl, 4

OKLAHOMA CITY—A man jailed in Arizona is facing a murder charge in connection with the disappearance of a 4-year-old Oklahoma girl he had been caring for, authorities said Friday, adding that the search for the child was ongoing. Ivon Adams, 36, was arrested Thursday in Arizona on one count of child neglect in the case…


Search Is on for 4-Year-Old; Caretaker Accused of Neglect

CYRIL, Okla.—A 4-year-old Oklahoma girl was reported missing and her caretaker was arrested on charges of neglect after a postal carrier found the girl’s 5-year-old sister wandering alone outside, authorities said. Alysia Adams, 31, was arrested at the Grady County Sheriff’s Office and booked into jail in Caddo County on two counts of child neglect,…