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The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Payton Manus of Cheraw along with her two small children, 1-year-old Addeline Sterrett and 2-month-old Nathaniel Sterrett, have not been seen or heard from since July 3.

Winning menus go beyond chicken fingers and hot dogs, chefs say, to offer customizable, healthy and globally inspired fare.

An individual was taken into custody for further questioning, but “no charges have been filed at this time,” according to a Philadelphia Police Department press release

A North Carolina family of four, including two school-age children, died when their small plane crashed as they flew back from Florida.

After nearly five hours of testimony Monday, the Wood County Board of Education voted 2-1 to not renew the contract of the district’s special education director. Board member Debbie Hendershot voted to renew the contract of Special Education Director Kara Small,

The latest instance happened in Bakersfield, California, about two hours north of Los Angeles, when Maya Hernandez left her two small children in a vehicle while she got lip filler injections. A few weeks after her 20th birthday,

Charles Sumpter and Fleitte Newell have been taken into custody and charged with murder, following the death of Ashley Thompson and her two children in a Philadelphia house fire earlier this month, according to NBC 10 and ABC 6 Action News.

The Buchanans, who ran a sprawling farm and store about 40 miles outside Raleigh, died on Monday. Four members of a family who ran a large farm in North Carolina that supplied markets and hosted local vendor festivals were killed on Monday afternoon when the small plane they were in crashed, officials said.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating.

A new children’s bookstore has opened on the east side of town. The store, called Dad Suggests, is located at 2526 E. Mission Blvd. Suite 110 in the building also home to Haven boutique, just a little to the west of Mojo’s.