Akim Powell
Digital Content Producer
Charlotte, NC
Akim Powell is a National Digital Content Producer. He's a Mississippi Gulf Coast native, but he currently resides in Charlotte. He also graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism with an emphasis in print.
When he’s not writing stories, he spends his free time enjoying nature and hanging out with his dog Brew.
A 62-year-old man died after being shot by a woman following an argument over a Walmart parking space in Florida, according to authorities.
A mother in Nebraska is accused of killing a 9-month-old after holding a blanket over the child’s head.
A toddler in Arizona was discovered to be alive in the morgue of a hospital after being pronounced dead by a doctor hours earlier.
An 8-year-old girl in California died after being struck by illegal fireworks during a Fourth of July display.
An 83-year-old woman in Mississippi died after she and her husband fell in the hot sun.
A family in Mississippi is seeking answers after a 19-year-old died on a trip to Florida days after graduating from high school.
An 18-month-old baby died after choking on a popcorn kernel while his mother was drinking in another room, according to multiple reports.
A father in Florida forgot his 18-month-old son in the backseat and later found him dead during daycare pickup, according to reports.
LeBron James and the Lakers are done, according to multiple reports.
A 19-year-old in Kentucky was found dead after going missing five days ago, according to authorities.
The sheriff’s office searched the grounds and buildings associated with the animal rescue and founder Shannon Miranda for evidence related to animal cruelty and fraud.
A 76-year-old grandmother in Texas died after a man driving a Tesla on Autopilot allegedly crashed into her home, according to authorities.
Investigators identified the body, who they believed to be the longest known Jane Doe in Iowa.
An Arby’s manager is accused of giving a customer herpes after spitting in her food.
Two Wendy’s employees in South Carolina are accused of spitting and serving food from the trash, according to authorities.
Two of the three bodies found in a foreclosed home that was auctioned to a new owner in Connecticut have been identified, authorities said.
Six people, including 2 children, were killed in a fiery head-on crash in Texas, according to authorities.
A high school teacher in Georgia accused of sexually abusing students was potentially blackmailed by students who discovered her OnlyFans account to get a better grade.
An Ohio police chief was indicted on 70 sexual abuse counts stemming from alleged child sex abuse that happened between 2005 and 2010, according to authorities.
“Elf” actor Faizon Love was arrested on contempt of court charges, according to authorities.
A mother in Florida is accused of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death.
A 51-year-old man is accused of beating a missing 15-year-old boy to death in Louisiana, authorities said.
A mother in Missouri is accused of starving her 1-year-old daughter on a diet that consisted of yogurt, vegetable pouches and fruit pouches that amounted to just 250 calories per day.
A mother in Tennessee is fighting for her life after her two children were found shot to death.
Three bodies were found in a foreclosed home that was auctioned to a new owner in Connecticut, according to authorities.
A woman fell to her death after staff allegedly forgot to attach a safety cord before she rope jumped from a bridge in Brazil.
A 14-year-old is accused of robbing a children’s lemonade stand at gunpoint in Boston, according to authorities.
A mother in Cincinnati admitted to shooting her 12-year-old son in the head.
A man in Pennsylvania is accused of robbing and kidnapping a woman who was taking out her trash at knifepoint, according to authorities.
18-year-old trying to break up with boyfriend killed with her best friend in apparent murder-suicide
An 18-year-old, along with her best friend were fatally shot her boyfriend in an apparent murder-suicide in Kentucky as she tried to break up with him.
A family’s dog started a fire that destroyed a home in Connecticut, leaving two high school students without their belongings and pets.
Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt lost the Los Angeles mayoral race and will not be advancing to the runoff election in November.
A former Louisiana mayor was sentenced for having sex with a teen at a house party while serving as an elected official
A California woman died after being struck by a vehicle on an interstate while attempting to retrieve her pet following a separate crash in Kentucky.
A 13-day-old baby and a 17-year-old in Texas were killed, and four others were injured in a crash.
An assistant principal in Texas has been arrested after he allegedly offered to buy a student alcohol and lingerie in exchange for sex, according to authorities.
Authorities have finally identified the remains of a girl who was brutally killed more than two decades ago as a missing Pennsylvania teen.
A 5-year-old in Indiana was staying overnight with friends when he suddenly died, according to his parents.
A mother in South Carolina walked through fire to save her three-year-old from a burning apartment.
Rapper Fetty Wap sent flowers to a principal in Florida placed on administrative leave after an unexpected controversy arose over one of his lyrics that was attributed to her in the school’s yearbook.
A private investigator in Iowa believes he has identified a suspect in the 1995 disappearance of morning TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit.
A man in Alabama is accused of throwing kittens out of his moving car onto the interstate, according to authorities.
A mother in Nashville is accused of collecting food stamp benefits in the name of her daughter, who has been missing for nine years.
A principal in Florida was placed on administrative leave after a Fetty Wap lyric was attributed to her in the school’s yearbook.
A man in Alabama is accused of pointing a gun at deputies while they attempted to se
Country star Jelly Roll said his daughter is breaking ‘generational curses’ after she graduated high school.
An 8-year-old boy reported missing from his Texas home was found dead in a pond hours after he disappeared, police said.
Two children who were rescued from a home that ‘smelled like death’ in Texas told police that they had never been to school.
Police in Nebraska say a dog accidentally shot a person with a shotgun at a convenience store.
Stewart McLean, an actor who appeared on “Virgin River,” was found dead. He was 45.
