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 woman in Georgia was convicted of practicing medicine without a license after a near-fatal home birth in 2022, according to authorities.
An eighth-grader was shot and killed in Louisiana, according to authorities.
A jawbone found in Wisconsin has been identified as belonging to a 19-year-old woman who was killed and dismembered after a first date, according to authorities.
Nearly 200,000 air fryer ovens sold exclusively at Target are being recalled after dozens of people reported suffering burns.
A 17-year-old is accused of killing a pregnant mother and injuring six others inside a Spirit Halloween store in California, prosecutors announced.
A mother and her 20-year-old daughter were killed in a suspected grizzly bear attack on a popular trail in Canada, officials said.
A Michigan couple is accused of abusing their adopted and foster children under the “guise of discipline” for financial gain, according to authorities.
A former judge has been arrested after allegedly unloading a gun in the direction of Halloween trick-or-treaters, according to authorities.
Two women face murder charges after a 4-year-old boy was found beaten to death inside a home in Atlanta, according to authorities.
Maine father has been charged with manslaughter after his 13-month-old daughter died of hypothermia in a freezing bedroom, authorities said.
A woman admitted to killing her best friend’s 6-week-old son and injuring his twin brother while babysitting in Pennsylvania, prosecutors said.
An Arizona man is accused of sending another man to sexually assault his fiancée while she was home with her children, according to police.
Ground cinnamon is being recalled in 14 states ahead of the holiday season.
A 71-year-old New Jersey woman went for a walk more than three weeks ago and hasn’t been seen since.
A former Alabama city councilman was charged after allegedly making terrorist threats at a Hooters, according to authorities.
A Tennessee toddler died after being hit by a car at a pumpkin patch, according to her family.
An Ohio college professor and a woman were found shot to death in a home, and a suspect is in custody, according to authorities.
A Virginia woman was arrested after her 8-month-old died after being left unattended in a bathtub, according to authorities.
A 75-year-old woman who allegedly posed as an heiress to steal more than $14 million has been added to the FBI’s Most Wanted list.
An arrest has been made in conncection to the death of an Ohio high school student who died by suicide after becoming a victim of sextortion.
A 15-year-old girl died after she was hit while riding an electric scooter, according to authorities.
WWE legend Ric Flair was hospitalized after falling outside of a Florida restaurant, according to multiple reports.
A mother in South Carolina was arrested after her 12-year-old daughter was allegedly found severely underweight, according to authorities.
A man in Missouri is accused of killing his girlfriend while she visited him in the hospital, according to authorities.
Meghan Markle’s father Thomas Markle is allegedly being investigated for possession of child sexual abuse material, according to multiple reports.
