MIAMI BEACH, Fla.
Man kills his two kids, jumps to own death
A man killed his two young children Saturday by throwing them off the 15th floor of a landmark South Beach hotel and then jumped to his own death, police said.
The children were 4 and 8 years old and the family was on vacation from Alton, Ill., said police spokesman Bobby Hernandez.
The mother of the children told police she and her husband had been having marital problems for the past six months, Hernandez said. Police did not immediately release the identities of the family members.
IRVINGTON, Ky.
Girl’s body recovered in vehicle after flood
Officials on Saturday recovered the body of a 4-year-old girl who was trapped inside a vehicle carried away by a flood caused by severe thunderstorms that lashed Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana.
Five other people also died in the storms last week. A diver found the car in Sinking Creek in about 12 feet of water, 75 yards downstream from where it left a road, said Rick Priest, Breckinridge County’s emergency management director.
The body of the girl, identified as Madison McCawley of Rosetta, was still in the car, authorities said. The girl’s mother and another adult got out of their vehicle safely Thursday night at the scene, about 50 miles southwest of Louisville, authorities said.
MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.
FBI keeps digging in search for Hoffa
Agents used a backhoe Saturday to dig at the site of a barn that had been demolished a few days earlier as the FBI resumed its search for the remains of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa.
It was the 11th day of searching at the Hidden Dreams Farm about 30 miles northwest of Detroit.
Digging at the 89-acre site would continue through the Memorial Day weekend, said FBI spokeswoman Dawn Clenney.
Agents have said they have a credible tip that the former Teamsters boss is buried at the farm, which at one time was owned by Hoffa associate Rolland McMaster.
A government investigator has said that Donovan Wells, who lived on the land at the time, was the one who gave the FBI the tip that has sparked the intense effort.
DETROIT
Corvettes recalled over roof defect
General Motors Corp. is recalling more than 30,000 Chevrolet Corvettes because of a defect that allows detachable roofs to fly off.
The recall issued last week affects certain 2005-06 models with painted roofs. The adhesive between the roof panel and magnesium frame may separate, GM spokesman Alan Adler told The Detroit News.
If there is a complete separation, the hard roof panel may detach from the vehicle and it could strike another vehicle.
“You do not want to hit a 10-pound object at 70 miles per hour,” Adler said.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received 21 complaints from owners of the sports car, but Adler said the problem has not caused any injuries or deaths. Owners affected by the recall can get a free inspection and repair, if needed, at their local dealership.
NEW YORK
Jailed bouncer says he didn’t shoot up club
A bouncer accused of killing a man and wounding three others outside a Manhattan lounge says that he isn’t the shooter and that another gunman was in the crowd the night of the violence.
“The cops need to go after the other gunman,” Stephen Sakai said from the Rikers Island jail Friday. Sakai, 30, of Brooklyn, faces charges of murder, attempted murder and assault in the Tuesday night shootings outside the Opus 22 lounge in the Chelsea neighborhood.
Police are also investigating whether Sakai was involved in three unsolved killings last year.
