Authorities searched Monday for a former NFL player after his 73-year-old mother's body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home.
Relatives told officers Saturday in Maywood that they could not find Sergio Brown, 35, or Myrtle Brown, police said.
Officers found Myrtle Brown's body, and a medical examiner determined Sunday that she had been injured during an assault.
Sergio Brown played defensive back from 2010 through 2016 with the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills. He graduated from Proviso East High School in Maywood and attended the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
Maywood is about 12 miles (19 kilometers) west of Chicago.
A plane bound for the U.S. made a shocking emergency landing on Sunday. This video was captured as a cargo plane leaving Luxembourg for Chicago was forced to return to the runway for an emergency landing when its landing gear failed to retract. Part of the landing gear then snapped off during the emergency landing.
This month marks the five-year anniversary of legal sports betting in the U.S., and Americans have bet $220 billion dollars in that time on events like the NBA playoffs. Cheddar News reporter Ashley Mastronardi tells us what's next in the world of online gambling as the industry continues to grow.
Police say at least three people are dead and multiple others wounded after a shooting in Farmington, New Mexico where schools were put on lockdown.
Cheddar News senior reporter Chloe Aiello breaks down the basics of keeping kids safe on social media.
On this edition of Stretching Your Dollar, certified financial planner and author Larry Sprung offers his tips on how to start saving for retirement early.
Cheddar's new series' Crime Files' airs a new episode every Monday. Tonight's episode "Justice Delayed" looks at the case of Edward Bullock, a New Jersey sheriff who abused children in his custody for decades. Senior investigative reporter Walt Kane breaks it down.
Guinness World Records says the world’s oldest dog recently celebrated his 31st birthday. Bobi's owner says a party was held Saturday for the purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese dog.
According to the Social Security Administration's 2022 list, Liam and Olivia remained the most popular names for the third year in a row. Other names in the top included Noah, Emma, Charlotte, James, Oliver, and Amelia.
A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers.
A shooting at a neighborhood gathering in Arizona left two people dead and five wounded, police said Sunday.
