Woman who decorated son’s grave with skeleton coming out of ground for Halloween says cemetery threw it away

A New Hampshire woman said she was taken by surprise when decorations she placed on her son’s grave depicting a skeleton popping out of the ground were removed and placed in the trash. 

Girl, 7, shot while trick-or-treating in Little Village: police

A 7-year-old was shot in the chest as she trick-or-treated in a bumblebee costume Thursday evening in Little Village.

NY police say they’ve captured ‘It’ in Facebook post showing Pennywise the clown in back of cruiser

Police in New York announced on Facebook that residents can rest easy knowing a key suspect in a fictional series of grizzly murders and child abductions has been captured: The ancient cosmic being otherwise known as Pennywise the clown, or “It.”

Florida couple makes epic Pokémon Jack-o’-lantern that look just like ‘Gastly’

A Florida couple’s epic Pokémon-inspired Jack-o’-lantern, carved to look like the Pokemon “Gastly,” has captured the imaginations of Pokémon lovers everywhere this Halloween.

Woman rushed to ER after colored contact lenses she bought at store for Halloween nearly blind her

Most people want to turn heads on Halloween with a terrifying costume. For one woman, the nightmare became reality when she was rushed to the emergency room after the colored contact lenses she bought for the occasion nearly blinded her.

East Austin bar transforms into Moe's Tavern from The Simpsons

Nickel City has become Moe's Tavern for a second year in a row. The bar is offering food and drinks inspired by the show, including a Krusty Burger and Flaming Moe cocktail.  

Missouri police officers pool money, buy costumes for students' Halloween party

Missouri police officers pooled their money together and bought costumes for children in need on Tuesday after finding out some students at a local elementary school couldn’t afford to get one for the school’s Halloween party.

Federal judge grants injunction in Butts County trick-or-treat case

A federal judge barred the Butts County sheriff from posting warning signs in front of the homes of registered sex offenders.

Lancaster middle school prints sex hotline number on student ID cards

A middle school in Lancaster is causing a stir after it printed out school student identification cards with a sex hotline telephone number on them.

McKamey Manor: Petition created to shut down ‘extreme’ haunted house that requires 40-page waiver

McKamey Manor describes itself as “an extreme haunted experience” where guests are promised the most terrifying and mentally exhausting 10+ hoursof their lives. But now, a petition calling it “a torture chamber under disguise” has reached over 65,000 signatures in a bid to shut the attraction down.