Police say an Idaho dad was on his phone behind the wheel ... moments before the car crash that killed his young son.
Austin Summers was charged with manslaughter last week for the death of his 7-year-old son Graham, who tragically died when he rear-ended another car in November, according to the Idaho Statesman.
According to the outlet, the affidavit says Austin, whose blood tested positive for cocaine and opiates following the crash, was flying down Interstate 84 in his GMC pickup truck at about 75 mph when he slammed into a Ford F450 that was in the far right lane with its hazards on, crawling at about 7 mph because of a mechanical issue.
A wife was allegedly murdered alongside her 6 kids ... 2 years after posting online that her husband was having an affair with a younger intern.
According to law enforcement, Kristopher Karolkiewicz shot and killed his wife, Amanda "Mandy" Karolkiewicz, and their 6 children on July 24 in their home inGrand Haven Township, MI. They say he then set their home on fire before shooting himself.
The Detroit News reports that a Reddit account they independently verified was linked to Mandy -- based on matching details about marriage dates, kids, ages, jobs and where they lived -- reveals the couple had a rough relationship, and once accused Kristopher of cheating.
The account for username "MandyK1179" mentioned her husband's alleged affair back in 2024, commenting in a thread ... "He was divorced and older than me … fast forward ten years and five kids, he was cheating with the intern again -- the same age I was when I was the intern."
French DJ Kavinsky -- best known for the electro track "Nightcall" -- has died.
The Paris prosecutor's office said Kavinsky -- real name Vincent Belorgey -- was found dead at his home in Paris Tuesday, according to multiple local and national reports. An investigation is underway, and a cause of death has yet to be released.
The French newspaper Le Figaro spoke to a police source who noted he may have had a stroke, per the BBC. The outlet reported he had been complaining about headaches in the last few days.
Emilie Kiser's doing some soul searching ... because she's getting roasted online for having her 16-month-old son, Teddy, in a boat without a life jacket.
What's worse is this comes a little over a year after her 3-year-old son, Trigg, was found unresponsive in their backyard pool last May. He was was rushed to the Phoenix Children's Hospital and died 6 days later.
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Emilie took to Instagram to respond to the backlash, writing in a story ... "Our child should have been in his life jacket for the entirety of that boat ride, not even for the few moments that he was out of it."
Here's Aysia Collins ... the woman who Celeste Rivas Hernandez seemingly grew jealous of the day before D4vdallegedly murdered her ... and the supposed catalyst behind Celeste's threatening texts.
Aysia was named in court during D4vd's preliminary hearing ... text messages between Celeste and D4vd showed Celeste erupting over D4vd's friendship with the model and streamer.
In one of the texts read aloud in court, Celeste sent David a threatening text after confronting him about hanging out with Aysia at his Hollywood Hills home ... with Celeste texting, "Oh my f***ing God, I swear to God, I'll kill u."
John Fetterman did the unthinkable Tuesday on Capitol Hill ... he put on a suit and tie.
The Senator from Pennsylvania traded his signature hoodie and shorts for a jacket, pants, dress shirt and a tie ... as lawmakers waited to board buses to Lindsey Graham's funeral -- prompting our Charlie Cotton to ask how it felt to dress up for once.
Fetterman had a deadpan response ... proving the guy inside the suit is the same we've come to know inside the hoodie.
The 2025 murder of Chrisean Rock's ex-boyfriend Karon "Ronny Doe" Cann remains unsolved ... but police tell TMZ the investigation is still active as detectives continue working to identify and catch the killer.
Justin Mulcahy, a rep for the Anne Arundel County Police Department in Maryland, told us Monday night ... "We can confirm that it is an open and active investigation; however, we are unable to provide any additional details."
Before his death, Karon publicly claimed he was the father of Chrisean's son, Chrisean, Jr.
She has always insisted Blueface was the father, despite the rapper denying the allegations.
Blake Garrett -- best known for his role in "How to Eat Fried Worms" -- was found unresponsive next to his bed in a sober living house ... with rolled dollar bills, a lighter, and foil with burnt residue nearby.
TMZ obtained the former child actor's full autopsy report, which describes the scene at the Tulsa residence where he was found dead back in February.
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner previously determined Garrett died from acute fentanyl toxicity and ruled the manner of death an accident ... and the autopsy shows alcohol testing came back negative.
The Kardashian-Jenner family is celebrating its late matriarch, Mary Jo-- known as MJ -- on what would have been her 92nd birthday.
Kris Jennermarked her late mother's birthday Sunday with an Instagram carousel filled with family photos from over the years, writing ... "Happy Heavenly Birthday Mommy. I love you."
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Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian also shared her own collection of memories with MJ, revealing she and Kris have been going through her grandmother's belongings since her death -- and learning there was still plenty they didn’t know about her.
Sara Gilson's ex-husband says he spent years begging the influencer to leave the man authorities say eventually killed her ... but she could never fully break free.
Lyle Landers -- who shares two children with Sara -- tells PEOPLEhe warned her for five years to get away from estranged husbandJeremiah "Shawn" Duffey, whom he says had been a threat to her from the beginning.
Lyle told the outlet he offered to help Sara escape the relationship in any way he could ... but claims Duffey appeared to have "some sort of control over her."
Oliver Tree couldn't wait for his next "epic day" ... a helicopter trip that would tragically become his last.
Speaking at Oliver's celebration of life Saturday at the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater in Santa Cruz ... his mother, Christine Begin Nickell, recalled texting him the day before he died to ask how quitting smoking was going.
She said Oliver immediately FaceTimed her and blew a huge puff of cigarette smoke into the camera ... but what stuck with her most was how happy and excited he seemed about life.
Newly obtained dispatch audio captures the frantic moments before authorities discovered influencer Sara Gilson and her estranged husband, Jeremiah "Shawn" Duffey, dead inside their Oklahoma home.
In the audio, obtained by TMZ, a 911 dispatcher tells responding officers they could hear a woman "screaming and crying" during a call connected to the residence in Owasso late Thursday night.
The dispatcher is heard saying "I'm trying to reach him back, but I could hear a female in the background screaming and crying. Some sort of loud bang in the background" as the officer is seemingly referring to the caller who initially contacted authorities.
A 14-year-old boy -- identified as a "nephew" to rapper 21 Savage -- took his own life after allegedly shooting his sister in the neck ... according to the family.
Cops say they arrived at the scene after receiving reports of gunfire Wednesday ... where they found two people shot -- a boy and a girl.
Police say the boy -- Seven Shirley -- was found with a gunshot wound and no signs of life. The girl -- identified by the family as 12-year-old Lyric Shirley -- suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and was taken to the hospital for emergency medical treatment.
Former NFL guard Jordan Devey -- who played for the New England Patriots when they won the Super Bowl in 2014 -- has died by suicide, his family announced.
His wife, Linsey Devey, announced his death on social media Friday -- saying it would have been their 15th wedding anniversary -- and linked to a GoFundMe which said he took his own life.
Jordan and Linsey share four children who Linsey said have his "eyes, freckles, and compassion." She added, "You were our hero and our hearts ache in your absence. We love you. We miss you. And as you said in your last words to me, 'we’ll talk soon.'"