Elderly and Disabled Residents Stranded in Apartments for Nearly 2 Weeks Due to Broken Elevator

Several residents of a Boston apartment building, among them elderly and disabled individuals, said they have been stranded in their residences for nearly two weeks after the building’s only elevator broke down. Building management later posted a notice that said, “The elevator in your building will be out of service until further notice” according topublic broadcaster WGBH. Now, some residents who rely on the elevator to leave the building, which is part of the Ruth Lillian Barkley Apartments complex, are having a difficult time doing so altogether.

Elderly Bulldog Is Rescued from Sinkhole Thanks to an Iowa Community Coming Together

Photo: Estherville Police Department Police officers in Estherville, Iowa, responded to a call about a family’s lost dog at 3:10 a.m. Monday morning, according to theEstherville Police Department. The dog owner told dispatchers she could hear her pet barking in the ravine located behind another person’s home in the area. First responders discovered Tupelo located in a cement drainage tile. The tile created a sinkhole about “3 feet in diameter and about 3 feet deep” in the area surrounding it.

Elderly California Couple Go Missing After Renting Cottage for Valentine's Day

Photo: Marin County Sheriff’s Office A search for amissing elderly couplehas turned into a “recovery mission” following their week-long disappearance, authorities say. Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, were last seen on Feb. 14 in Inverness, California at a vacation cottage they had rented for Valentine’s Day, according to theMarin County Sheriff’s Department. Police said the two never checked out on Saturday and their personal belongings — including phone, wallets and their vehicle — were found at the rental home.

Elderly California Man Who Hired Hitmen to Kill His Wife's Podiatrist After Her Death Found Guilty of Murder

Photo: San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office A California man has been convicted of “orchestrating” the 2018 murder of a podiatrist whom he blamed for his wife’s death following a failed procedure. Robert Elmo Lee, 83, of Lodi, was found guilty of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of murder for financial gain in connection to the killing of Dr. Thomas Shock, San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar announced Thursdayin a press release.

Elderly Cat Returns Home After Being Lost for 13 Years

The cat came back! SWNS Boo was found 40 miles away in Pocklington — and Adamowicz could not believe her good fortune. “I got a call on Thursday to say I had a cat missing,”Adamowicz told LAD Bible.“I said ‘I don’t think I do, they’re both here,’ but they said, ‘We’ve looked on the system it says you own a cat called Boo.’ ” “I thought it was weird, but I couldn’t believe it when I got to the vet and they had her there — and she still remembered me,” Adamowicz added.