Mar. 15, 2025
Christina Butkus’s fiancé and the house they admire.Photo:ChristinaAnnButkus/TikTok
ChristinaAnnButkus/TikTok
A couple looking for the perfect wedding venue decided to take a chance on a beautiful home in their neighborhood.
Christina Butkus and her fiancé got engaged last summer and have been looking for a venue, with the hopes of getting married this fall. The venue search has been a challenge for the couple, as they’re also in the process of trying to move out of state and purchase a home.
Mar. 15, 2025
Seamus King, Kate O’Sullivan and their son James.Photo:Courtesy of Kate and Seamus
Courtesy of Kate and Seamus
For Christmas this year, this Rockaway Beach-based couple is hoping to add another little one to their family.
When Seamus King, 41, and Kate O’Sullivan, 37, welcomed their son James through adoption in 2021, they couldn’t believe they were finally able to become parents. “Oh my God, we held him and I sobbed and it was so, so amazing,” Kate says of meeting her son for the first time.
Mar. 15, 2025
Samuel Tyler with Brittany and Chris Tyler.Photo:Heather Shay Photography
Heather Shay Photography
Today, Samuel, now a toddler, is doing great, according to Brittany and Chris Tyler.
“He has grown into a very happy loving little boy,” Brittany tells PEOPLE in a statement on Monday. “He is learning new things every day and I’m so excited to continue watching him grow and learn. We are so happy to have him officially adopted and know that he is a part of our family forever.
Mar. 15, 2025
Couple with delivery boxes seen outside the residence of alleged kidnapping.Photo:king5.com
king5.com
Marlly Jarina Ardila-Urrego and Chun Ho Vincent Lai have been charged with kidnapping, burglary and robbery in connection with the alleged Feb. 20 incident in Federal Way, Wash.,The Seattle Times,FOX 13 SeattleandKING 5report.
They are also being charged with assault, per FOX 13 Seattle and KING 5.
Prosecutors say Ardila-Urrego, 33, and Lai, 42, allegedly targeted the family solely because they have a child,The Seattle Timesreports.
Mar. 15, 2025
person in handcuffs — stock image.Photo:Getty
Getty
A husband and wife in northeast Pakistan have been arrested in connection tothe death of a 13-year-old girlwho was employed as a maid for the couple.
Rashid Shafiq and his wife Sana were detained on suspicion of murder, while a Quran teacher who worked for them was also arrested, theBBCreported on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
The victim, identified only as Iqra, allegedly stole chocolate from the couple before being tortured to death, according to a preliminary police investigation.