VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An unknown source demanded ransom from the family of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo — police determined the request was a scam originating from outside the United States.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The body recovered from a pond by a Virginia Beach apartment Monday is 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, police said Monday afternoon. No cause of death was ...

Donna Price, a spokeswoman for the Tidewater Medical Examiner’s Office, released the information about the death of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo in an email Wednesday afternoon. Acevedo’s ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The body of 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo was recovered Monday from a pond in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The discovery comes two days after police issued an AMBER ...

The ransom request was sent to the parents of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo via WhatsApp while they were on Facebook Live, which led Virginia Beach investigators to call the matter a suspected ...

Laura Acevedo joined the ABC 10News team in April 2017 as a reporter and multimedia journalist. During her time in San Diego, Laura has covered the U.S. border, the South Bay, and Latino ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Police said they have confirmed that a body pulled from a pond early Monday afternoon that matched the description of missing 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo is ...

ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y. — Oneida County has declared a State of Emergency effective immediately due to the extreme lake effect snow event. County Executive Anthony Picente said the county continues ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — As the Virginia Beach Police Department launched a massive search for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, the 12-year-old boy’s family has received a ransom request, police said ...

The Oneida Indian Nation’s recreational marijuana business, already one of the largest in the state, is growing this month with the opening of two new retail cannabis shops in Central New York.

Syracuse, N.Y. ― Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. Sunday declared a state of emergency due to forecasts calling for heavy snow and high winds after parts of the county were already ...

CHICO, Calif. - It's Camille Acevedo's last day at Action News Now and she will be missed by all of the staff and our viewers. Watch the video to see her goodbye moments on-air. She has moved from ...