Evening Express

Susan Hendricks speaks with two people whose lives were permanently changed that fateful night.  

Karolyn Nunnalle's 10-year-old daughter was killed in the crash; Harold Dennis survived the crash but was left with severe burns over 20% of his body.

A Phoenix, Arizona, teen got a new set of wheels, thanks to a police officer's warm act of kindness.

According to HLN affiliate KNXV, Phoenix police Sgt. Natalie Simonick stopped 18-year-old Christian Felix late one night because she thought he might have been violating curfew. It turned out Felix was walking 6 miles home from his job at McDonald's after missing the bus. Simonick said she was impressed with his work ethic and earnestness.

HLN's Florida affiliate WPLG got this amazing video when an 8-foot alligator showed up at a family's door.

The family told WPLG that at first they thought it was a Mother's day prank. However, the alligator was very real. The home is in the Parkland community, which is north of Miami, and near the everglades.

Jodi Arias found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Travis Alexander. Sentencing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

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We’re less than 1 hour away from the verdict. Watch it all unfold live on HLN at 4:30 p.m. ET.

The jury in the Jodi Arias trial has been deliberating longer than the juries in three unforgettable cases.  We took a look back at the deliberations in the O.J. Simpson, Casey Anthony and Conrad Murray trials.

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The 1998 beating death of Matthew Shepard shook the nation. The Wyoming University student was killed by two men who prosecutors say targeted Shepard because he was gay. 

Since his death, Matthew's parents Judy and Dennis Shepard have worked hard for LGBT rights. In 2009, Congress passed the "Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Law" The legislation makes it easier for state and federal authorities to investigate and prosecute alleged hate crimes.