Two people are facing charges after a child's death in Petersburg. Sadia Dewese and Jaytrez Mason were arrested yesterday after the two-year-old boy died. Police say he was taken to the hospital after he was found unresponsive at a home on Grove Ave. No cause of death has been released. Dewese is the boy's mother. There's no word on who Mason is. The two are facing charges for felony murder and felony child neglect. Mason is also facing a gun charge. 12 On Your Side reports they're being held without bond.
The Mars candy bar company is reportedly making a deal to buy the maker of Cheez-It and Pringles. The McLean-based maker of M&Ms, Snickers and Milky Way bars is reportedly acquiring the Kellanova company for 30-billion dollars. Mars will pay about 83 dollars a share in the all-cash deal for Kellanova, a global leader in snacks, cereal, frozen breakfast foods, noodles and assorted plant-based foods.