Omari Scott received 50 years for sex trafficking and orchestrating a rival’s murder at Brooklyn’s Penn Track. A co-defendant is still awaiting sentencing.

Burlington Public Schools could face federal enforcement after officials found the district violated parents’ rights over a sensitive student survey.

DeKalb County is rewriting its zoning code for the first time in nearly a decade, potentially changing how businesses and development fit into unincorporated neighborhoods.

Fire crews were working a structure fire late Wednesday in Brooksville’s 70 block of A Street, with the public urged to avoid the scene.

A 23-year-old wanted in a Mississippi mass shooting was arrested without incident at a Columbus apartment. He is being held pending extradition.

A federal judge dismissed former U-M DEI officer Rachel Dawson’s racial-discrimination claim. Her separate free-speech case may continue in Michigan court.

A 19-year-old Charlotte driver will serve six months after pleading guilty in a crash that killed two people and seriously injured a child.

An eight-year-old Baltimore murder case is finally before a jury. Prosecutors say the victim was shot 16 times, while the defense is challenging the identification of the shooter.

The MTA’s annual budget deficits could approach $900 million by 2030 as labor, health care and paratransit costs rise.

Charges against 22-year-old Mark Bond were dropped after a months-long Jacksonville investigation into allegations at a hotel.

Cafe Raymond is expanding from the Strip District to a second location across from Brentwood Towne Square. The South Hills is getting a new brunch contender.

A wanted person barricaded inside a Conyers home Wednesday, prompting a heavy police response and traffic warnings around Park Circle.

Eight firetrucks responded to a fire at the Riverbend Music Center construction site Wednesday. Officials reported no injuries as crews worked near Kellogg Avenue.