A Baltimore man accused of setting a Jan. 8 house fire is due back in court Aug. 3 after his defense filed a not‑criminally‑responsible evaluation.

A large sawmill fire damaged MK Hardwoods on Madison Road in Middlefield; no civilians were injured and state investigators are on scene.

A peregrine falcon found injured near Shavertown was euthanized after officials determined it had been shot. State wildlife agents are asking the public to report any tips.

A 21-year-old Morganton man was arrested after deputies found him hiding under a truck. He faces a felony meth charge and is being held on a $25,000 secured bond.

NOPD released surveillance images and a warrant after a June 9 break‑in on the 4400 block of Gawain Drive. Detectives ask anyone with information to call the Seventh District tip line.

Charles County’s school safety director has ties to a nonprofit led by an Omnilert executive, raising conflict‑of‑interest questions as the district seeks funding.

Seven people were pulled from a burning pleasure boat on the Detroit River and taken ashore with no injuries. The vessel later sank and the Coast Guard opened an investigation.

A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 17 years after pleading guilty to a 2022 Allerton gas station shooting that left a worker with life‑changing injuries, prosecutors say.

Engine 11 is on scene at a structure fire in the 2400 block of North Tryon Street; initial details are limited.

A Winter Springs High School assistant principal was arrested after deputies say he rode an e-bike while impaired and refused sobriety tests.

Columbus police posted new wanted photos as Day 2 of "Operation Turn Up the Heat," naming several people wanted on violent-crime warrants and asking for tips.

Three years after a Fourth of July shooting that killed 7‑year‑old Yitzian Torres Garcia, his family will gather at the Courtney Campbell Causeway to renew calls for answers. Investigators say they have leads but no arrests yet; reward money has been boosted.

Firefighters rescued a resident and contained a large Fairburn Road SW apartment fire Friday; investigators are on scene.