A fast-moving fire on the 400 block of Harold Street in Lodi displaced six adults and a child; crews knocked the blaze down in about 20 minutes. No injuries were reported.

Crews struck an unmarked gas line on Manchester Road in New Franklin Friday, closing the road near city hall. The hit came a day after a destructive Twinsburg explosion.

A 17-year-old passenger died and two others were hurt in a Creek County rollover Friday; troopers say not all occupants were belted and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating.

Palmdale code officers stumbled on more than 800 pounds of meth at a vacant lot, prompting a LASD‑led criminal probe and drawing fresh attention to recent large seizures in California.

A county grand jury says Sacramento has cut overnight jail releases but still lets too many people out after dark, and it wants a sheriff response and concrete fixes.

A bystander’s video shows a man throwing objects and clinging to an SUV on California Street in the Richmond District; SFPD arrested a 49‑year‑old suspect.

HPD's Human Trafficking Unit executed search warrants in Aiea and Pearl City this week, locating several sex workers and seizing more than $21,000 while investigations continue.

A Gastonia man was arrested after deputies say he ran naked toward I‑85 near Neal Road and was taken to St. Mary's Sacred Heart for evaluation.

Montenegrin police detained a 39-year-old man wanted by U.S. authorities in a sweeping hacking probe that allegedly targeted more than 150 universities and cost roughly $3.4 billion.

A 12-year-old called 911 after finding her mother unresponsive; deputies later found both adults dead in an apparent murder‑suicide in northwest Harris County.

A reported kidnapping that police later ruled unfounded sparked a multi-county pursuit from St. Louis into Jefferson County; a trooper used a tactical vehicle intervention to stop the vehicle.

A barricade prompted a SWAT response and shut down part of South Carrollton Avenue in Mid‑City. Police urged drivers to avoid Baudin to Tulane while tactical teams worked.

Federal prosecutors say a Raymondville ranch billed Medicaid for services not provided, submitting about $114M in claims and allegedly pocketing millions. The former nonprofit CEO faces 20 federal counts.