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Two people were shot late Thursday near Bancroft and 77th in East Oakland; police say both are stable and are asking the public for video or tips.
A 46-year-old Chicago man faces multiple felony counts after police say he shot a 48-year-old in Little Village; the victim is in stable condition at Mount Sinai.
A 49-year-old woman was shoved onto CTA tracks in Wrigleyville Thursday night; Area Three detectives are investigating and five people are being questioned.
Video shows a police K‑9 bite during a Clarksville arrest; the man later died at the Montgomery County Jail. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe.
A single-vehicle crash overturned on I-40 West near Covington Pike on Friday, killing one man and closing all westbound lanes.
Sebastopol will pay $1.95M to settle a federal suit alleging officers tased a man during a diabetic emergency and broke his arm.
A storage-room blaze at the Love Kitchen on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard caused fire, smoke and water damage Friday morning; no injuries were reported. Volunteers are assessing how services may be affected.
A bomb threat prompted a Friday morning evacuation at Woodland Park Zoo; Seattle police are investigating amid a national wave of hoax "swatting" calls.
A high-speed pursuit through Whitehaven ended Thursday when a Nissan Altima crashed on Winchester Road; three suspects were arrested and officers recovered a stolen firearm.
Felix Villareal Castilleja Jr. was sentenced to 25 years after a 2021 New Braunfels family‑assault case that prosecutors say involved threats and drug paraphernalia.
The city agreed to a $20 million settlement after a teen lost his right leg in a Boyle Heights hit‑and‑run; the package includes a lump sum, a trust and millions in attorney fees.
An active Stanislaus County investigation is underway near South Carpenter and Crows Landing roads; the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit is leading the probe. Motorists are being asked to avoid the area.
A Houston-area couple was arrested after a TSCRA-led probe found alleged hot checks used to buy more than $30,000 in livestock at multiple auction markets.
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