A 12-year-old student was charged after a phone threat to Dexter Middle School in Cordova; deputies say the caller was identified and a juvenile summons issued.

Officials say murders are down roughly 29% YTD as 27 recruits joined the NOPD; leaders credit targeted enforcement, technology pilots and community programs.

Drill rapper Lil Mikey was killed on Chicago's South Side while sitting in a car. Detectives are investigating the shooting at 63rd and Drexel.

Several visitors were treated after feeling ill following a coaster ride at Universal Orlando; the attraction was briefly closed while officials checked on riders.

A repossession driver left with a 2-year-old in the car near Fullerton and Linwood on Detroit’s west side; police waited about an hour and the child is safe.

Police sealed off an apartment complex on Pawtucket Boulevard Friday after a reported shooting; the Middlesex DA’s office has joined the probe and officials have not confirmed injuries or arrests.

NYPD Crime Stoppers posted photos after shots were fired near Butler Place and Zerega Avenue; three people are now wanted in connection with reckless endangerment.

A Cherokee County judge gave 33-year-old Monquezias Deshad Watts three consecutive life terms plus 25 years after a jury convicted him on multiple rape and child‑molestation charges.

A Mecklenburg County judge heard arguments over whether CMPD used unlawful force on June 2, 2020; attorneys for more than 60 plaintiffs pressed claims while the court reviews the record.

The FBI has stepped in as Bucks County detectives hunt contractors accused of taking thousands from homeowners and leaving jobs unfinished.

A 79-year-old inmate asked the Michigan Parole Board to commute her life sentence in the 1992 killing of a Detroit teacher, reopening a case that has long shadowed the community.

A shopper was hospitalized after a stabbing at the Natick Mall on Friday evening. Police say the suspect fled and one person was arrested on outstanding warrants.

A Cherokee County jury convicted Kelvin Demond Williams in the July kitchen shooting that killed his wife; the judge imposed life without parole plus additional decades.