Tarrant County prosecutors say a Fort Worth man was sentenced to 15 years after jurors found he strangled a woman during an assault in 2025. The DA posted a transcript and thanked Fort Worth police.

A Memphis man pleaded guilty and will serve 22 years after a February 2022 South Memphis stabbing. Authorities say he admitted to stabbing the victim following an argument.

Court records say a Knoxville man held a pit bull over a fourth-floor railing and dropped it; the dog returned bloodied and injured. He now faces an aggravated-cruelty charge.

A Nassau County judge gave a Farmingdale family until 5 p.m. Wednesday to arrange transfer of their critically injured son or allow NUMC to run brain‑death tests.

Two people were arrested Wednesday in connection with the April 7 St. Claude shooting that killed Marine veteran Michael Garcia, court records show.

Freddy Snyder is scheduled to be arraigned April 29 on murder and related charges after Caltech scientist Carl Grillmair was found shot on his Llano porch on Feb. 16.

A suspected ghost gun was found in a student's backpack at Pinole Valley High on Monday, triggering a brief lockdown. Police say the case has been forwarded for review.

A 27‑year‑old was arrested in Antioch after allegedly pointing a gun at neighbors and leading police on a short pursuit that ended when spike strips disabled his car and a K‑9 tracked him down.

Benjamin Owen, founder of We Fight Monsters, was found bound on Little Saint James and charged with trespassing. The episodes have prompted multiple arrests and court dates.

FBI and IRS agents executed court-authorized activity at Paragon Restaurant in Hobart and at a Schererville home tied to the owner; the FBI says there's no known public threat.

A parent alleges a Drexel Prep teacher pushed and struck her daughter during a grade discussion. The school says it reviewed the incident with NOPD and the Archdiocese.

A Los Angeles judge will hear motions Wednesday as prosecutors prepare for a preliminary hearing in the killings of Rob and Michele Reiner. The session could set the next court dates and surface sealed medical filings.

A 39-year-old man was shot while sitting in his SUV on Cooper Street in Bushwick; he was taken to Brookdale Hospital and is in stable condition.