A 10-month-old dog named Phineas was pulled from Houston's BARC shelter with severe head trauma and bite wounds; prosecutors are now weighing possible cruelty charges.

A Woodstock man has been sentenced to life plus 60 years after a Cherokee County jury convicted him of sexually abusing three girls; prosecutors say he groomed families with sleepovers near Lake Allatoona.

Stickers showing an assault rifle and an anti‑Zionist slur were found at Beverly Elementary's Multicultural Night, prompting apologies and a district review.

An off‑duty San Antonio officer sprinted into flames on U.S. 281 last Thursday to pull a man from a burning pickup, video shows. One driver was killed and a suspect is charged.

A teenage boy was found shot and pronounced dead Thursday in Harvey. Jefferson Parish deputies say the investigation is active and are asking for tips.

Two people were arrested in Sarasota after an April 12 hit-and-run on U.S. 41 left a man dead. Troopers say the driver fled and later allegedly tried to hide the Jeep.

A Chartwells food service worker at Matthew W. Gilbert Middle was arrested April 23 after a three-year probe that investigators say turned up hundreds of images.

A St. Charles man was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to killing a man during a May 25, 2023 drug deal in an alley off Farlin Avenue.

A vehicle struck the top of an underground propane tank on Bernoudy Road in White Hall, triggering a hazmat response. Officials say no injuries were reported.

A New Orleans man admitted in D.C. federal court that he coerced a minor to produce explicit images and posted them on a fetish site; sentencing is set for Sept. 24.

Weekend enforcement on I-440 and city corridors produced 60 speeding citations, 16 DWI arrests and two firearms seized, police said. The stops were timed with Work Zone Awareness Week.

A Winter Haven traffic stop turned up 13 live iguanas — many zip‑tied — and FWC has opened a wildlife probe.

Stop signs near a Deer Park mosque were defaced with 'Stop Islam' graffiti, prompting a Suffolk County hate‑crimes investigation and condemnation from Gov. Kathy Hochul.