A mobile-home blaze in north Lakeland on Monday left one adult and two dogs dead, and state investigators were on scene probing the cause.

Tewksbury police de‑escalated a May 4 standoff on March Road after a man threatened others; officers used a less‑than‑lethal round and took him into custody. No injuries were reported.

A 39-year-old man was stabbed to death in Times Square Monday night. Police are searching for three men and asking the public to contact Crime Stoppers.

Court filings say a Phoenix Fire paramedic used a coworker’s PIN to vend 20 fentanyl vials from station machines; the vials’ whereabouts are unknown.

Gaston County’s FAST team arrested Helen McKnight, who was wanted on multiple trafficking and manufacture-related drug counts. Authorities say the arrest was made without incident.

Security footage shows a man dousing carpet and starting a small fire inside Huntington Place last Tuesday; investigators say no one was hurt and a reward is being offered.

Covington police say Owen 'Chip' Holmes is wanted in a Westview Drive killing and should be considered armed and dangerous.

A precautionary boil water notice is in effect across Oldsmar after a water main break; officials say to boil drinking water and conserve while crews make repairs.

A jury convicted Quentin Respers of second-degree murder in the 2022 Natomas truck-stop killing of Abrina Abraham. Sentencing is set for June 26, 2026.

LAFD crews battled a fire beneath the Harbor (110) Freeway in San Pedro Tuesday; local TV footage showed smoke and firefighters on scene. Officials have released few details so far.

Court records say a Katy-area mother left her 11- and 6-year-old daughters alone for six weeks; deputies later found the children during a welfare check in Ohio.

A former Roxborough Intermediate teacher was sentenced to 10 years after prosecutors described a pattern of grooming, inappropriate messages and contact with students.

DPS and partners arrested 11 people in a three‑day Bell County online sting; investigators say undercover decoys posed as teens and four arrested were active‑duty service members.