Authorities say a Palm Coast mother left her three teens at AdventHealth Palm Coast and drove off. Deputies later found dozens of animals — including 44 dogs — at her home.

Burnic Vidal Ratliff was arrested in Rock Hill on three felony counts of indecent liberties with a child; Wadesboro police say the case dates to 2021.

Masked agents detained several workers across from the Hilltop Community Children’s Center in Knoxville early Tuesday, and surveillance video captured unmarked vehicles arriving before 8 a.m..

A man was seriously wounded in a drive‑by on Morehead Avenue in Durham; shell casings were found at the Chapel Hill Road intersection as investigators worked the scene.

A 14-year-old boy and a woman in her 30s were fatally shot near Southwest Elementary in Grand Rapids; police say a suspect is in custody and classes were canceled.

Lorenzo J. Oliver was sentenced to 40 years after a conviction for second‑degree rape; prosecutors say the attack began with an abduction in December 2021.

A passenger was thrown from a vehicle during an apparent carjacking at PDX and is in the ICU; a 52‑year‑old suspect was arrested near the airport.

Three Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office employees were arrested Tuesday on falsifying-official-documents charges; one faces additional kidnapping and battery allegations.

A 14-year-old led Kenner police on a mile-long chase from the levee near Grandlake Boulevard onto a golf course, then surrendered to officers.

A head-on crash in Effingham County killed a father; deputies arrested a 27-year-old driver who federal officials said had a final order of removal.

A woman was critically injured Tuesday night after being struck on Meadowbrook Expressway near 700 West; police closed the road while crash reconstruction teams investigated.

Officers and a good Samaritan pulled six people from a sinking boat on East Lake Tohopekaliga after weather turned quickly. Rescuers say lack of life jackets made the situation urgent.

State prosecutors allege Debbie Long billed Medicaid for fabricated care, received more than $2 million and laundered proceeds into local businesses and luxury purchases. She faces five felony counts.