Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier highlighted two recent prosecutions in Orlando as part of a statewide child‑predator takedown he says has led to about 1,400 arrests. The cases included a Leesburg rearrest after a cybertip and a Pasco County sentence of 25 years.

A Hagerstown woman died days after a house fire that ripped through her home; a teen remains hospitalized while a smoke alarm helped save another occupant.

Centennial High in Roswell went into lockdown Tuesday after an offsite threat triggered an ALERTRoswell alert. Authorities say Fulton County Schools police are leading the investigation.

Parents in Rootstown say school leaders mishandled a report that a fourth‑grade boy exposed himself to classmates, and the Portage County sheriff is investigating.

Darrin Johnson — who assaulted a UC student in 2021 and pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime — has been ordered detained after a court found a supervised‑release violation. The move pauses his planned March release while the courts decide next steps.

Two city councilors pressed police to release body‑camera footage after a deadly Roxbury shooting, saying transparency is essential as the Suffolk DA investigates.

A Laredo DPS trooper was indicted after an FBI undercover operation alleges he solicited a 12‑year‑old online. Court papers and local reporting tie the account to a Laredo residence.

Two teenagers have been charged in an armed robbery at Mermaid Spa in Pilsen; the owner says one pulled a knife and showed a gun.

A basement blaze in Midtown filled the neighborhood with thick smoke Tuesday afternoon and drew a major FDNY response.

A federal jury found Atlanta business owner Brittany Hudson guilty on 30 counts in a scheme prosecutors say siphoned about $9.4M from Amazon and used forged court documents.

A 64-year-old Pinellas County Jail inmate died after a hospital transfer; investigators say the death appears non-suspicious and final medical reports are pending.

A Boston licensing lawyer admitted forging liquor permits that disrupted restaurants and hotels; she was given three years’ probation and ordered into monitoring. City officials have tightened how licenses are issued.

A Mexican national was sentenced to 40 years after prosecutors said a Homeland Security Task Force seized 77 kg of crystal meth and tied him to 'cooking' the drug.