Four Carlsbad massage businesses were shut down after a police probe found prostitution; seven arrests were made and $35,477 was seized. City regulators and investigators say tips from the public helped lead to the closures.

Marin County detectives arrested a 26-year-old this week and recovered a FedEx delivery valued at about $60,000 after license‑plate scans and a FedEx driver's tip.

A bench warrant was issued after a man charged in a Holocaust Remembrance Day attack on a Forest Hills rabbi failed to appear in court. The case has reignited local anger and questions about supervised release.

Four people were charged after prosecutors say a pressed MDMA pill killed a 24‑year‑old visiting Miami for Ultra. Investigators say messages and delivery records linked suppliers to the fatal exchange.

Bodycam footage shows a Missouri man admitting to explicit messages with who he believed was a 14‑year‑old decoy. He’s jailed on multiple felony counts.

Seattle Fire crews are working to rescue a person stuck about 40 feet up on scaffolding at 14th and E Pine. Crews asked the public to avoid the area.

Alameda County prosecutors allege a Hayward officer accepted cash and free access to sex workers; the DA has taken over the criminal probe while HPD opens an internal review.

A former Christian Youth Theater employee pleaded guilty to lewd acts with a teenage student; sentencing is scheduled for May as survivors pursue a civil case.

A noncitizen with a prior sex‑offense conviction was sentenced to three years in federal prison in Tampa, federal prosecutors said.

A Tennessee man accused of burning the Highlander civil‑rights center in 2019 has agreed to plead guilty, court filings and local reporting show.

Police say a man in a yellow raincoat robbed a worker at gunpoint in the Beechmont/North Watkins area and forced him to withdraw cash; investigators are asking for tips.

Three Molotov cocktails were thrown at a Staten Island home late Thursday; police say there were no injuries and are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.

Video shows a woman smashing car windows and rifling through parked vehicles in downtown Fort Lauderdale; police arrested her and she faces multiple felonies.