Wayne Jenkins, the former leader of Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force, filed a 26‑page handwritten petition from prison saying a life‑saving act and prison conditions justify a shorter sentence.

A man was arrested in connection with small fires while walking a dog in North Miami Beach, but the State Attorney's Office later declined to pursue charges.

Closing arguments have wrapped as a jury prepares to weigh evidence in the 2021 Fort Pierce killing; prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

Two brothers died after a car left a Davie County country road while heading to church. The family has launched a GoFundMe as investigators probe the crash.

A 38‑year‑old Aurora man with a prior child‑pornography conviction was arrested last week on multiple felony counts. He was released pending a May 28 court date.

A converted garage attic at 14900 W Saticoy St in Van Nuys was knocked down quickly by LAFD crews; investigators are probing the cause.

A federal wrongful‑conviction suit tied to ex‑detective Reynaldo Guevara was settled on the eve of trial; the agreement still needs a signed pact and City Council approval.

An 18-year-old is accused of killing his father after police found a man shot inside a home in Oak Lawn; the suspect is due at a detention hearing Thursday.

A man was found fatally stabbed near a bench at Triangle Park Thursday morning; Minneapolis homicide detectives have cordoned off the scene and are seeking tips.

Federal charges were filed after authorities say a Chicago man opened fire at U.S. Marshals executing a warrant in Gary. A hearing is scheduled for June 8.

Federal prosecutors say Dewitt John paid minors as young as 13 to produce sexually explicit videos, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Kane County investigators have begun a forensic excavation at a South Elgin home after ground scans found anomalies tied to the 2016 disappearance of 17-year-old Kianna Galvin.

Fire crews and a helicopter responded to a grass fire on the south end of Pokegama Lake; boaters were warned to give space as operations continued.