Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt handed Reginald Steele Jr. a 107-year term on March 20, 2026, in the 2020 killing of 13-year-old Malachi Lukes. Prosecutors say the shooting was retaliation tied to a crew feud and relied on digital and physical evidence to convict.

A Broward County case says a South Florida businessman took more than $338,000 from buyers for 'jetcars' that never arrived; criminal charges and a civil judgment followed.

Drivers at a Sunoco near Walnut and 22nd reported surprise card charges after strangers offered to pump their gas; police are investigating. Station signs now warn customers.

An offender has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Chicago Fire Department member, the department's media feed said late Friday.

A SWAT response closed a stretch of Highway 82 in Barrow County Friday, with deputies urging drivers to avoid the section between Highway 211 and Ross Road.

Federal prosecutors say Nathan Baker, 31, used online chats to try to arrange sexual abuse of an 8‑year‑old and shared graphic material, leading to a federal indictment.

A 90 mph traffic stop near DeFuniak Springs ended with a spin-out and a seizure of more than 100 grams of meth, fentanyl and a loaded handgun, deputies say.

A 35-year-old Middleburg man died after his car flipped in a two-vehicle crash on Normandy Boulevard near Carter Landing early Saturday.

Three rehabilitated sea lion pups were released at Redondo Beach while rescuers warn shootings along the coast continue to endanger animals.

A multi-town pursuit ended in downtown Ashburnham after officers used stop sticks to disable a vehicle wanted in a suspected robbery; two Fitchburg residents were arrested.

A 30-year-old man was stabbed on the Blue Line platform at Western Avenue in Logan Square and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. Area Five detectives are investigating.

Kissimmee police executed a March 6 search at the Ambassador Inn, seizing fentanyl, meth and cocaine and arresting two people amid a wider crackdown.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Houston filed 371 immigration‑related cases March 13–19, a surge that includes human‑smuggling counts and dozens of felony reentry prosecutions. Many defendants have prior violent or narcotics convictions.