A man allegedly armed with a box cutter engaged in a standoff with LAPD at a South LA shopping center on the 5800 block of S. Vermont, prompting evacuations and a school lockdown.

An appellate panel ruled a wrongful-death suit against Sinai Hospital may proceed, saying the hospital could have had a duty to warn a woman before discharging her husband. The decision interprets Maryland’s mental-health immunity law and sends the case back toward trial.

Forney ISD removed a Crosby Elementary teacher, several aides and the principal after allegations prompted a multi‑agency investigation. The district says the teacher had changed his name before being hired.

Four men held up a Shell gas station on Conner Street in Eastchester and fled in a gray Honda; police say the clerk was unharmed and are asking for tips.

A naked man was arrested after a family found him inside their Myrtle Street home in Beacon Hill; officers booked him at Nashua Street Jail and expect lewdness and vandalism charges.

District 2 detectives are seeking tips after a suspect allegedly brandished a firearm and robbed the UDF at 3641 Montgomery Road. Police released contact numbers as they review footage and leads.

A 35-year-old Socorro man faces multiple charges after an hourslong standoff at a Flor Bonita Avenue home, police say.

Sound Transit said a person was seen yelling and waving a bat on a Link platform and urged riders to call 911 for emergencies or text 206-398-5268 for non-emergencies.

A suspicious call put Provo High on lockdown and sent police to the campus; officials say no threat has been found so far. Updates are pending.

Surveillance video recasts a Marietta parking‑lot attack: a driver who ran over a man is now being treated as the victim while police weigh a self‑defense claim.

New Orleans police arrested Rhonda Watts after a man was struck on Saint Claude Avenue and later died. Investigators say the collision was intentional and the case is now a homicide.

LAFD says crews responded to a structure fire at 12420 W Montague St in Pacoima; FS98 was on scene and no injuries were listed yet. Updates expected as investigators work.

A Kissimmee resident was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and ordered to repay $103,646 after pleading guilty to filing false returns seeking bogus fuel-tax refunds.