A fire in Portland caused a partial first-floor collapse into a building's basement; no injuries were reported and investigators were requested while crews remained on scene.

Chicago police say crews smashed windows and stripped steering‑wheel airbags across several South Side blocks; detectives are asking for tips and video.

Precinct 4 deputies found an adult male dead at a North Freeway hotel; EMS pronounced him deceased and detectives have opened an active investigation.

A speed‑enforcement camera at 19th Avenue and Thunderbird was struck by gunfire and removed after repeated vandalism; vendor employees were threatened and police are investigating.

A former Charlotte USPS clerk was sentenced to 15 months for selling checks he stole from the mail; co‑defendants have pleaded guilty and restitution is pending.

A Dallas task force found a car stolen in an armed carjacking, triggering a high-speed pursuit across I-635 into Mesquite. A 46-year-old man now faces multiple felony counts.

Mexico’s Defense Department airlifted about 1,170 troops to Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez and León this week as a security reinforcement, the military said.

Marcos Tulio Flores pleaded no contest to first-degree murder in the 2017 Van Nuys shooting that killed his sister-in-law and was sentenced to 25 years to life.

One victim of a Jan. 20 stabbing and fire at a Tacoma sober‑living home has died, police say. The suspect arrested in January remains in custody as investigators update the case.

A pedestrian was killed early Friday on Loop 410’s West Side after being struck while crossing the highway. Northbound lanes near Marbach were briefly shut as investigators worked the scene.

An early-Friday shooting in Homewood sent two people to area hospitals; police cordoned off Tioga and Rosedale and investigators searched the scene.

A Canton man has pleaded guilty to first‑degree aggravated robbery and kidnapping in the Oct. 9 attack on an Amish family's home and business in Middlefield Township. Sentencing is not yet scheduled.

Deputies with Harris County Precinct 4 say they arrested an armed woman near the 6800 block of Cypresswood Drive and charged her with unlawful carrying of a weapon. The precinct posted photos and an update to Facebook.