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.

Sheriff Pat Labat unveiled a Flock Safety drone program at Rice Street Jail to detect and deter drone‑delivered contraband. Officials say the drones will help deputies find operators and document drops.

A commuter was slashed at the Prospect Avenue station after refusing to buy an illicit "swipe," police say. The suspects fled and left a weapon behind.

A pre-dawn wrong-way crash on I-75 near mile marker 110 killed a 96-year-old Naples man; a 24-year-old woman was arrested on a DUI-manslaughter charge.

A juvenile was detained after police found an adult dead at a Hill Street home Wednesday; officials say there's no ongoing threat.

Sophia Ramirez, 15, remains on life support after an I-10 crash near Lee Trevino; her family says she has no brain activity and they are preparing to remove life support.

Baltimore homicide detectives renewed a March 20 appeal for information in the December killing of K'von McDowell. Tips that lead to an arrest may be eligible for up to $8,000.