One defendant accepted a plea in the torture death of 24-year-old Sam Nordquist; sentencing is pending while separate trials for six others are set this summer.

A 33-year-old man was stabbed at a South Philly Wendy's and taken to Jefferson Hospital; police say the suspect remains at large.

Chandler police pulled a dog from a car that body-camera video showed reached 132°F outside Chandler Fashion Center; the owner was cited and the dog is recovering.

A shooting at Desert Sky Mall in west Phoenix left at least one person seriously injured on the night of June 2. Initial reports provide few details as investigators work the scene.

Newly released 911 recordings capture the panic inside Terminal 4 after a Christmas night shooting. Detectives later asked prosecutors to consider charges against several people.

Federal agents recovered some Army gear in a May search but are still hunting for a missing survival radio that surfaced online after an Oct. 29 car prowl.

Memorial-service details were posted for Lakewood Sergeant Theo K. Gekas; the department extended heartfelt condolences to his family and colleagues.

Beverly Hills told a judge last Thursday it should toss Daryl Glover’s 2023 discrimination suit, saying probationary records and alleged integrity issues undercut his claims. An Aug. 20 hearing will decide what survives.

A man police said was armed with a machete barricaded himself inside a South Gate garage and was later arrested, Fox 11 reports.

One person is in custody after a fatal stabbing at a Tarzana home; Valley Bureau Homicide detectives are investigating. The victim, an elderly man, died at a hospital.

Authorities evacuated neighbors after a caller reported possible explosives in a North Hollywood home; the LAPD bomb squad responded and officials reported no injuries.

A 28-year-old Huntington Beach man was arrested after an alleged sexual assault Saturday night at Manning Park. Authorities say he faces multiple felony counts.

A woman was found with head and facial injuries early June 3 in the 400 block of Alder Lane; Kent detectives and the King County Medical Examiner are investigating.