Federal prosecutors say 30‑year‑old Bryce Silas Patterson posted online ads that included photos of minors and arranged paid "dates." He’s been charged with sex trafficking of a minor and possession of child pornography.

A wave of vandalism has left Little Free Libraries across the Phoenix Valley emptied or damaged, and Peoria police are investigating. Stewards and neighbors are sharing video and tips.

A 40-year-old man was arrested after a sleeping beachgoer reported an attempted sexual assault on Santa Monica Beach. Police identified the suspect as Taiwan Solomon.

Kermit Gosnell, the West Philadelphia doctor convicted in the notorious 'House of Horrors' case, has died in early March while serving multiple life sentences.

Placer County’s DA says AB 2237 would let judges extend probation for sex‑offender registrants after a local case exposed limits of a one‑year cap.

A Fort Myers man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he possessed and accessed child sexual abuse images and videos.

Police say a 21-year-old ran from a traffic stop on the Southwest Side, stole a marked SAPD patrol vehicle and was later arrested after officers recovered the cruiser.

A 23-year-old woman reported missing from the Cheraw area was found safe Tuesday, but a 29-year-old suspect named by deputies remains at large and may be armed.

Body‑cam footage shows firefighters rescuing a man from a house fire in Allentown; six people escaped and five were hospitalized.

A Los Angeles hospice owner will be sentenced March 24 after pleading guilty in a Medicare fraud case prosecutors say funneled more than $23M.

A U.S. Park Police officer was critically wounded Friday in Southeast D.C. and flown to a hospital by medevac. Authorities are investigating in the 5000 block of Queens Stroll Place SE.

A Placer County jury convicted Eric Olsen of first‑degree murder and he was sentenced to 53 years to life. The case reopened scrutiny of past violent incidents tied to the property.

A suspected murder‑suicide in Burlingame left an elderly woman and her adult son dead Monday. Homicide detectives say the man shot his mother before turning the gun on himself.