Lakeland police briefly halted operations at Lakeland Linder International Airport after a reported threat; the airport later reopened and officials urged caution.

Prosecutors dropped criminal charges against a San Ysidro preschool aide, saying evidence was insufficient to meet the criminal standard. A family civil suit is still active.

A traffic stop at N. 13th and Cass led District 4 officers to suspected narcotics and a firearm; one person with outstanding warrants was arrested.

CMPD’s Homicide Unit is investigating a death in the 7980 block of Shady Oak Trail in south Charlotte; officials have released few details.

Early Friday, LAPD officers shot a man during a burglary on the 7600 block of Normandie Avenue in South Los Angeles. Police say he was armed with a knife and was hospitalized; no officers were hurt.

A Friday morning incident in Covington left one person dead and another injured as deputies investigated a home near SE 258th Place.

About two dozen bronze memorial bench plaques were stolen from Alameda parks, leaving donors and officials scrambling for answers.

A registered Level 2 sex offender was arrested after being found in a women’s bathroom stall at Northeastern and allegedly assaulted officers. He is due back in court May 26.

A Mooresville man was arrested and charged with 20 felony counts after police say they found child sexual abuse material. He is being held on $800,000 bond and is due in court May 15, 2026.

Wayne County prosecutors declined to file criminal charges after DK Metcalf’s Dec. 21 Ford Field confrontation; the fan’s $100M civil suit is still pending.

A DeKalb County driver struck a school bus Friday morning and fled; two Bethune Middle School students were uninjured and police are searching for the motorist.

A Los Angeles man is scheduled for federal sentencing May 1 after pleading guilty in a counterfeit iPhone and iPad return scheme that prosecutors say cost Apple about $16.2 million.

A federal complaint says a Cleveland inmate was beaten inside a CoreCivic‑run Youngstown prison in 2024, left with life‑threatening injuries and later isolated. The suit alleges staff failed to intervene.