A defensive fire at a vacant building on El Camino Real closed westbound lanes between Kiely and Alpine and prompted an advisory to avoid the area. Crews worked into the night.

A Taylorsville man faces child-exploitation and drug charges after an Alexander County sheriff's office release.

A Hacienda Heights man will be sentenced March 27 after a jury found he helped move millions in counterfeit luxury goods through the LA-Long Beach port complex.

A Knox County jury convicted Rudolph Valentino Campbell III of raping an unconscious woman and sharing a video; a judge sentenced him to 24 years with no parole.

DNA from a sexual‑assault exam tied 39‑year‑old Marquese Hobson to the alleged rape of a juvenile in east Columbus. He is being held on $750,000 bond with a preliminary hearing set for April 3.

A federal jury convicted Mikhal Hamilton in a June 25, 2023 armed robbery at a Carmel CVS. Prosecutors say stolen pills and firearms were recovered after a traffic stop.

A Knox County man was given a 10-year state prison sentence after admitting he hid a camera in the women’s restroom at The Cove at Concord Park; investigators recovered more than 1,500 videos.

Four men were injured when debris fell at the Yellow Springs Elementary construction site in Frederick; one was airlifted with serious injuries.

Lodi's new ALS engine has run 128 advanced calls, including 36 cardiac arrests and 14 strokes, and the department plans to add two more paramedics.

A Waco babysitter was sentenced to 960 months in federal prison after prosecutors say he filmed and shared child sexual‑abuse material of multiple children he babysat.

Early‑morning thieves rammed a pickup into a Greenville Avenue vape shop, grabbed at least $10,000 in product and left heavy damage. Police are investigating.

Iran-linked hackers claim to have breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email; a Justice Department official said the files appear authentic as investigators probe.

Demi Pham, who fled before her 2022 trial, was extradited from Singapore and arrived at LAX. She faces a four-count federal indictment and an initial court appearance in Santa Ana.