A 44-year-old was killed in a mid‑morning shooting near W. Appleton Ave and W. Congress St in Milwaukee. Police say no suspects have been identified and are asking for tips.

Two men were sentenced to life without parole Thursday for the 2020 killing of San Mateo rapper Ueta “Juice Boi" Muasika Jr.; his young son survived. The jury found the defendants guilty earlier this year.

A 25-year-old Avondale resident was sentenced to five years after authorities seized roughly 150,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl.

A Chesterfield traffic stop turned up meth, heroin and a firearm, police say. Both occupants were booked and face drug and weapons charges.

A repeat roadside panhandler was arrested after police say he stopped traffic on a Nashville freeway to ask drivers for gas money. He now faces multiple misdemeanor counts.

An Aberdeen traffic stop on July 22 led to the seizure of a loaded handgun, roughly six ounces of suspected crystal meth and more than $2,500 in cash; a Havre de Grace man was arrested.

Four people were arrested after a Farmington hit-and-run killed 13‑year‑old Sasha Balandin. Investigators recovered a suspect vehicle and are asking the public for footage.

A 77-year-old Mooresville man died after a two-vehicle crash at NC 152 and Brumley Road; troopers say a likely medical event preceded the collision. No charges are expected.

A federal jury convicted three men after a five‑week trial that tied a violent robbery crew to 14 Chicago bars and stores, including the Irish Nobleman Pub.

A Gwinnett County special‑needs bus driver was convicted after prosecutors said bus‑camera footage showed him masturbating while students rode; a judge gave him 20 years with five years in prison.

San Pablo police joined Walgreens asset-protection for two retail-theft operations that produced more than 16 arrests and recovered $1,600+ in stolen goods. The store told officers it lost over $200,000 to theft in four months.

A 58-year-old USPS worker collapsed and died while on shift in Little Elm; authorities are investigating as a North Texas heat advisory pushed temperatures into the triple digits.

A 29-year-old man accused in a Feb. 28 Inner Harbor shooting rejected a plea and will face a three-day jury trial beginning Oct. 1. A suppression hearing is set for Aug. 7.