A Pierce County grandmother says a phone scam wiped out more than $100,000 while her husband is in hospice. Federal data show elder fraud losses are spiking nationwide.

A man was killed after being struck by a car in Memphis' Raleigh neighborhood; police say the driver remained at the scene.

A vehicle struck an 18‑wheeler on westbound I‑20 under Highway 67 Wednesday, blocking a ramp and multiple lanes and prompting a sheriff's traffic alert.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is searching for a 41‑year‑old inmate who walked away from Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester Wednesday afternoon.

A downtown Miami Marketplace meeting ended with a $4,000 camera taken and the thief escaping in a driverless Waymo; police are investigating.

A 49-year-old man was charged with aggravated arson after a room at the Executive Inn on Chapman Highway was set on fire; crews contained the blaze and no one was hurt.

A St. Paul man who admitted to taking 'indecent liberties' at a Murray religious conference had his prison term suspended and will serve four years' probation in Minnesota.

Solano County detectives arrested a Vallejo man after recovering county laptops, an iPhone and blank EBT cards stolen from the Vallejo H&SS office.

Deputies say a viral "door kick" stunt has surfaced in Santa Clarita and can lead to felony vandalism and dangerous confrontations. Officials urged securing doors and checking cameras.

A Linthicum Heights man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he paid traffickers more than $29,000 for livestreamed sexual abuse of children in the Philippines.

A Tampa runner reported repeated incidents of being photographed while running on Bayshore Boulevard; police met with the man but said no crime was committed.

A man was found shot dead in a South Linden alley and neighbors say a home camera shows a dark vehicle pulling in. Police were alerted by shot‑spotter and detectives are investigating.

IMPD responded to a critical incident on the east side after a reported gunshot at a home in the 8000 block of East 37th Street late Wednesday night.