An early-morning shooting on Piedmont Road left a man hospitalized and a teen detained, police say. Detectives are probing what sparked the argument.

CAL FIRE SCU and local fire agencies responded to a brush fire near Little Valley Road south of Pleasanton. Officials urged anyone facing an emergency to call 9‑1‑1.

A Polk City man was arrested after deputies say he traveled out of state to pick up a 16-year-old he met online. Authorities say the case involved alleged grooming and multiple felony counts.

A Crestwood nurse was sentenced to 6 years, 5 months after prosecutors say he stole narcotics from palliative patients and refilled syringes with saline, causing severe pain and withdrawal.

Deputy Chief James O'Connor was named acting police chief after Donna McNamara stepped away; the town declined to explain. The change comes amid scrutiny tied to a federal probe.

Police cleared a massive Tarzana mansion party tied to Kai Cenat’s Streamer University after more than 1,000 people gathered; LAPD reported no injuries or arrests.

CBP officers at Presidio seized 22.4 kilograms of fentanyl hidden in a truck's spare tire; the driver was arrested and faces federal charges.

Bullets from outside struck a woman sitting on a couch in a North St. Louis home; she was hospitalized and homicide detectives are investigating.

A Chicago police officer who served on Ald. Pat Dowell’s security detail was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery after an alleged attack watched over FaceTime. He has been removed from the detail and is due back in court Aug. 11.

A brush fire closed both directions of CA‑152 in Gilroy Wednesday, forcing a full shutdown and causing major delays. Caltrans and 511 posted initial alerts.

A White Bear Lake man was sentenced to two years after pleading guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in the March 2025 crosswalk death; prosecutors dropped two counts in the plea. The driver’s BAC measured nearly twice the legal limit, authorities say.

A Chinese national accused of leading a major Metro Detroit trafficking ring pleaded no contest; sentencing is set for Sept. 3 in Macomb County.

A pedestrian was killed in Southeast Memphis after a hit-and-run; police say two people fled the scene and an empty vehicle was recovered nearby.