A roughly five‑foot scorch was found on Madison Middle School’s levy‑funded turf in West Seattle. The district filed a police report and has arranged a vendor quote for repairs.

A Germantown man and former Valley View assistant coach was indicted on 47 counts after prosecutors say he used a hidden camera and groomed a player.

An appellate panel found prosecutors failed to turn over key discovery in a Broome County gun case, reversing the conviction and vacating a seven‑year sentence.

A former Powell couple were indicted after state investigators say they billed Medicaid for services that never happened, costing Ohio about $9.3M.

A man was shot early Wednesday at a Tempe mobile home park near Apache and McClintock; two people were detained as police investigate.

Oregon agreed to pay $122,500 to settle a federal suit after a Deer Ridge call‑center supervisor had a sexual relationship with an inmate. The supervisor pleaded guilty and was fired in 2023.

Firefighters forced entry into the wrong Dallas house and splintered a homeowner’s front door; after an initial denial the city ultimately paid $4,100 for repairs.

A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams of accepting payments to dismiss DUI cases and transferring a firearm to a convicted felon.

A Detroit woman was arraigned after a newborn was found wrapped in a sheet inside a blue tote in a dumpster on East 7 Mile Road, prosecutors say.

A Willoughby Hills woman faces a felony after police say she gouged an officer’s eye during an incident at a Cleveland Clinic family health center.

The county medical examiner identified 12 people killed in recent crashes across San Diego County — from an Encinitas teen to motorcyclists and an e‑bike rider. The names and brief case notes were published this week.

A multi-vehicle crash closed Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard early Wednesday, sending four people to hospitals and prompting hours-long closures. Investigators remain on scene.

Portland police say 29-year-old Taja'mar Hepburn is tied to 88 thefts and roughly $115,000 in stolen goods. Authorities credit a coordinated probe by PPB and the county DA for the arrest.