Placer, San Joaquin and Sacramento prosecutors urged residents to weigh in at an en banc parole hearing in Sacramento as officials review a Jan. 15 parole grant for James Dennis Lynch.

A Columbus man faces aggravated vehicular homicide charges after a Nov. 30 Clintonville head‑on crash that killed 62‑year‑old Martin Smith.

Seattle police arrested six people during weekend outreach on Aurora Avenue while connecting three minors and several adults to shelter and advocacy services. The operation paired officers with social‑service teams to disrupt those allegedly seeking to exploit children.

A man from Cyprus pleaded guilty to a 2024 Lake Saint Louis stabbing and was sentenced to 20 years. Authorities say the victim's body was found partly inside a dog cage.

Homeland Security Investigations arrested a Brazilian man in Mooresville who authorities say once led Brazil’s PCC and Comando Vermelho. Officials allege he held his wife and federal charges are possible.

A Tacony head-on collision late Tuesday killed a 23-year-old and left his brother critically injured after an 18-year-old driver tried to pass a double-parked car.

A shooting Tuesday in the 900 block of W Bartlett Avenue left one person hospitalized and another detained, Las Vegas Metro Police said.

Robert Crowe, 88, a retired Jacksonville superintendent, appeared in Morgan County court Tuesday on a possession charge. A preliminary hearing is set for next Tuesday.

A Baytown post office supervisor was arrested after an undercover operation recovered a stolen autographed Cooper Flagg rookie card listed on eBay. Investigators say controlled substances and other mail items were also found.

A Bronx man was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to the 2024 elevator stabbing that left a 75-year-old neighbor with severe injuries.

Phoenix Fire crews recovered a man's body from a west Phoenix canal near 23rd and Indian School. Police have opened a death investigation and the man has not been identified.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rebuked Philadelphia’s DA for misleading judges and blocked a bid to reopen a 2004 murder case. The ruling forces courts to let the attorney general review future vacatur requests.

New reporting shows a San Francisco deputy DA in the child‑abuse unit faced a 2018 Sonoma County arrest; the case was later dismissed and led to a State Bar reproval.