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Coweta deputies arrested two men who allegedly delayed reporting the discovery of Omar Stegall’s body in April 2023. The move is being called the biggest break in the cold case so far.
A Chapel Hill man has been arrested and charged with murder and attempted first‑degree rape in the September death of Kenashi McGraw, found near the Glenn School Road Walmart.
Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging Adam Sloan with selling fentanyl that prosecutors say killed a Manhattan man on July 15, 2025.
Prosecutors dismissed murder and weapons charges in January, leaving no conviction in the April 2025 death of 22‑year‑old Jorden Mason.
Walking-beat officers in east San Jose stopped a parked vehicle and seized suspected meth, a meth pipe, a tear-gas-style can and hats with alleged cartel insignia; one person was booked.
A two-alarm fire early Thursday damaged a Berkeley Hills home and spread to a nearby building; utility crews responded and no injuries were reported.
A man who grabbed a student at Sequoia High was sentenced to 2½ years but released after credit for time served.
The parents of SFPD recruit Jon‑Marques Psalms sued the city alleging negligence, withheld video and a cover‑up after he collapsed during an academy drill and died days later.
DEA links counterfeit Xanax to a cluster of Cook County overdoses as investigators find fentanyl and designer sedatives in pressed pills.
A Lincoln nanny was arrested after police say a child was hurt at Markham Ravine Park. Investigators say the child is safe and the case remains under review.
A January enforcement operation along Stockton Boulevard recovered about 40 suspected trafficking victims and resulted in 121 arrests, officials say.
A Miami Gardens woman was arrested on a first-degree arson charge after police say she set her boyfriend’s clothes on fire inside their efficiency, prompting a 911 call.
Baker's lone fire station is often the only lifeline on a deadly stretch of I-15. County fire warns of early heat, long waits and urges drivers to carry water and chargers.
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