A Gastonia man pleaded guilty March 31, 2026 in the fatal 2020 stabbing of his grandfather; the case now moves toward sentencing in Gaston County court.

A late‑night shooting in Clarkston left at least one person dead and prompted an active police investigation. Detectives canvassed the scene while authorities seek tips.

LAFD hazmat crews investigated an unknown substance found inside the LAPD's Piper Technical Center in downtown Los Angeles; two people were evaluated and refused hospital transport.

A Canton man was convicted after prosecutors say he choked a woman who tried to leave; two children were inside. The DA presented that account at trial.

Manhattan prosecutors say a former DOB supervisor accepted cash and travel perks to fast‑track approvals on more than 300 construction projects, prosecutors allege. Three industry figures were charged alongside him.

Houston homicide detectives are searching for a person of interest after a 50-year-old woman was found shot inside an apartment on Laura Koppe Road. Investigators say the public should not approach the person and can report tips to HPD or Crime Stoppers.

An off-duty Bexar County sergeant was arrested early Tuesday after a Broadway traffic stop in San Antonio; the sheriff has issued a proposed dismissal and opened an internal probe.

A new report documents 12 Ohio death‑row exonerees and spotlights Cincinnati’s Elwood Jones, renewing calls to rethink the state’s capital‑punishment system.

Two people were killed and three others critically injured in an early‑morning multi‑vehicle crash at Lincoln Avenue and Anaheim Boulevard; police say a speeding Infiniti is believed to have run a red light.

Gov. DeSantis signed a death warrant for James Ernest Hitchcock, convicted in the 1976 rape and murder of 13‑year‑old Cynthia Driggers; execution set for May 7, 2026.

Three Illinois men were charged after a Dec. 31 warehouse break-in in downtown St. Louis that investigators say left rare racecars, a Chevelle and about 20 motorcycles missing.

A bench warrant was issued after a woman missed an arraignment on misdemeanors tied to abandoning a goldendoodle at Harry Reid Airport. The dog, nicknamed Jet Blue, was later adopted by an LVMPD officer.

Federal prosecutors say Sergei Zharnovnikov used shell companies to route U.S. ammunition through Kyrgyzstan before it was reexported to Russia; he pleaded guilty and was sentenced.