A family says an Antioch High student was expelled after reporting a note and overheard comment about a gun; the district says the DA declined to prosecute and the parents have appealed.

Police say scammers posed as fundraisers on the Near West and South sides, seized phones and drained mobile payment apps. Belmont detectives are investigating.

Vail officials confirmed a 43-year-old visitor from Chile died after an incident in Blue Sky Basin last Saturday. Ski patrol took him to Vail Health before an airlift to Denver.

A 46-year-old unhoused man was struck and killed while lying in a westbound lane on the 7100 block of San Leandro Street; police are investigating.

A man was shot near McNair Middle School in Decatur; the district says students and staff are safe and police are investigating. Officials say the injured person ran to campus to call 911.

A Gladwyne entrepreneur was sentenced to 111 months for defrauding investors; restitution and civil claims remain pending.

Eric Abril pleaded guilty to murder, kidnapping and attempted murder in the 2023 Mahany Park shootout; prosecutors say he faces life without parole.

A Broward County substitute was removed from duty after being accused of bringing a weapon to a local high school on Tuesday.

A Manhattan jury convicted Darryl Cohen of defrauding NBA clients out of more than $5 million by selling inflated life‑insurance investments and misdirecting funds.

A dog named Jolene was found zip-tied and badly injured in Erie; ANNA Shelter says she was sedated and rushed to a critical-care specialist while rescuers and state police seek tips.

Sean R. Wolfe, convicted of possessing child pornography, was released from prison and will live in Jackson Township under DOC supervision and GPS monitoring.

San Diego police say they are investigating a death on Donahue Street in Morena. Officials have asked people to avoid the area and set a media staging point at Donahue and Friars.

Four people were arrested after shots were fired at a baby shower in Anaheim; three teens and an adult were hurt.