Families fled a Jurassic Park screening at Alethia Tanner Park after people fired Roman candles into the crowd; organizers canceled the event and MPD is investigating.

Pierce County officials say a 24‑year‑old who fell from a paddleboard at Alder Lake has been located; recovery efforts are ongoing and the family has been notified.

A second-alarm residential fire drew multiple agencies to the 1700-block of SE Oak in Hillsboro on Thursday; officials have released only brief social updates.

Detroit music executive Brian "Peanut" Brown is accused in a federal probe linking his label to a nationwide drug ring with alleged ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel.

Houston police say a woman was killed after a man in a box truck allegedly ran her over during a moving job on S. Gessner; a suspect was detained and HPD is investigating.

Two men were found shot behind a house on Chicago’s Northwest Side and later died at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, police said.

Police and MARTA investigators responded to a shooting near a Memorial Drive bus stop in unincorporated Decatur; officials on scene released few details.

The Public Safety Committee approved an updated Anti‑Crime Plan that adds court security, dispatcher pay changes and funding for a drug prosecutor.

Shelby County has launched a planning phase to add rapid DNA and digital forensics capacity at the TBI Jackson lab, aiming to cut backlogs and speed casework.

A 21-year-old woman is in critical condition after a Wednesday night shooting in Metairie; a 33-year-old man was arrested and charged, authorities say.

An NBC Chicago investigation finds a social‑media "machine‑gun marketplace" feeding Chicago. An undercover buy led to the arrest of an alleged seller accused of selling a conversion kit and handguns.

An off‑duty Del Rio officer was arrested after a September motorcycle crash left a passenger with serious injuries; investigators presented the case to a grand jury in June.

A man arrested by ICE after a videotaped Mount Washington struggle plans to plead guilty under a deal that would include nine months in prison and deportation. The hearing is set for Friday at the federal courthouse.