Tennessee teen kills himself after being outed online, family says
A Tennessee high-schooler who committed suicide did so because he'd been outed online, according to his family.Now, those same family members are calling upon law enforcement to arrest and charge the...
View ArticleWATCH: After sentencing, ex-Dallas cop convicted of murder gets hug from...
There were few dry eyes in a Texas courtroom Wednesday after sentencing in a high-profile case.A jury gave former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger 10 years in state prison after being found guilty of...
View ArticleHomeless Florida man entered classroom with knife to ‘test school’s...
After a drunken man with a knife in his pocket walked onto a Florida high school campus, Volusia County district officials are working to patch the holes it revealed in their security precautions.Derek...
View ArticleA R.I. man who drove drunk in 1984 killed a woman. Now his wife is charged...
It was a Friday night, and Barbara A. Trojan had been drinking beer for five hours at the American Legion bar in East Greenwich, R.I., before she climbed into her 2007 Volkswagen and headed into the...
View ArticleOklahoma woman shot after dog jumped on loaded gun, police say
An Oklahoma woman was shot after a dog jumped on a loaded gun, Oklahoma authorities say.It happened Thursday in Enid, about 90 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.Police there say the woman was a...
View ArticleHours before wedding, groom accused of sexually assaulting bridesmaid at Pa....
A groom is accused of sexually assaulting a bridesmaid during a wedding weekend at a Pennsylvania resort.According to a report from Pennsylvania State Police’s Stroudsburg barracks, the Criminal...
View ArticleChild, 9, charged with murder after Illinois mobile-home fire kills 5
A 9-year-old has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in connection with a lethal mobile-home fire in April near Goodfield, Illinois.The juvenile also has been charged with two counts...
View ArticleAfter 10-year-old is raped, sheriff warns parents about 15 apps used to lure...
Authorities in Florida are warning parents about 15 social media apps they say are commonly used by child predators.The Pasco County Sheriff's Department posted the notice after a 10-year-old girl was...
View ArticleColorado mom killed daughter she falsely claimed was terminally ill, police say
A Colorado mom has been accused of killing her 7-year-old daughter, a girl she falsely claimed was terminally ill, according to police.Olivia Gant died in 2017. In the weeks and months before her...
View ArticleTexas man accused of killing stepmom for celebrating Dallas Cowboys victory
A man accused of fatally stabbing his stepmother three years ago after she gloated over a Dallas Cowboys victory, and who later told police he’s glad she died, is on trial this week in Texas.Travis...
View ArticleFlorida woman, 8 months pregnant, uses AR-15 to kill intruder
A Florida woman who is eight months pregnant used an AR-15 to shoot and kill one of two intruders who were terrorizing her family, authorities say.The incident happened Wednesday in Lithia, which is...
View ArticleTexas substitute teacher seen in video beating student, charged with assault
A substitute teacher was fired and faces an assault charge after being caught on video beating a 16-year-old student in a Texas high school classroom, authorities said.Video posted to Twitter shows the...
View ArticleNevada boy, 7, survives after mom allegedly stabs him 25 times
"My mom is trying to kill me."That's what 911 operators in Henderson, Nevada, near Las Vegas, heard when they answered an emergency call on Oct. 21. Audio from that call was just released by...
View ArticleActive shooter drills are traumatizing students, experts say
Active shooter drills, which periodically occur at schools across the nation, might be doing more harm than good.Some even include actors playing gunmen and the sounds of simulated gunfire, according...
View ArticleS.C. man says McDonald's sweet tea came with 3 bags of weed
A South Carolina man claims he found three bags of pot in a glass of sweet tea he ordered at McDonald's.Parrish Brown says it happened when he went through the drive-through at a location on Hilton...
View ArticleWashington city votes to tax guns, ammo
A Washington city will soon begin taxing guns and ammunition.The city council in Tacoma voted to levy the tax beginning in July, TV station KIRO reports. Nearby Seattle has had a similar tax since...
View ArticleRuthless Mexican drug cartel infiltrating U.S. towns
Operating in at least 35 states, you've probably never heard of it. But this cartel has rapidly set up "cells" in unsuspecting communities to flood the U.S. with drugs.
View ArticleGalesburg police investigating copper wire thefts
GALESBURG — Galesburg police are seeking help from the public in identifying subjects responsible for recent copper thefts in the city.This comes as investigation continues on copper thefts in the...
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