Detectives allege domestic violence–related murder; coercive control charge also filed. SYDNEY — Police have charged a 44-year-old man with domestic violence–related murder and coercive control over the April 2025 death of Claire Austin, who suffered catastrophic injuries after crashing through a glass door while trying to flee an alleged assault in her Randwick apartment, authorities … Read more
Finding cites asphyxia after guards restrained 55-year-old Cuban immigrant at Camp East Montana. WASHINGTON — The death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas immigration jail was ruled a homicide from asphyxia caused by neck and torso compression, according to an autopsy released Wednesday, contradicting parts of the government’s earlier account of the Jan. 3 … Read more
Four district buses were heavily damaged around 1 a.m. Tuesday on Fountain Street; no injuries were reported. FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — An early-morning fire at a Framingham school bus yard damaged four buses and led to temporary transportation adjustments across the district, officials said Tuesday. Fire crews arrived just after 1 a.m. to find one bus … Read more
Orlando police opened internal and traffic homicide probes after Milagros “Millie” Ortiz died from injuries in the pre-dawn collision. ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police have launched dual investigations after a marked patrol car and a Jeep collided early Sunday at South Semoran Boulevard and Hoffner Avenue, leading to the death of 92-year-old Milagros “Millie” Ortiz. … Read more
Owner says she paid for bodywork and repairs; the vehicle never came back. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville woman who paid a local operator to paint and repair her car later learned the vehicle had been towed away and crushed at a scrapyard, according to interviews, receipts and towing tickets now being examined by police. … Read more
No injuries reported as investigators examine a suspected brake-related blaze that triggered a liquid nitrogen response. HOUSTON — Northbound lanes of Beltway 8 near Beechnut Street reopened overnight after firefighters put out an 18-wheeler fire, checked a suspected liquid nitrogen leak and supervised a product transfer to a second tanker, officials said. The multi-hour closure … Read more
Hillsborough deputies say a 51-year-old was caught in the act and faces criminal mischief counts. VALRICO, Fla. — A months-long investigation into nails scattered along Miller Road ended this week when Hillsborough County deputies arrested a Valrico man they say they watched placing fresh nails on the pavement in broad daylight just east of Tampa. … Read more
Police credit coordinated work and city technology for quickly finding a vehicle tied to the San Jose case. SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose police arrested a suspect Wednesday after a 15-year-old reported being pulled into a vehicle and sexually battered on her way to school, according to the department. Officers later stopped a vehicle … Read more
The sheriff’s office says a detained auto-theft suspect died after a concealed gun went off in the vehicle’s rear seat. YULEE, Fla. — A man detained in connection with a stolen vehicle died Thursday after a gun he had concealed discharged while he was handcuffed in the back of a Nassau County Sheriff’s Office patrol … Read more
Three suspects are jailed and one remains a fugitive as prosecutors outline next steps in separate indictments. HOUSTON, Texas — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Houston launched a coordinated effort Thursday to prosecute alleged assaults tied to rideshares, announcing four kidnapping indictments against Uber drivers and vowing sustained attention to similar complaints. The initiative, called … Read more