Investigators searched a home near where Dequavious Graves was shot on his route. DECATUR, Ga. — Authorities said a person of interest is in custody in the killing of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who was shot while delivering mail in a DeKalb County neighborhood, a case that drew federal investigators to a home … Read more
The defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a deal that avoided life without parole. Troy, N.Y. — Joshua Fowler was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison for the killings of his wife, his father and his grandmother in the Town of Grafton, a case that prosecutors said started with a domestic dispute … Read more
Victims were his fiancée and her two teenage sons, police and court records say. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Grand Rapids man accused of fatally shooting his fiancée and her two teenage sons will remain in jail without bond as prosecutors pursue first-degree murder charges tied to a Jan. 27 shooting inside a home on … Read more
Two young men died in the water; a 21-year-old survivor faces burglary and conspiracy counts. DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — The Broward Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday released the names of two men who died and a third who survived when an SUV went into a Deerfield Beach lake early Tuesday, a crash investigators linked to a … Read more
The ruling ends a week of scrutiny over school protocols and a child’s disability-related behavior. MARIETTA, Ga. — A Cobb County juvenile court judge dismissed two felony counts against 12-year-old Jadon Ringland on Monday, ending a case that began when he echoed violent phrases during a January science lesson at Hightower Trail Middle School. Prosecutors … Read more
Police say surveillance video shows the victim running and the suspect walking away moments later on Ocean Drive. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A woman who police say was forced onto a rooftop along Ocean Drive escaped an early-Saturday sexual assault by biting the attacker and running for help, an incident that left her fiancé hospitalized … Read more
A 69-year-old DeLand woman is accused of planning a murder-suicide involving her 13-year-old great-granddaughter, who has cerebral palsy. VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Detectives say a welfare check that began with a suicide note ended with the rescue of a 13-year-old girl and the arrest of her great-grandmother, who is now charged with attempted first-degree murder … Read more
Harris County investigators are tracing how three dogs escaped and moved from the Mason Creek trail into a nearby subdivision. KATY, Texas — A morning walk turned fatal Monday when three loose dogs mauled a 62-year-old man on the Mason Creek Park North hike-and-bike trail, then minutes later bit a mother as she shielded her … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – An extraordinary scene played out on Interstate 40 as an inmate emerged from a broken window of a Department of Corrections van, frantically gesturing at passing vehicles. The incident, caught on camera, quickly became a viral sensation. Alexis Morton, who witnessed the event with her sister, initially thought it was a … Read more
ATLANTA, GA – A routine work meeting turned into a nightmare for a woman in Atlanta, leading to the arrest of a police officer now charged with rape and false imprisonment. Former officer Mohamed Mohammed is currently in custody following the incident. The ordeal began when Mohammed arranged for a massage at his apartment on … Read more