Month: January 2025

By Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story     CLEVELAND COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A critic of the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office was arrested and accused of doxxing a former deputy. An Oklahoma City man was taken into custody after he allegedly published private or identifying information of the sheriff’s deputy online. Court documents

By Angela Williams, Erin Pickens and Crystal Tisme Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The City of Jackson succeeded in shutting down a restaurant that police say had been operating as a nightclub. The temporary restraining order against Dynamic Lounge was granted this morning in Hinds County Chancery Court. The

By Michael Martin Click here for updates on this story     PROVO, Utah (KSTU) — For BYU graduate student Curtis Johnson, a simple quest guided him to create a robot with a novel approach: What if robots were more helpful? Johnson and his mentors at the BYU Robotics and Dynamic Lab created “Baloo,” a robot that

By Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A Sacramento County man is accused of killing his 3-month-old son after forensics showed signs of severe blunt head trauma, officials said Thursday. Andrew Gray-Blessett, 23, faces charges of murder and assault of a child under 8 years of age resulting

By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story     CLEMENTS, California (KCRA) — A woman was arrested after dozens of dead horses were found along with several other malnourished horses as part of an animal neglect investigation in San Joaquin County. Deputies executed a search warrant at multiple properties in Clements on Wednesday. The

By Tori Apodaca Click here for updates on this story     FORESTHILL, California (KOVR) — A brawl broke out on the court at a Northern California high school basketball game Tuesday night between Foresthill and Futures high schools. Foresthill High was the home team and was down 25 to 14 in the second quarter, but the

By Juliet Lemar Click here for updates on this story     SANTA BARBARA, California (KSBY) — Zack Clark and the tech-forward backpacks from his non-profit HomeMore project are helping the homeless in Santa Barbara. “So we’ve set out to create what we like to think is the last backpack someone who’s homeless will ever need,” the

By Jennifer Eagan Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WCVB) — The Postal Service is upgrading blue mail collection boxes with new technology to prevent thefts amid a rise in mail carrier robberies. “This is an ongoing process. You can imagine how many locks there are to upgrade. It’s going to take us

By Griffin Gonzalez Click here for updates on this story     CARMEL, Indiana (WRTV) — Sky Simpson’s father never thought he would see his son shine on the world’s stage. “Never in my wildest dreams, ever thought that he would be on a world stage for anything,” Stephen Simpson said. He recalls when he found out

By Imani Clement and Peter Eliopoulos Click here for updates on this story     SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A taxi cab driver unknowingly acted as a get away driver after a man robbed a bank in Somerville, Massachusetts, officials said Wednesday. The Somerville Police Department received a call for a robbery at the East Cambridge Savings

By Anabel Munoz Click here for updates on this story     PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — Hundreds of the firefighters working tirelessly on the fire lines to protect lives and property in Southern California are actually serving time in prison. As two historic wildfires raged in Southern California, Joseph McKinney and Sal Almanza were among the firefighters

By Maryssa Rillo, Nick Hawthorne Click here for updates on this story     ROYAL CITY, Wash. (KXLY) — It has been an ongoing promise of President Donald Trump to deport millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally. “We will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the

By Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story     OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A man who was out on bond for a case in Orange County is in the Osceola County jail for an attempted murder charge. Police say 31-year-old Terell Frederick Rodgers brutally beat the mother of his child with a baseball

By Alexandra Coenjaerts Click here for updates on this story     SPOKANE, Wash. (KXLY) — A Spokane organization has amplified its efforts to make sure immigrant populations know their rights in the United States. In a given year, 700 people from 70 different countries come to the Manzanita House to get legal aid or general support

By Sadie Buggle Click here for updates on this story     DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Earlier this week, Douglas County detectives arrested a Rock Canyon High School teacher and assistant coach on charges of sexual exploitation of a child and indecent exposure. 55-year-old Christen Cassic was a computer science teacher and assistant coach at Rock

By Sadie Buggle Click here for updates on this story     FREMONT COUNTY, Colo (KRDO) — A recently released map showing wolf activity in Colorado is indicating that one wolf has explored as far south as Fremont County for the first time since wolves were reintroduced to the state. On Jan. 22, Colorado Parks and Wildlife

By Bob Hazen Click here for updates on this story     OCALA, Florida (WESH) — An Ocala man is in jail after accusations that he sexually abused a child and recorded video of it. Detectives say they first found out the suspect had been uploading child sexual abuse videos online before realizing he actually made at

By abc15.com staff Click here for updates on this story     TEMPE, Arizona (KNXV) — A 13-year-old girl’s mother and grandmother were arrested after the girl was found unresponsive and later died at a hospital, police announced Wednesday night. Officials say 55-year-old Virginia Lujan called police Tuesday night just before 9 p.m. after she said she

By Taylor Hess Click here for updates on this story     SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Two Cumberland County families have been forced out of their homes by a massive sinkhole. One of those families includes a couple and their two kids. Brandi McCarty and her boyfriend, Carl Young, said a typical Tuesday turned into a nightmare

By Allie Jennerjahn Click here for updates on this story     BRIGHTON, Colorado (KMGH) — When two people get married, they often want their best of friends and family members by their sides, and in Colorado, that can mean your pet! A unique Colorado law allows a couple to get married without an officiant or witness,

By abc15.com staff Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX (KGUN) — Phoenix police say a woman was arrested after running over a rideshare driver and killing him Tuesday evening. Officials say it happened just after 5 p.m. near 40th Street and Baseline Road. According to police, a vehicle was found stopped next to

By Rachael Lardani Click here for updates on this story     EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A vehicle smashed into a bus stop in Lancaster County on Wednesday night, according to the Lafayette Fire Company. The vehicle crashed into the Target bus shelter in the 2300 block of Lincoln Highway East in East Lampeter Township

By Kendall Keys Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Two years ago, a stolen Kia slammed into a car, killing a Milwaukee father of three who was on a first date. Now, his family is filing a lawsuit against the carmaker. “Two years ago, the unthinkable happened. I mean, my son

By WXYZ Staff Click here for updates on this story     ST. CLAIR SHORES, Michigan (WXYZ) — Dave Coulier became a household name as he starred in ‘Full House’ in the 1990s. Here in Michigan, he’s one of our state’s favorite sons. Dave is currently in the fight of his life, announcing back in November that