FRESNO, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — An Air Force police officer at Edwards Air Force Base was indicted on five counts in an unemployment insurance fraud case totaling more than $250,000 during the ongoing pandemic, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California. Trevon Miller, 28, is charged on suspicion of mail fraud […] More
December 10, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors completed presenting their case against Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday, after a key accuser at the British socialite’s sex-abuse trial testified that Maxwell and her companion, Jeffrey Epstein, forced themselves on her when she was just 16. Annie Farmer told jurors […] More
December 10, 2021
Lawyers for ex-cop on trial for killing Daunte Wright argue she made a mistake by drawing gun instead of Taser but they're also arguing she would have been justified in shooting him anyway. More
December 10, 2021
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A suspected serial rapist has been charged with attacks on six women in Southern California, including one who was left in a ditch with a broken leg, authorities said Friday. Jose Manuel Martinez Garcia, 37, is charged with attempted murder, rape and other counts in a string of attacks from September […] More
December 10, 2021
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorney General Herbert Slatery announced Friday he wouldn’t appeal the resentencing of a Tennessee death row inmate to life in prison after initially resisting the move just two years prior. Last month, Judge Monte Watkins vacated the conviction of Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman (ah-BOO’-ah-LEE’) (AHB’-dur-RAK’-mahn) after finding his […] More
December 10, 2021
A jury's guilty verdict that Jussie Smollett faked a racist and homophobic attack isn't the end of court for the former 'Empire' actor. More
December 10, 2021
Baltimore County judge sentenced 21-year-old Malik Mungo to 50 years in prison for killing popular bartender Sebastian Dvorak in Baltimore city in 2017. More
December 10, 2021
Police sergeant at the scene when Daunte Wright was shot testified he was holding Wright's right arm with both hands in an attempt to handcuff him in the moments before he was shot. More
December 10, 2021
Accuser at sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell testified Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein forced themselves on her during 1996 visit to financier's sprawling New Mexico ranch when she was 16. More
December 10, 2021
Attorneys in upcoming federal hate crimes trial of the three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery want jury pool to come from an expansive area of Georgia that covers 43 counties. More
December 10, 2021
Here are five takeaways from the trial to help you catch up as both sides prepare for closing arguments next week, after which the case will be in the hands of the jury. More
December 10, 2021
“When my client joined the DEA he was schooled in how to be corrupt, he was schooled in how to break the law," his attorney said in court. More
December 10, 2021
A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States. More
December 10, 2021
Thursday’s testimony at Kim Potter ’s manslaughter trial began with tearful testimony from Wright’s passenger and girlfriend,. More
December 10, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prominent South Carolina attorney whose wife and son were gunned down six months ago in unsolved killings was indicted Thursday on 21 more charges that he stole settlement and other money from clients. More
December 9, 2021
A jury convicted Lynlee Renick of murdering her husband, Benjamin, a prominent snake breeder beloved in the reptile community. More
December 9, 2021
His attorney declared Smollett's innocence after the jury found him guilty on five of six counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police. More
December 9, 2021
Albrecht-Payton answered Wright’s cellphone as his mother tried frantically to reestablish contact that she had with him right before the shooting. More
December 9, 2021
The sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell was paused Thursday after it was announced an attorney on the case had gotten sick. More
December 9, 2021
A federal jury in Arkansas on Thursday convicted former reality TV star Josh Duggar of downloading and possessing child pornography. More
December 9, 2021
More than six months after the wife and son of a prominent South Carolina lawyer were gunned down at the family's estate, their killings remain unsolved. More
December 9, 2021
Prosecutors building their case against a former police officer who killed Daunte Wright repeatedly played body-camera video of the fatal shooting. More
December 9, 2021
Lynlee Renick is on trial for the murder of her husband, snake breeder Ben Renick. Will the jury believe the testimony of a co-conspirator? More
December 9, 2021
Ex-cop who said she mistakenly drew gun instead of Taser when fatally shot Daunte Wright went on trial on manslaughter - prosecutor saying Kim Potter was trained how to avoid deadly mix-ups. More
December 8, 2021
A federal jury in Arkansas has begun deliberations in the trial of former reality TV star Josh Duggar - accused of receiving and possessing child pornography. More
December 8, 2021
Fallen entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes finished her attempt to persuade a jury she suffered lapses in business judgment but never engaged in fraud while running blood-testing startup Theranos. More
December 8, 2021
Ex-boyfriend of woman who says she was paid to give sexual favors to Jeffrey Epstein starting at age 14 corroborated parts of her account at the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. More
December 8, 2021
Jury in Jussie Smollett's trial started deliberating after prosecutor said there is 'overwhelming evidence' actor lied to police. More
December 8, 2021
Nearly 17 years after being sentenced to die Scott Peterson resentenced to life without parole in emotional hearing - family of slain pregnant wife Laci called him out for the 2002 killing. More
December 8, 2021
Police had reason to believe Daunte Wright might have a gun when they tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant - a defense attorney told jurors at the trial of ex-cop Kim Potter. More
December 8, 2021
