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Bardo’s lawyers claim his mental illness caused him to snap, but will the evidence prove otherwise? Ashleigh Banfield takes a closer look. More

January 31, 2023

At question is whether Alex Murdaugh said “I did him so bad" or “They did him so bad” as he sobbed and spoke to state agents. More

January 31, 2023

Police said 4 gunmen inside the car opened fire at the victims, who were sitting and standing along the sidewalks on both sides of the car. More

January 31, 2023

Tyre Nichols' family plans to gather Tuesday with the Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump at the historic Mason Temple in Memphis. More

January 31, 2023

Jeffery Short, 20, was killed Jan. 29, 2012 when he went to visit someone at the Buena Vista Manor Apartment Complex. More

January 31, 2023

Benjamin Obadiah Foster faced decades in prison in Nevada after he was charged in 2019 with five felonies, including assault and battery. More

January 31, 2023

Rescuers initially hailed the family’s survival as a miracle. Firefighters had to cut open the Tesla Model Y to extract the family. More

January 31, 2023

Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist have been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer. More

January 31, 2023

Chicago prosecutor to drop sex abuse charges against R. Kelly following federal convictions that should guarantee he'll be locked up for decades. More

January 30, 2023

Utah lawmakers aim to strengthen how cops investigate suspected intimate partner violence like the kind believed to have led to Gabby Petito's death. More

January 30, 2023

Michigan doctor sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $30M in scheme to bill insurers for unnecessary injections and opioid prescriptions. More

January 30, 2023

Vermont man Nathan Carman, charged with killing his mother at sea on trip off the coast of New England, asks for minutes from grand jury proceeding. More

January 30, 2023

Georgia investigation on efforts by Trump and allies to overturn 2020 election defeat is one of many cases that pose legal problems for the ex-president. More

January 30, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS (Scripps News Indianapolis) – Two Indianapolis men were sentenced to a combined 60 years in federal prison for their roles in the sexual exploitation of a child. Michael Ingram, 43, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, conspiracy to sexually exploit children and distribution […] More

January 30, 2023

Las Vegas man Barry Allen Gabelman sentenced to 24 years and four months in prison for child sexual exploitation. More

January 30, 2023

Nashville man Dwayne Herelle Jr. was arrested for the death of his ex-girlfriend, Irene Torres, after her body was found in his closet. More

January 30, 2023

Trial of Devaunte Hill and James Cowan, 2 men accused in the murder of Nashville nurse Caitlyn Kaufman, resumes with closing arguments. More

January 30, 2023

“I did him so bad.” That's what a S.C. investigator testified Alex Murdaugh uttered between sobs in an interview days after his wife and son were killed. More

January 30, 2023

2 more Memphis police officers have been disciplined and 3 emergency responders fired in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols. More

January 30, 2023

Several police cars were parked at Richneck Elementary School as teachers arrived more than three weeks after a student shot his teacher. More

January 30, 2023

Last week, Stetson Bennett told reporters that he would be training for his pro career in Fort Worth, Texas. More

January 30, 2023

Ky'air Thomas was one of two twins that were kidnapped last month, prompting authorities in multiple states to look for them. More

January 30, 2023

The five officers charged were part of the so-called Scorpion unit, which stands for Street Crimes Operations to Restore Peace in our Neighborhoods. More

January 30, 2023

Police warn that Benjamin Obadiah Foster, who's accused of torturing a woman in Oregon and holding a woman in captive in Las Vegas, is using dating apps. More

January 27, 2023

7-month-old boy dies after Lindsay Clancy, his mother in Massachusetts, was charged with injuring him and killing two of her other young children. More

January 27, 2023

29-year-old woman allegedly used false documents to enroll as a New Jersey high school student and attended classes for 4 days before getting caught. More

January 27, 2023

Memphis police release video showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him. More

January 27, 2023

In a small, rural town, how exactly do you find an impartial jury for one of the highest profile murder cases in the country? More

January 27, 2023

Tyre Nichols was just minutes from his Memphis home on Jan. 7 when he was pulled over by police and fatally beaten. More

January 27, 2023

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The fallout from the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old student in Virginia has prompted a staff shakeup in the Newport News school district. In addition to the firing of Superintendent Gary Parker this week, the principal and assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School have left their jobs. A longtime principal […] More

January 27, 2023