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Joan Trevino is accused of drowning her 1-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son in her Nevada home. More

July 23, 2021

The woman told police that her boyfriend modified the yo-yo string to be used as a garotte because he believed the string could sever a human head. More

July 23, 2021

Hospital staff reportedly had to call EMS for lift assist to get the victim out of the truck. More

July 23, 2021

The bladed multi-tool resembling a double-handled knife was exhibited on the fourth day of trial for Nathaniel Rowland. More

July 23, 2021

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Lake Stevens man has been charged with a felony hate crime for allegedly posting a photo of a gun on social media and threatening to kill people of color. Court papers say on Jan. 28, one of Benjamin Richey’s relatives, who was still a student at Marysville Pilchuck High School, […] More

July 22, 2021

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys in the upcoming murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery clashed Thursday in court over limits on testimony that defendants acted in self-defense and were in a neighborhood that was on edge because of crime.    Kevin Gough, an attorney for one […] More

July 22, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday to four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts.  Sheriff’s deputies brought the 69-year-old convicted rapist into court in a wheelchair. He was wearing a brown jail jumpsuit and face mask. […] More

July 22, 2021

Richard Trask’s wife had lacerations on her head and blood on her chest, arms and hand, Kalamazoo County sheriff's investigators wrote. More

July 22, 2021

For our 100th episode host Vinnie Politan and Court TV’s Ted Rowlands cover the Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial and Britney Spears' court battle to end her conservatorship. More

July 22, 2021

A judge is expected to delve into the jury selection process at a hearing Thursday for the upcoming murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery. More

July 22, 2021

By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A man who identifies with a group that despises women appeared in federal court in Cincinnati on Wednesday on charges related to his plans to kill sorority members at an unidentified university in Ohio, authorities said. Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, is charged with an attempted […] More

July 21, 2021

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The View” canceled a planned appearance Wednesday by a woman who settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against Bill O’Reilly, after the former Fox News Channel personality sought and received a restraining order against her. O’Reilly accused his former producer, Andrea Mackris, of violating a non-disclosure […] More

July 21, 2021

LONDON (AP) — Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon said Wednesday that he’s “heart and soul” against letting the band’s songs be used in an upcoming television drama about the pioneering punk outfit, dismissing the TV series as “nonsense.” Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, is being sued by guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul […] More

July 21, 2021

Federal lawmakers are introducing a new bill called the FREE Act to protect Americans whose rights have been stripped away under guardianship. More

July 21, 2021

Attorneys for two of the defendants have asked a Georgia judge to keep media outlets out of the courtroom when lawyers question potential jurors to determine whether they have biases in the widely publicized case. More

July 21, 2021

16-year-old Damien Feliz was discovered in an alley with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died. More

July 21, 2021

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of a 19-year-old intern who accused another state lawmaker of rape will face a legislative ethics hearing next month. The House Ethics and Policy Committee found probable cause that Rep. Priscilla Giddings, a Republican from the tiny town of […] More

July 20, 2021

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The unrepentant former leader of the cult-like NXIVM group was ordered on Tuesday to pay $3.5 million to 21 victims of a sex-trafficking scheme, a sum including the cost of surgically removing scars from branding rituals performed by a secret sorority. The brands depicting the initials […] More

July 20, 2021

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A couple whose gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter last year were charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday. Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez pleaded not guilty Monday to charges involving the El Dorado Fire, San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason […] More

July 20, 2021

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area man whose decades in prison for drug dealing and work as an informant inspired the movie “White Boy Rick” filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking $100 million, claiming he was coerced into assisting police while just a helpless teenager. Richard Wershe Jr., 52, served roughly 30 years in prison in Michigan […] More

July 20, 2021

New York prison officials handed over convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein for transport to California on Tuesday to face additional sexual assault charges. More

July 20, 2021

A home security camera captured the moments leading to the arrest of a man who is accused of killing three of his own family members. More

July 20, 2021

The trial of a woman charged in relation to the death of her missing 5-year-old son has been set for February 2022. More

July 20, 2021

Authorities have released the arrest report for the man accused of brutally killing his girlfriend in a Las Vegas hotel room. More

July 20, 2021

Dennis Perry was convicted in 2003 largely on the testimony of his ex-girlfriend’s mother. More

July 20, 2021

Erica Stefanko was sentenced for helping her then-husband, Chad Cobb, murder his ex-girlfriend, Ashley Biggs. More

July 20, 2021

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press Bodyguards for troubled rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine turned New York City into the Wild West last summer, piling into SUVs and chasing a man for 20 blocks with lights flashing after he attempted to record cellphone video of the recording star, prosecutors said Monday. Five members of 6ix9ine’s security team, […] More

July 19, 2021

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who was serving a life sentence for killing three people when he was 17 now has the opportunity to seek parole. District Judge Amy Eddy resentenced Steven Wayne Keefe, 53, on Friday in Great Falls, the Great Falls Tribune reported. Keefe petitioned for resentencing in 2017 based […] More

July 19, 2021

The FBI has released hundreds of pages of records from notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger's file. More

July 19, 2021

Prosecutors want Paul Allard Hodgkins to serve 18 months behind bars. More

July 19, 2021