NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut rabbi convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing a teenage boy more than a decade ago was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison. Superior Court Judge Jon Alander imposed the punishment on Daniel Greer, 79, of New Haven, whose lawyer has said he expects to appeal the convictions. Greer, […] More
December 2, 2019
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a southwest Missouri man Wednesday with second-degree murder, alleging he killed his wife in 2015 by hitting her in the head with a hammer and strangling her before stowing the body in a freezer at a storage unit. Fifty-seven-year-old Larry Dinwiddie, of Marshfield, was also charged with abandonment […] More
December 2, 2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police say violence erupted on Thanksgiving Day in a North Carolina apartment when a mother shot and killed her daughter. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a news release that officers were called to the apartment shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday. There they found a woman with a gunshot wound who […] More
November 29, 2019
This Thanksgiving, as I reflect on all that is good in this world, Court TV being back on the air, comes to both mind and heart. The public craves transparency plus knowledge, with glimpses of real-life drama and never-ending suspense – and that is why I am thankful for cameras in the courtroom. Simply put, […] More
November 27, 2019
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby says he’s prepared to serve his 10-year maximum sentence for sexual assault rather than show remorse for a crime the comedian says he didn’t commit. Cosby is serving three to 10 years in a state prison near Philadelphia after a jury last year convicted him of sexually assaulting a Temple […] More
November 27, 2019
Confessed murderer Curtis Wright claims his best friend Mark Sievers offered to pay him $100,000 to murder his wife, Dr. Teresa Sievers. More
November 27, 2019
BALTIMORE (AP) — Three men incarcerated for 36 years in Maryland were exonerated Monday in the slaying of a Baltimore teenager after a review of their case. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart were released from custody hours after a judge cleared their convictions and prosecutors dropped the charges. They were teenagers when they […] More
November 26, 2019
The discovery of human remains comes after a month-long search for Aniah Blanchard, whose face appears on billboards across the county. More
November 26, 2019
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge set an April trial date Monday for two jail guards accused of failing to make required checks on Jeffrey Epstein the morning he died. The trial of guards Tova Noel and Michael Thomas can begin April 20, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said. The […] More
November 25, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Maryland man’s bid for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast “Serial.” The justices did not comment in leaving in place a 4-3 ruling by Maryland’s highest court that denied a new trial to Adnan Syed, who was convicted of strangling […] More
November 25, 2019
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida sheriff ousted following the Parkland high school massacre is suing over his removal from office. Attorneys for ex-Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel say a federal lawsuit contends Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Senate deprived him of due process and failed to follow a special master’s recommendation […] More
November 25, 2019
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge dashed the hopes of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for a shorter prison term Friday, resentencing him to the same 30-to-60-year term imposed against him in 2012 for sexually abusing children. Judge Maureen Skerda gave Sandusky what prosecutors and his own attorney described as effectively a […] More
November 22, 2019
Former ‘American Idol’ contestant Antonella Barba has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for carrying nearly 2 pounds of fentanyl. More
November 22, 2019
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected in a Pennsylvania courtroom to be resentenced after an appeals court said mandatory minimum sentences had been improperly applied against him. The 75-year-old Sandusky will be resentenced Friday by Judge Maureen Skerda at the county courthouse in Bellefonte. State Superior Court […] More
November 22, 2019
A jury found Henry Segura guilty of four counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of his girlfriend and three children. More
November 21, 2019
Court TV anchors Vinnie Politan and Seema Iyer break down the confusing and contradicting testimony in the Family Massacre Murder Trial. Henry Segura was on trial for a quadruple homicide, the brutal murders of his girlfriend Brandi Peters, her twin daughters and the three-year-old son they shared. Family Massacre Murder Trial Part 2: FL v. […] More
November 21, 2019
MASON, Mich. (AP) — A former mid-Michigan fifth-grade teacher has been sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison after being convicted of molesting male students that he taught. Patrick Daley learned his punishment Wednesday after a jury last month found him guilty of 18 counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. The Lansing State Journal reports the 36-year-old Daley […] More
November 20, 2019
CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett looked composed and casual, a stark contrast to the last time he was seen in public. Stylishly dressed in a bright blue suit and black turtleneck, the Cleveland Browns’ star defensive end met Wednesday with an appeals officer in New York in hopes of getting a reduction to an indefinite […] More
November 20, 2019
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman accused of suffocating her three sons out of jealousy at the attention given them by her husband — who was once her mother’s boyfriend — pleaded guilty Tuesday in the boys’ deaths and was sentenced to 37 years to life in prison. Defendant Brittany Pilkington had been […] More
November 20, 2019
Jury selection is underway for Mark Sievers, who is accused of hiring hitmen to kill his wife, who was murdered with a hammer. More
November 19, 2019
BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband are contesting expanded charges against them in the college admissions bribery scandal. Lawyers for Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli entered not guilty pleas on their behalf Tuesday to charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery. Earlier this month, the couple waived their right to […] More
November 19, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court appeared strongly inclined Monday to give new life to lawsuits filed by two men who accuse Michael Jackson of repeatedly molesting them when they were boys. Three judges from the 2nd District Court of Appeal said in a tentative ruling that lawsuits from James Safechuck and Wade […] More
November 19, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were charged Tuesday with falsifying prison records to conceal they were sleeping and browsing the internet during the hours they were supposed to be keeping a close watch on prisoners. Guards Toval Noel and Michael Thomas were accused […] More
November 19, 2019
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) — A jury on Monday convicted a Colorado rancher of beating his fiancée to death while their 1-year-old daughter was in a nearby room, then burning the body and persuading his on-and-off girlfriend to help clean up the blood and cover up the crime. Patrick Frazee, 33, was convicted of first-degree […] More
November 18, 2019
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Jurors on Monday began deliberating the case of a Colorado rancher charged with beating his fiancee to death with a baseball bat while their child was nearby. Patrick Frazee is charged with murder in the death of 29-year-old Kelsey Berreth, whose disappearance nearly a year ago drew national attention. In […] More
November 18, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House impeachment inquiry ahead of a week that will see several key witnesses appear publicly. Pushing back against accusations from the Republican president that the process has been stacked against him, Pelosi said Trump is welcome to […] More
November 18, 2019
ORINDA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area are calling a shooting that left five dead during a Halloween party at an Airbnb rental a “bloodbath.” SOURCE: KRON, Craig Cannon, Contra Costa County Sheriff, Handout Photos via CNN Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston said Friday that he knows residents in the plush […] More
November 18, 2019
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) — The case of a Colorado rancher charged with beating his fiancee to death with a baseball bat is close to going to jurors. Closing arguments are expected Monday in the trial of 33-year-old Patrick Frazee. He’s charged with murder in the death of 29-year-old Kelsey Berreth, whose disappearance nearly a […] More
November 18, 2019
CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett is done playing for the Cleveland Browns this season. The NFL isn’t saying when the star defensive end will play again. Garrett was suspended for at least the rest of the regular season and postseason by the league Friday, hours after he shockingly used a helmet “as a weapon” by […] More
November 15, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was found guilty Friday of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. Stone was convicted of all seven counts in an indictment that accused him of lying to Congress, tampering […] More
November 15, 2019
