Virginia man charged with inappropriately touching children at pool in Loudoun County

Posted today at 4:00am

A Virginia man was arrested and charged after being reported for touching children inappropriately at a pool in Loudoun County. He faces four counts of assault.

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Florida fire chief issues heartbreaking message after department loses two members to suicide

Posted today at 1:15am

Marion County Fire Rescue Chief James Banta issued an emotional video message days after the department lost its second fire medic to suicide during the month of January.

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Border town’s only hospital ‘running out of resources’, on the brink of collapse caring for migrants

Posted today at 1:00am

Yuma Regional Medical Center CEO Dr. Robert Trenschel shared how the migrant influx has overwhelmed the hospital with over $20 million in unpaid expenses.

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Two Floridians arrested for alleged sex trafficking of teenage girl

Posted today at 12:19am

A Florida man and woman were arrested and charged for allegedly sex trafficking a teenage girl across two counties in the state, according to authorities.

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DC 'hero' who disarmed Metro shooter says she knew she had to get gun off train

Posted yesterday at 9:45pm

Shante Trumpet said when a suspected shooter sat down next to her in a Washington, D.C. metro car all she could think abut was getting the gun away from him.

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Florida courthouse janitor, 72, who is diabetic, accidentally locked in cell over weekend: ‘I prayed to God’

Posted yesterday at 9:35pm

A janitor who was accidentally trapped inside a courthouse cell for three nights last weekend said she held onto her faith to get her through her ordeal.

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Philadelphia teen shot by victim he allegedly attempted to carjack faces charges

Posted yesterday at 9:06pm

A teen who was shot while attempting to carjack a vehicle in Philadelphia has been charged in the incident.

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Chinese spy balloon: Missouri resident's video appears to show floating foreign object

Posted yesterday at 8:58pm

Residents in Montana, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois spotted the suspected Chinese spy balloon hovering above their neighborhoods this week.

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Texas officer escapes after 18-wheeler strikes vehicle on icy highway; empty cruiser hit by 2 additional semis

Posted yesterday at 8:49pm

A Forth Worth police vehicle was hit by three semi trucks while officers were responding to an accident Thursday. The officer in the vehicle was able to get out with minor injuries.

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Texas bartender charged with over-serving man convicted of killing off-duty police officer while driving drunk

Posted yesterday at 8:41pm

A Texas bartender is charged with over-serving a man who killed a police officer while driving drunk, authorities said.

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Jared Bridegan: Prosecutors reveal new detail in Florida dad's murder

Posted yesterday at 8:14pm

New court papers reveal that the suspect charged in Jared Bridegan's murder had been scheming with at least one co-conspirator for nearly two months before the slaying.

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New York couple gets combined 20 years for supporting Islamic State

Posted yesterday at 7:08pm

James Bradley of The Bronx and Arwa Muthana of Hoover, Alabama, were sentenced to a combined 20 years in prison for attempting to provide Islamic State terrorists material support.

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Armed Nebraska man shot by police at Target hadn't yet shot at anyone, report says

Posted yesterday at 7:06pm

A suburban Omaha, Nebraska, man who opened fire at a crowded Target store had yet to shoot at anyone by the time police killed him, a report states.

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Fatal New York plane crash caused by engine damage, investigators rule

Posted yesterday at 7:05pm

A small plane that crashed in suburban New York last month, killing both occupants, was found to have crashed because of a damaged engine, investigators say.

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Ohio cops involved in driver's shooting justified, will not be charged, prosecutor says

Posted yesterday at 7:04pm

Ohio police officers who shot Joe Frasure Jr. while he was driving toward them and ignoring commands to stop were justified in their actions and will not be charged, a prosecutor said.

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Idaho murders update: Kaylee Goncalves' family lawyer appeals gag order in Bryan Kohberger case

Posted yesterday at 6:49pm

The attorney for Kaylee Goncalves' family has filed an appeal against a Latah County judge's gag order regarding the case against her suspected killer.

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Michigan rappers identified, person of interest being questioned in slayings

Posted yesterday at 6:49pm

A person of interest is in police custody in connection with the disappearance of three Michigan rappers who vanished while in Detroit.

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Tyre Nichols death: Memphis police officer who allegedly used Taser fired, 'departmentally charged'

Posted yesterday at 6:36pm

Memphis police have departmentally charged an officer who allegedly used a taser on Tyre Nichols during a Jan. 7 traffic stop. Nichols died at a local hospital days later.

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Escaped New York City zoo owl baffles local authorities

Posted yesterday at 6:02pm

Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl, escaped New York City's Central Park Zoo on Thursday night after a vandal cut his enclosure's stainless steel mesh open.

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Austin mayor apologizes for continued blackouts following freak winter storm

Posted yesterday at 5:52pm

Democratic Austin Mayor Kirk Watson apologized to residents as they woke up to a third day of winter storm-induced power outages on Friday.

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