Crime and Public Safety

A former University of Alabama basketball player sued The New York Times over a 2023 story it ran reporting he was at the scene of a deadly shooting.

Emergency crews staged a dramatic nighttime airlift to rescue an injured hiker stranded in the rugged Franklin Mountains.

A 6-year-old child in West Virginia tested positive for cocaine after surviving a fall from an apartment window, which resulted in the woman's arrest.

Records say the suspect assaulted his girlfriend during an argument, then "ambushed" her and the other victims later that night.

A "very aggressive" donkey on the loose jumped into a van, kicking and biting two motorists and a woman who intervened to try and help.

An alleged burglary suspect led law enforcement on a wild, erratic pursuit across multiple San Fernando Valley neighborhoods, including North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Granada Hills, and North Hills.

Royce Moser allegedly said during an interview with investigators that a "demon" took over and instructed him to stab his girlfriend.

A Rosenberg woman has been sentenced for her role in the 2020 fatal shooting of her husband inside their home in September 2020.

Day 200 has come and gone in the search for Nancy Guthrie, and there's still no sign of the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" show host, Savannah Guthrie.

After 15-year-old Jaylen Reeves was fatally stabbed, prosecutors declined to charge a 14-year-old suspect who claimed self-defense against a physical attack, leaving the high school football player's family demanding justice.

A Porter resident will have to spend time in federal prison and pay a fine after pleading guilty to shooting and killing a bald eagle in his backyard.

A man dressed as "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader spoke up at a California city council meeting on the decision to acquire Flock cameras. 

While violent crime in Harris County has dropped significantly, District Attorney Sean Teare is warning that aggressive federal immigration enforcement is creating a dangerous paradox that keeps violent offenders on local streets.

A woman in her mid-20s was shot and pistol-whipped during a carjacking attempt in Third Ward early Friday morning.

A pregnant woman was hospitalized after a stabbing attack at a home in northeast Harris County, allegedly by a church acquaintance, officials say.

The owner of the targeted home said he wasn't aware of the suspect being in his home until the SWAT scene.

A substitute teacher in Louisiana was arrested after authorities say she triggered false active shooter alerts at five schools, prompting security responses across the district.