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WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - Officials in Illinois set out traps Monday to capture a pack of dogs that killed a 68-year-old man last week. Attack details James Gibson, of East St. Louis, was mauled to death last Thursday night on North 49th Street after the...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - A Memphis-area bank teller has been arrested following accusations of stealing thousands of dollars from customer accounts. The Memphis Police Department arrested 24-year-old Demeries Coplin Brooks this week. Authorities said Brooks made several...
PLEASANTON, Kan. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A longtime pastor with a decades-long ministry spanning several states is facing multiple felony sex abuse charges. According to Linn County jail records, Wade Booth, 70, was booked into the Linn County Justice Center on Monday night. Booth f...
(Gray News) — A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled that AI-generated child sexual abuse material is protected by the First Amendment, but he voiced concerns about these kinds of cases. The decision comes in a case against a Wisconsin man who was arrested in 2024 for producing, ...
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. ( KAIT /Gray News) - Two men in Arkansas were arrested after a high-speed pursuit. Footage of the incident has gone viral, raising questions about the officer’s use of force. On Aug. 19, at about 11:21 p.m., Arkansas State Police Trooper Teddy Henderson w...
CHANDLER, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — An Arizona man is facing a murder charge in the death of his mother, who police say was found in extremely poor living conditions. Court paperwork released Monday detailed the gruesome conditions under which 84-year-old Mary Elenz reportedly l...
CEDARTOWN, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — A beloved pet donkey was shot to death Sunday by a police officer in Georgia, officials said. Hannah Israel said her farm is “definitely not the same” without her 1-year-old donkey named HeeHaw. Israel said she did not hear the gunshots but woke...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A two-year-old girl was found wandering alone outside a Laredo apartment complex, leading to her mother’s arrest. A bystander spotted the girl yesterday morning near South New York Avenue and called police. Officers tracked down her home. Police say what the...
ALVA, Okla. (Gray News) - A police officer in Oklahoma and his wife are accused of exploiting an 82-year-old man. Alva Police officer Andrew McVicker and Abbigale McVicker were arrested and charged with exploitation of an elderly person and conspiracy, authorities announced. Acco...
DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. ( KFVS /Gray News) — A former Missouri police officer has been sentenced to 15 days in jail and two years of probation in an animal abuse case involving two K-9s. On Aug. 24, Derrick A. Durall pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor animal abuse. He initia...
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A 19-year-old woman is accused of extorting a man after learning he had a girlfriend for the entire time that they were dating. Nathalie Rodriguez Gonzalez was arrested and charged with extortion on Friday, according to an arrest report from ...
PIKE COUNTY, Ind. ( WFIE /Gray News) - A mother and her 8-year-old daughter were killed in a crash as they headed home from a Girl Scout trip to an Indiana theme park. Three other children were injured in the incident. Amanda Wertman, 41, and her 8-year-old daughter, Michaela Wer...
AMARILLO, Texas ( KFDA /Gray News) - A former Texas officer is accused of using the Flock camera system to track a victim 76 times. The Amarillo Police Department fired Christian Eder on July 17, citing inappropriate conduct. Police say they received a citizen complaint about Ede...
NEW YORK (AP) - A woman randomly stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square on Monday, killing one woman, and then was fatally shot by police, according to officials. The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. next to a New York Police Department substation, just outside...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A viral trend involving AI-generated photos and videos of someone dressed as the “Cat in the Hat” has reached Laredo, prompting a response from the Laredo Police Department and both school districts. Some posts show the character wandering neighborhoods alon...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 19-year-old man was arrested Aug. 28 after allegedly refusing to stop for a traffic violation, according to the Laredo Police Department. At approximately 11:12 p.m., a silver Nissan Frontier allegedly refused to stop for a traffic violation. LPD’s Drone O...
MARINGOUIN, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) - A mother and a child died in an apartment fire on Monday morning, Louisiana authorities said. The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as Lauren Carter, 22, and Layton Carter, 6. Emergency officials responded to reports of ...
HOLLYWOOD, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) – A South Carolina family and community are mourning the loss of a young man who was killed in a house fire and had dreams of playing football for the NFL. Jaiden Odom was a 15-year-old Lowcountry football player who played at Baptist Hill High ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police say animal cruelty remains a problem they are struggling to get ahead of. Officers have investigated 21 animal cruelty cases so far this year, resulting in five arrests. That is down from last year, when police investigated 41 cases and made 18...
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - Florida deputies arrested an 11-year-old boy accused of threatening other children with a gun at a neighborhood playground. Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies say they were called to reports of an armed disturbance in a neighborhood near E...
LEDYARD, Conn. (WJAR) – A donation from music star Taylor Swift is helping a good Samaritan in Connecticut. Ashley Taunton is recovering from injuries she sustained while assisting teenagers on the side of the road. Taunton went through a life-threatening crash, weeks of surgerie...
VANCOUVER, Wash. ( KPTV /Gray News) – A man was arrested after he allegedly beat and strangled a woman inside his apartment while holding her captive for multiple days. Nathanial Sylvester, 31, appeared before a judge on Aug. 29, facing several charges, including assault and unla...
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. ( WBBJ /Gray News) - A mother is charged with murder after she allegedly shot and killed her 2-year-old daughter on Thursday, according to police. According to the Humboldt Police Department, officers responded to a home and found Ephreana Brady on the front porch...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department is warning the community about a viral “Cat in the Hat” trend circulating online, as school districts across South Texas increase security. The trend involves AI-generated or edited videos depicting a threatening version of the c...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - At about 11:48 p.m. Aug. 28, Laredo police officers responded to a person with a gun report in the 100 block of Tocino Drive. Initial reports indicated that a group of males were in a fight while allegedly pointing weapons at each other. An officer later enc...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo man is facing charges after police say a Social Security card and two debit cards were stolen from a man’s vehicle and then used at nearby stores. Officers responded to a burglary of a vehicle report at about 7:15 a.m. July 31 at an apartment comple...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - A teenage girl was shot and killed by her 19-year-old boyfriend, according to police. According to Tuscaloosa Police, officers were called to a report of a female shot at a club around 10 p.m. near Culver Road on Friday. Police said the teena...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - A birthday party for a 2-year-old Georgia girl nearly ended in tragedy when she was found unresponsive in a swimming pool, police say. The harrowing ordeal happened just after 9 p.m. Saturday at a Cobb County apartment complex. Friends and family were ...
MONTCLAIR, Calif. (Gray News) - The Pabst Brewing Company is asking the public for help after more than 40,000 pounds of beer was stolen in what may be one of the largest beer heists in history. Montclair Police said Friday they are investigating two cargo thefts from the Anheuse...
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A man was arrested after he was accused of shooting at tree workers Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Just before 2:30 p.m., deputies with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office were sent to South Rocky Bluff Lane after a report of a...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Update: The Laredo Fire Department responded to a fire at the Cambridge Place Apartments, at 200 Martingale Lane, around 11:15 a.m. Sunday, August 30. Fire officials said the fire started at an exterior breaker box on one of the units. Crews extinguished the...
SELDOVIA, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - Four adults died after a small plane crashed into Seldovia Slough Wednesday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers were notified of the crash at 1:18 p.m. The agency sent a helicopter crew from Anchorage and sent troopers by boat fro...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - A Tennessee mother is facing multiple child neglect charges after police say four of her eight children were left alone at a dirty home with no air conditioning. Keenia Haynes is charged with four counts of child neglect after Memphis Police say...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - A 92-year-old Arizona man accused of attacking and killing his wife had been showing signs of dementia, his family says. John Biggs Jr., 92, was arrested Monday after his wife, 89-year-old Jane Biggs, was found dead inside their home, acco...
INDIANAPOLIS (Gray News) - A mother has been arrested after police say she left her infant son behind an Indianapolis strip mall with a note that read “I am unable to keep him, needs a good family.” Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrested the baby...
COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - The Columbia Police Department is investigating a shooting near a park on Hazelwood Road that took the lives of a suspect, an officer, and injured a second officer. According to police, the shooting resulted in the death of 29-year-old Chris DeL...
CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) - An assistant principal for Cincinnati Public Schools is under arrest on a felony charge. According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Aiken New Tech High School assistant principal Steven Barton, 43, has been charged with sexual battery on a ...
WELLS COUNTY, Ind. ( WPTA /Gray News) - A driver in Indiana is facing additional charges for their role in a deadly high-speed crash from earlier this year. Authorities in Wells County said Hunter Cooper, 21, has been charged with reckless homicide, along with involuntary manslau...
MADISON, Wis. ( WBAY /Gray News) - A Wisconsin man is accused of stalking a woman for 13 years and was found with human skulls and a jar containing part of John Wayne Gacy’s brain in his home. Benjamin C. Larson, 47, is charged with one count of stalking. The victim contacted Mad...
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas. ( KBTX /Gray News) - Authorities have identified a suspect in the 1981 cold-case murder of a 23-year-old woman who was found dead after leaving a bar. The suspect, Kelly Lee Brower, 68, was arrested on Aug. 19, 2026, in Cottonwood, Arizona, in connection with...
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. ( 25News Now /Gray News) - Two people have been arrested in Illinois after deputies said they discovered four children in an enclosed U-Haul box truck. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said deputies also found two dogs and two adults in the truck aft...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo animal cruelty case has taken a new turn, with police saying the suspect could face an upgraded felony charge after a dog was found injured and restrained in the back of a truck. Laredo Police Chief Miguel Rodriguez addressed the case at a press con...
GASTONIA, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Authorities in North Carolina say a driver was stopped after blowing past a school bus in front of a Gastonia police officer. The department shared a video this week of the vehicle seemingly traveling right past the stopped bus as captured by t...
GASTONIA, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Authorities in North Carolina say a driver was stopped after blowing past a school bus in front of a Gastonia police officer. The department shared a video this week of the vehicle seemingly traveling right past the stopped bus as captured by t...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A brush fire that broke out near Highway 359 is contained, according to Webb County fire officials. Firefighters called in three brush trucks, a rapid-attack unit, and a water tender to stop the fire from spreading. Fire officials reported that the fire was ...
MADISON COUNTY, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) - An 18-year-old has been charged with shooting and killing his grandfather. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a home on John Harold Drive following a report of a shooting Thursday afternoon. Upon arr...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County firefighters had contained and extinguished a brush fire at Vaquillas Ranch, about 40 miles west of Laredo, according to an update from fire officials reported around 3:40 p.m. Three brush trucks, one rapid-attack unit and a water tender responde...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo woman faces a child endangerment charge after police said a 4-year-old girl was found walking alone in the street near the 400 block of East San Pedro Street. A woman called Laredo police at about 4:41 p.m. on Aug. 27 to report the child, according ...
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. ( WEEK /Gray News) - A family of eight has been injured after an explosion destroyed their home, but loved ones say they are expected to survive the scary situation. Danvers firefighters said the reported explosion occurred just before midnight on Wednesday at a...
WESTLAKE, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) – An Ohio nursing home employee was arrested for stealing money from an 86-year-old resident. According to a release from Westlake Police, at around 10 a.m. on July 28, a Bay Village woman called to report fraud and theft involving her blind and ...
NORTHWOOD, Ohio ( WTVG /Gray News) – An Ohio woman driving a shuttle bus carrying 26 Bowling Green State University students is facing an operating a vehicle under the influence charge after troopers say her bus was hit from behind by another vehicle on Interstate 75. The crash h...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A dog at the center of a high-profile Laredo animal cruelty case has been recovered safe, and the suspect in the case could face tougher charges. At a press conference, Laredo police announced the two-year-old blue heeler was found malnourished and injured i...
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - A 17-year-old is accused of fatally shooting an eighth grader filming a TikTok video, authorities said. The teen, who was 15-year-old at the time of the shooting, was arrested and charged Wednesday with second-degree murder while armed, Metropolitan Polic...
CLEVELAND, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - A man in Ohio died after trying to perform a stunt on his motorcycle, according to police. Cleveland Police reported the man hit a utility pole near the intersection of Pearl Road and Cypress Avenue Wednesday afternoon. According to very preli...
