America Today Staff 
A Pembroke Pines man is behind bars on animal cruelty charges after police found three dogs left outside in dangerously cold conditions. A neighbor called 911 after spotting three underweight puppies shivering on a balcony during freezing weather. While their former owner remains in a Broward County jail, the dogs are now in foster care through Pooches … Read more
Floyd Luster was sentenced to three years in state prison for a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed Antonio Enrique Arjona, 41, of Bakersfield, according to the Kern County court website. Court records show Luster accepted a plea deal last October for a hit-and-run that resulted in death or serious bodily injury. Bakersfield police arrested 61-year-old … Read more
A Wasco couple was arrested after police say they sped through an active work zone in McFarland, threatened workers with a knife, and pepper-sprayed two Public Works employees Monday morning. The McFarland Police Department said that on February 3, 2026, around 10:45 a.m., two City of McFarland Public Works employees were performing street maintenance near … Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom announced a major milestone for California’s high-speed rail project with the completion of the Southern Railhead Facility in Kern County. State and local leaders, along with labor partners and construction workers, gathered to mark the achievement, including California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri. The 150-acre facility near Wasco will act as … Read more
Operations have resumed at the Willow Island Locks and Dam on the Ohio River after ice buildup temporarily forced the lock out of service. The shutdown, which began Jan. 28, caused more than a dozen barges to back up along the river. In a news release, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the mechanical … Read more
Another blast of winter weather has led to school closures and delays across several West Virginia school systems. The West Virginia Department of Education reported that the following counties will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 4 (as of 10 p.m. Tuesday): Braxton Cabell Calhoun Clay Gilmer Hancock Jackson Lincoln Mason Nicholas Putnam Randolph Roane Wayne … Read more
Prosecutors said a Kanawha County man convicted of DUI causing death and DUI causing bodily injury received the maximum sentence Monday. Alva Jones, 46, of Charleston, was sentenced to three to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine following a deadly crash on Corridor G, according to a social media post … Read more
Court records say a Nitro man is facing an attempted murder charge after shots were fired during an argument with his wife early Monday morning. Police were first called to a home in Nitro just after 4 a.m. after a woman reported she had locked herself inside a bedroom during an argument and that her … Read more
Police said a man died after being hit by a train Tuesday in Charleston. Kanawha County dispatchers reported the incident around 11 a.m. near Chesterfield Avenue and Courtney Drive in the Kanawha City area. Charleston police are investigating. No additional information was released.
The Elkview quadruple murder case is back in court, with jury selection expected to follow a different approach this time. Court officials plan to summon more potential jurors than usual for the retrial of Gavin Smith, whose 2022 convictions for killing four family members were overturned by the West Virginia Supreme Court. A pretrial hearing … Read more