America Today Staff 
A Southern California man has been convicted of molesting multiple children over a period spanning nearly 30 years. Martin Herrejon Vieyra, 58, of Santa Paula, was found guilty of eight felony charges on Jan. 12, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said two of the victims were targeted for extended periods. One … Read more
Two inmates labeled as “suspected assailants” are under investigation following a fatal attack at a Central California prison, according to officials. The California Department of Corrections said late Saturday that it launched an investigation into the alleged homicide of an incarcerated person at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, located in Fresno County. CDCR officials … Read more
A stabbing near the end of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route in Leimert Park sparked a large police response Monday afternoon, with officers forming a skirmish line as crowds gathered in the area. The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded at about 1:58 p.m. to reports of a stabbing near Stocker … Read more
San Bernardino County detectives announced an arrest in a 2001 murder cold case, nearly 25 years after a woman was found dead in Hesperia. The investigation began on April 14, 2001, when Suzanne Sites-Fenton, 32, was reported missing by her husband after failing to return home from a night shift at the Mervyn’s store in … Read more
San Bernardino County homicide investigators are searching for the gunman responsible for the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in Victorville. The incident occurred around 8:20 p.m. on Friday, January 16, near Glen Canyon Lane and Burwood Avenue, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies arriving at the scene found the victim, Jeremy … Read more
Three men were hospitalized early Sunday morning after being struck by gunfire in northwestern Miami-Dade County, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO). Shortly before 4:30 a.m., deputies responded to a ShotSpotter alert near 2400 NW 55th Street in Brownsville. While en route, they were informed that one man with a gunshot wound had been … Read more
A North Carolina man with a long history of sex offenses was sentenced Friday to 50 years in federal prison for attempting to travel to Florida to sexually abuse an 11-year-old child. Geoffrey Lee Dudding, 40, of Concord, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger. He was also ordered to serve a … Read more
A Florida couple faces felony neglect charges after authorities discovered a toddler and an elderly man living in a home overrun by cockroaches, garbage, and unsanitary conditions. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested Nikolas Anthony Cummings, 32, and Tashaye Driaunah Brown, 31, earlier this week. Both are charged with cruelty toward a child and neglect … Read more
Authorities in Citrus County have arrested an 81-year-old woman for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill another person. Elouise Ruth Leland was taken into custody on Friday, January 16, following a sting operation conducted by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) in coordination with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. She faces a … Read more
A disagreement over tree limbs in a Poinciana neighborhood turned violent last Saturday, resulting in gunfire and multiple felony charges. Polk County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Reindeer Drive around 10:30 a.m. on January 10, 2026, after reports of an armed confrontation. The dispute began when a resident approached his neighbor, 27-year-old Jeltsin O’Neill Merced Zayas, … Read more