America Today Staff 
Patients Choice Laboratories (PCL), a diagnostic lab based in Indianapolis, has agreed to a $9.62 million settlement over allegations of violating the False Claims Act and engaging in kickback schemes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana. PCL was accused of billing Medicare for unnecessary respiratory pathogen panel (RPP) tests … Read more
A small single-engine plane flipped at the Southwest Michigan Regional Airport in Benton Harbor. Two people were on board the plane. Both managed to exit on their own, though one was taken to the hospital with cuts. The exact cause of the incident is still under investigation. Some speculate that gusty winds may have contributed … Read more
Walmart on Franklin Street has returned to normal operations after a bomb threat was reported. The Michigan City Police Department responded to the Walmart Supercenter following the threat. Officers, with support from the Porter County Bomb Squad and LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department K9 Division, found no bomb or credible danger. The Detective Bureau continued its … Read more
Kristopher McDonald, 37, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to three life terms in federal prison for running a violent sex-trafficking enterprise and committing a deadly shooting connected to his criminal operation. A federal jury convicted McDonald on all eight counts, including racketeering, sex trafficking, and multiple firearm offenses. According to evidence presented at trial, between … Read more
A horrific case of domestic violence in Hillsborough County nearly turned fatal for a pregnant mother and her unborn child, but both are alive in what deputies are calling a “miracle.” The investigation began early November 22, 2025, when Brandon Regional Hospital staff notified the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office around 5:17 a.m. A pregnant woman … Read more
A seven-year legal fight stemming from a deadly crash on State Road A1A ended with a prison sentence for an Ocoee man convicted of DUI manslaughter. Glenn W. Brimmer, 46, received a 12-year state prison sentence on November 20 for the drunk driving crash that killed 66-year-old bicyclist John D. Perrin. The sentencing follows a … Read more
A 23-year-old college student just months from earning her teaching degree was killed Friday afternoon in what her family called a “vicious” dog attack while she was pet sitting at a private home. Smith County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a residence in Tyler around 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 21, where they found Madison Riley … Read more
A Venezuelan national residing in Kissimmee, Florida, has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for masterminding a sophisticated bank fraud operation involving shell companies and counterfeit passports. U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza sentenced Nerio Alberto Ortega Delgado, 45, to 33 months behind bars this week. The sentencing follows Ortega Delgado’s guilty plea … Read more
A federal judge in El Paso has sentenced 43-year-old Edgar Omar Martinez of Anthony, New Mexico, to 262 months (over 21 years) in prison for trafficking approximately 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl. Martinez was arrested on March 14, 2025, after FBI agents discovered about 17,000 fentanyl pills in his vehicle. Court records show he obtained the … Read more
A Cook County judge has sentenced 47-year-old Jimmy Smith, a man with more than a dozen prior felony convictions, to 20 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a grocery store clerk during a 2024 robbery. Smith pleaded guilty to murder before Judge Ursula Walowski, who ordered that the full sentence be served. Prosecutors … Read more