A Chicago man faces multiple felony charges following a SWAT standoff in the South Shore neighborhood last weekend. Larry Hochmuth Jr., 45, has been charged with 23 felonies, including attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault of a peace officer, and domestic battery. Police said that around 5 p.m. on Sunday, Hochmuth allegedly shot at a 44-year-old … Read more
A 25-year-old woman from Waukesha, Wisconsin, is facing multiple charges after allegedly injuring three people in a series of random attacks near Gurnee Mills this week. Katelyn A. Harmon was charged with attempted first-degree murder, leaving the scene of a crash involving personal injury, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, and aggravated battery with a … Read more
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating two separate hit-and-run crashes in December that left pedestrians with severe injuries. The first incident occurred on Dec. 12, 2025, around 6 a.m., when a dark-colored vehicle traveling westbound on 9th Street near the Fashion District struck a pedestrian crossing Maple Street. The driver fled westbound on 9th … Read more
Multiple crashes on Highway 50 in the Folsom area during Thursday evening’s commute left several people injured, authorities reported. The California Highway Patrol responded to incidents along Highway 50 between E. Bidwell Street and Folsom Boulevard from roughly 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Officials said one three-vehicle crash on westbound Highway 50 near E. Bidwell … 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
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
DuPage County authorities said the Westmont man charged with killing a pregnant woman in Downers Grove last week has been released from the hospital and is back in custody at the DuPage County Correctional Facility. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Sunday that 19-year-old Nedas Revuckas had been hospitalized after being … Read more
Police said two teenagers are recovering in the hospital after an early-morning shooting on the city’s South Side. According to police, the shooting happened just before 3 a.m. near an apartment building in the 2200 block of East 67th Street in the South Shore neighborhood. Officers initially responded to reports of a person shot in … Read more