A suspect has been arrested following a shooting in Victorville that left two women dead and a third victim hospitalized, authorities said. Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department responded around 8:58 p.m. Friday to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon and multiple gunshot victims in the 13000 block of Sundown Road. … Read more
A former contestant on American Idol has been charged with murder after authorities say he killed his wife inside their Ohio home while their children were present. Police in Tipp City, located north of Dayton, responded around 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 16 to a report of a burglary and shooting at the residence of 39-year-old … Read more
Mexico’s most wanted man, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — widely known as “El Mencho” — has been killed during a military operation aimed at arresting him, according to Mexico’s defence ministry. El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), died Sunday while being transported to Mexico City after being seriously wounded in clashes between … Read more
A shooting on the city’s South Side overnight forced authorities to shut down the northbound lanes of I-57 for several hours early Sunday, according to Illinois State Police. Officials reopened all lanes around 6:30 a.m. ISP reported that the shooting occurred at approximately 1:15 a.m. on northbound I-57, just north of Halsted Street. Authorities diverted … Read more
Troopers arrested two men at a Chapmanville residence on a range of charges, including drug offenses and fugitive from justice, authorities said. Chad Neil Williams, 49, of Chapmanville, and Rolland Marshall Reddick, 30, of Canton, Ohio, were taken into custody Friday at a home on Morning Glory Drive, according to a release from West Virginia … Read more
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals accused of shoplifting in Cross Lanes. Deputies said the incident happened Sunday at the Rural King store in Cross Lanes. Authorities allege that a man and a woman stole ammunition and other firearm-related merchandise. The woman also reportedly took a pair … Read more
Police took a man into custody after a standoff that lasted several hours Saturday night in Barboursville. Barboursville officers said they tried to pull over a vehicle driven by Daniel Totten, 39, for a traffic violation, but he fled and led them on a short pursuit. Totten later got out of the vehicle and went … Read more
A Raleigh County man has been charged with murder after authorities say he fatally shot a security guard at a southern West Virginia resort. According to the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded Monday to a reported shooting at the guard shack at The Resort at Glade Springs near Beckley. When deputies arrived, they found … Read more
A Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $40,000 from a Huntington-based labor union, federal prosecutors said. James Burke, 55, of Grayson, Kentucky, entered a guilty plea Tuesday to embezzlement of labor union assets, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Prosecutors said Burke served as a … Read more
An inmate has died following a fight involving multiple prisoners at United States Penitentiary McCreary, according to federal officials. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said staff responded around 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 16 to reports of several incarcerated individuals fighting at the high-security facility in Pine Knot. Prison employees isolated and contained the incident while … Read more