An Ohio fugitive who evaded authorities for almost two decades was arrested Monday in Miami by a U.S. Marshals task force. Craig Scanlon, 68, was convicted in federal court in 2001 on charges including mail fraud, money laundering, and transporting stolen property across state lines. Authorities say he embezzled nearly $700,000 from clients. Scanlon served … 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
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
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
A mother is speaking out to warn others after her son suffered severe burns linked to a TikTok trend. Loyola Hospital’s Burn Center has treated several injuries tied to the viral trend, which involves using a popular toy in a way it was never intended to be used. The NeeDoh Nice Cube is a gel-filled … 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
Authorities are investigating after a dispute turned into a shooting overnight on the city’s Southeast Side. Police said the incident happened just after 3 a.m. in the 8700 block of South Burley Avenue in South Chicago. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Officers said the shooting occurred after a 40-year-old man got into an … Read more