A federal appeals court has upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of killing two people at a general store in Central Kentucky nearly 40 years ago, while the state’s attorney general continues efforts to revive another death penalty case. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals rejected an appeal from David Sanders, … Read more
Police in Anaheim arrested a 59-year-old man accused of attempting to kidnap a mother and her teenage daughter and threatening to sexually assault them Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. According to the Anaheim Police Department, the victims — a woman and her 15-year-old daughter — were walking near Lincoln Avenue and East Street when the suspect, … Read more
Five former California executives of Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits have been charged in a federal indictment accusing them of participating in a long-running bribery and obstruction scheme aimed at influencing wine placement in grocery stores. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, a federal grand jury alleges the scheme … Read more
Pop star Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to authorities. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said the 44-year-old singer was taken into custody after officers received reports of a speeding vehicle on the southbound U.S. Route 101. When officers located the vehicle, they said … Read more
A 49-year-old man has been arrested after police say he was caught peeping into homes, including residences of students near University of California, Riverside. According to the Riverside Police Department, Roberto Clemente Rincon was taken into custody and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on several charges related to the incidents. Authorities said he … Read more
FLINT, Mich. – A Flint woman has been convicted of child abandonment after leaving her 2-year-old son on a stranger’s front porch on a cold evening in December 2023. Mytekeya Ambershana Johnson, 23, was found guilty by a jury of one count of child abandonment, a felony that carries a maximum penalty of up to … Read more
BARRY COUNTY, Mich. – A 54-year-old man from Battle Creek died Thursday after losing control of his vehicle on a wet road and crashing into an oncoming car in Johnstown Township. According to the Barry County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 12:37 p.m. on M-37 Highway near East Bristol Road. Authorities said the man … Read more
A 65-year-old woman in Lexington has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the city and its police department after filing a lawsuit over a violent arrest outside a hospital in 2022. Linda Trapp, who was homeless at the time, sued the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, the Lexington Police Department and officer Myles Foster. She alleged … Read more
A civil lawsuit against former deputy Ben Fields was settled just as jury selection was about to begin in a case accusing him of exchanging legal leniency for sexual favors. The lawsuit, filed in January 2022 by Sabrina Adkins, alleged that Fields coerced her into sexual acts inside a judge’s chambers in Letcher County in … Read more
Authorities in Perry County have carried out two search warrants as part of an ongoing investigation into a fatal ATV crash that killed a teenage girl. The Perry County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the warrants were connected to the crash that happened Saturday night on Oakwood Avenue in Vicco. The incident involved two girls and two … Read more