Five Arrested at Bakersfield Motel After Police Find Drugs, Cash, and Firearm

Five Arrested at Bakersfield Motel After Police Find Drugs, Cash, and Firearm

Five individuals were taken into custody at a motel on Union Avenue after Bakersfield Police allegedly discovered drugs, over $14,000 in cash, and a firearm. The arrests occurred on Friday, January 23, 2026, at the Sunland Motel, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Those arrested include 60-year-old Chuck Bibb, 34-year-old Sandra Slaydon, 21-year-old Esteban Valdivia, … Read more

Authorities Identify 18-Year-Old Killed in Highway 46 Collision Near Wasco

Authorities Identify 18-Year-Old Killed in Highway 46 Collision Near Wasco

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the teenager who died in a crash on Highway 46 as 18-year-old man Alexis Zamora. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision occurred around 1:16 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, on Highway 46 west of Smith Avenue. Officers responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash at the … Read more

Shafter Resident Identified as Victim in Fatal Motel 6 Stabbing

Shafter Resident Identified as Victim in Fatal Motel 6 Stabbing

The Kern County Coroner has identified the man who was stabbed to death at a Motel 6 on Olive Tree Court as 49-year-old Jose Louis Ozuna Mancilla of Shafter. The incident occurred on Jan. 11, 2026. According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, deputies are investigating the deadly stabbing that took place in northwest Bakersfield. … Read more

Man Hurt in Early-Morning Shooting in Charleston, Police Say

W.Va. Trooper Rescues Elderly Man Trapped Between Bed and Wall for Five Days

Police said a man was injured in a shooting that occurred early Monday morning in Charleston. According to the Charleston Police Department, officers received a report around 6 a.m. regarding the incident in the 2000 block of Hutchinson Street. Investigators stated that a dispute involving four men escalated and resulted in the shooting. Police said … Read more

Man Fatally Shot, Woman Critically Hurt in Far South Side Gunfire

Woman Accused of Stealing Police Car, Striking Officer in Jeffersonville

A shooting Monday evening on Chicago’s Far South Side claimed the life of one man and left a woman in critical condition. According to Chicago police, three people were sitting inside a GMC SUV in the 8500 block of South Aberdeen Street in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood around 4:45 p.m. when several offenders approached them. … Read more

LaPorte Man Charged After Domestic Assault Leaves Woman With Permanent Loss of Eye

LaPorte Man Charged After Domestic Assault Leaves Woman With Permanent Loss of Eye

Michael M. Layton, 32, of LaPorte, is facing several felony charges after court records allege he unlawfully confined a woman against her will, causing severe injuries that resulted in permanent damage. According to a Probable Cause Affidavit, officers were dispatched at approximately 1:50 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2026, to investigate a reported violation of a … Read more

Suspected MS-13 Gang Member Faces Multiple Charges in Southern California, Including Murder

Suspected MS-13 Gang Member Faces Multiple Charges in Southern California, Including Murder

Federal authorities say an alleged member of the Salvadoran gang MS-13 has been charged in Southern California with several crimes, including homicide. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced early Saturday that William Geoevanni Martinez-Vivas was charged following the completion of a prior sentence for illegal reentry into the United States. According to ICE, Martinez-Vivas now … Read more

Man Arrested After Fatal O.C. Stabbing and Victim Run Over

2 teens wounded in early-morning shooting on South Side

Authorities have arrested a Fullerton man in connection with a brutal stabbing death that was followed by a hit-and-run, KTLA confirmed. The incident unfolded just before 9 p.m. on Jan. 25, when Fullerton Police Department dispatchers received a 911 call reporting that a man had been stabbed and run over near the intersection of Euclid … Read more

Shocking Video Captures 19-Month-Old Thrown From Vehicle in Southern California; Mother Taken Into Custody

Fire erupts after Near West Side shooting kills two, injures another

A woman has been arrested after video footage surfaced showing a 19-month-old child being ejected from a vehicle as it turned through an intersection in Orange County. The Fullerton Police Department said Monday that officers became aware of a video circulating on social media that shows a toddler falling from a black SUV while it … Read more