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
According to the probable cause affidavit, police documented two narcotics transactions at the residence during the weeks of January 19 and January 26. During the first incident, officers obtained a baggie containing 2 grams of a gray powdery substance from Palacios inside a vehicle parked in front of the home. The substance field-tested positive for … Read more
Eric L. Williams, 60, faces felony and misdemeanor charges after court documents allege he forced sexual contact with a coworker inside the Jewel-Osco on the 1200 block of Main Street in Crown Point during the early morning hours of February 4. According to the probable cause affidavit, officers were dispatched to the store at around … Read more
Oliver H. Machado, a 4-year-old dog, was honored in an obituary published in the Warwick Beacon in January after his death, just shy of his fifth birthday. “Born in North Carolina, Oliver began life as a determined little survivor,” his family wrote. “He was rescued from living in the wild by Katelyn, who saw him … Read more
A West Virginia woman was arrested after her husband reported that she stabbed him, authorities said. Amanda Brown, 38, of Orlando, was charged with malicious wounding, according to a press release from the West Virginia State Police. Troopers responded to a reported stabbing in the Orlando area of Lewis County on Tuesday around 2 p.m. … Read more
Prosecutors report that a Fayette County man was convicted Thursday on several drug-related charges. Justin Kile Legg, 30, of Oak Hill, was found guilty of four counts of delivering fentanyl mixed with xylazine, ketamine, and methamphetamine, as well as conspiracy to deliver fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to a press release from the Fayette County Office … Read more
Attorneys have filed a class action lawsuit in Kanawha County representing residents impacted by the Wayne water crisis. The complaint, submitted late Thursday morning by Calwell Luce diTrapano, Powell & Majestro, and Forbes Law Offices, names American Electric Power, operating as Appalachian Power, and the Town of Wayne as defendants. The lawsuit stems from vandalism … Read more