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Man Pleads Guilty to Strangling 75-Year-Old Realtor and Leaving Her Body in Home Basement

Inset left: Jamerus Parkman (Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office). Inset right: Susan Haynie (obituary). Background: The Evansville, Indiana, home where authorities say the killing took...

Bartender Arrested in Alleged $31,000 Fraud Scheme Using Discounts and Inflated Tips

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Madison Brooke Cowart, 28, was arrested early this morning after police said the former Crafty Bastards employee carried out an alleged...

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Lake Butler man, who allegedly followed an Alachua woman home and tried to enter her house, arrested in Gainesville after allegedly hitting skateboard rider

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ernesto Angel Morales-Alejo, 20, was arrested yesterday in Gainesville after allegedly hitting a man riding a skateboard and failing...

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Teen Charged as Adult in Treehouse Village Homicide Two Days Before 18th Birthday

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Carey Fernard Showers Jr., 18, is facing adult charges of second-degree homicide, attempted armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm...

Ocala Teen Arrested in July Investigation of Armed Suspects

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Arthur John Stallion Jr., 18, of Ocala, faces a charge of possessing a firearm as an adjudicated delinquent under age 24...

Police Say 13-Year-Old Boy Apologized After Shooting Middle School Teacher as Twin Brother Sat in Class

Police in Hobbs, New Mexico, take 13-year-old Ryker Teel into custody after he allegedly shot a middle school teacher (Hobbs Police via KCBD). A 13-year-old...

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Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Execution Attempt Involving Death-Row Inmate Christa Pike

Tennessee Correction Commissioner Frank Strada plans to resign following the botched execution of Christa Pike. Gov. Bill Lee announced Sept. 3 that Strada would leave...

Hawthorne Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Porn Charges

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Roosevelt Allen Douglas II, 46, of Hawthorne, pleaded guilty in federal court to accessing child pornography with intent to view it,...

Lawsuit Seeks Trump DOJ Plans for ‘Unprecedented’ Poll Deployment

Main: President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon). Right inset:...

American Idol’s Caleb Flynn’s Daughter Won’t Visit Him in Prison

Caleb Flynn became emotional in court after hearing a message from one of his daughters. The American Idol alum was sentenced to life in prison...
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18-Year-Old Arrested for Allegedly Damaging Vehicle on NW 98th St.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jackell Aaron-Rashone Harris, 18, was arrested after allegedly damaging a passing vehicle on NW 98th Street. According to a responding deputy,...

Man Who Killed Wife in Front of Children as Revenge Learns Fate

Left inset: Cecil Mains (Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department). Right inset: Jeri Mains (GoFundMe). Background: The Indiana home where Jeri Mains was shot and killed...

Christa Pike May Not Fully Recover After Failed Execution

Christa Pike survived her execution attempt, but her attorney says the ordeal could leave lasting physical and cognitive effects. “She’s still in the hospital on...

Police Seek Tips After Saturday Evening Homicide in Lincoln Estates

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gainesville Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old in Gainesville’s Lincoln Estates neighborhood Saturday evening. Officers were sent...
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Family Says School Bus Driver Ran Over Girl Six Seconds After She Exited and Raised the Stop Sign

Inset: Jenna Menias. Background: The Frankfort, Ill., area where Jenna Menias was allegedly struck and killed by a distracted school bus driver (WLS/YouTube). The family...

Could Christa Pike Face Execution Again After Failed Lethal Injection?

Christa Pike survived an attempted execution in Tennessee after receiving two doses of a lethal drug, raising the possibility that state officials could try...

Homeless Man Arrested After Woman Allegedly Held at Abandoned Hotel

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jerome Christopher Mitchell, 43, was arrested yesterday after allegedly holding a woman against her will for approximately one week inside a...

Dad Who Killed Son in Motorcycle Stunt Learns His Fate

Insets, from left: Joseph Traylor (Caldwell County Jail) and Terry Traylor (Morgan's Funeral Home). Background: the 300 block of Beverly Lane in Princeton, Kentucky,...
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