Charlotte, NC

Euclid, OH

Authorities said police were investigating a disturbance in Euclid, Ohio late Saturday when police officer Jacob Derbin was “ambushed,” shot and killed. An overnight, hours-long manhunt ensued for 24-year-old suspect Deshawn Anthon Vaughn, who was later found dead. NBC News’ Jesse Kirsch reports.

Suspect who allegedly ‘ambushed,’ shot and killed a police officer Saturday found dead

Arizona State

Ridgeland, MS

NBC News

A Mississippi man wanted in connection with a triple shooting that left his mother and two sisters dead was fatally shot by state troopers in Arizona, authorities said Monday. Authorities in Ridgeland, north of Jackson, discovered the women’s bodies at a home on Mother’s Day, Police Chief Brian Myers said in an email.

Mississippi man whose mom and sisters were found dead on Mother's Day is killed in Arizona

Georgia State

Mccalla, AL

An Alabama middle school principal was arrested and charged in the cold-case deaths of three people in Georgia more than a decade ago. The victims were found Jan. 13, 2013, after an officer in Union City, Georgia, saw a 2010 Dodge Charger abandoned in Fulton County, the Clayton County Sheriff's Office said in a news release this month.

Alabama middle school principal arrested and charged in 2013 cold-case murder in Georgia

Utah State

Palmdale, CA

Police are searching a landfill site in California for the body of a missing 3-week-old baby, after his mother was arrested on child abuse charges in Utah. Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department were combing through waste at the Antelope Valley landfill in Palmdale, north of Los Angeles, on Tuesday in the hope of finding Baki Dewees, NBC Los Angeles reported.

Police searching for body of newborn baby in landfill site after mother arrested on child neglect charges

Alabama State

Stockton, AL

At least 11 people, including a teenager, were killed in a spate of weekend shootings from Florida to Massachusetts. Three people were killed and 15 others were injured in gunfire at a party attended by an estimated 1,000 people in Stockton, Alabama, on Saturday night, Baldwin County Sheriff’s Capt. Andre Reid said in a statement.

At least 11 dead in Mother’s Day weekend shootings across the country

Ozark, AL

An Alabama man who told a police officer, “Get your ass out of the way” after he was ticketed during a traffic stop last year says he was ordered by a judge to either apologize to the officer for having cursed at him or face up to 30 days in jail.

Judge orders Alabama driver to apologize or face jail for telling officer, 'Get your ass out of the way'

Las Vegas, NV

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Henderson, NV

The Quick Historian

In a distressing incident that has shaken the community, Nevada parents Misty and Jeffery Scanlan have been arrested on charges of child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found confined in a "large metal enclosure." The arrest came to light when officers were summoned to investigate a truancy issue.

Parents arrested after 11-year-old found in metal enclosure

Galveston, TX

A barge slammed into a bridge in Galveston on Wednesday, spilling oil into the bay and forcing a shutdown of the east Texas span, officials said, in the latest accident involving prominent U.S. thoroughfares. Aerial images showed that a section of a rail line alongside the bridge appeared to have...

Barge slams into Galveston bridge in Texas, causing partial collapse and shutdown

Louisiana State

Henderson, LA

At least two people died as severe weather hit Louisiana overnight, with storms and tornadoes bringing devastation to southern states and leaving tens of thousands with damaged homes or severed power lines. One person died in unknown circumstances in the outskirts of the town of Henderson, while an unidentified woman...

2 dead in Louisiana as tornadoes hit the South, leaving thousands without power

Three Rivers, MI

The Bendr Daily

Three Rivers, Mich. - Three store owners in Three Rivers are facing charges after allegedly labor trafficking a woman who was brought to the United States under the pretext of marriage.

Three Charged After Woman Forced to Work at Three Rivers Store for 8 Years With No Pay

Broadway, VA

Rockingham County, VA

Tracy Leicher

ELKTON, Va. – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a fatal Rockingham County crash that killed a Broadway woman. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred Tuesday April 16, 2024 in the 5500 block of Bryant Hollow Road.

Newlywed Dies After Riding on Hood of Car

Key Biscayne, FL

Florida investigators identified and seized a "vessel of interest" possibly connected to a Key Biscayne boating hit-and-run in which a 15-year-old girl died, officials said Tuesday. Relying on accounts from witnesses, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers were able to quickly identify "a vessel that fits the description" of...

'Vessel of interest' seized in boating hit-and-run death of 15-year-old girl in Florida

Morris County, NJ

Mount Olive Township, NJ

Morristown Minute

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. — Christina Susco, 38, a daycare teacher at the Mount Olive Child Care & Learning Center, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault, as announced by Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Spitzer.

Daycare Teacher Charged with Child Endangerment and Assault

New Mexico State

Coconino County, AZ

Santa Fe, NM

A body found Friday in the Colorado River is believed to be that of a New Mexico man who went into the waterway on a homemade raft with his dog last month, officials said. The Coconino County medical examiner will confirm the identity and whether the body is that of Thomas L. Robison, 58, of Santa Fe, the National Park Service said in a statement Monday.

Body found in search of man who went into Colorado River on homemade raft

Chicago, IL

Dorothy Jean Tillman II’s participation in Arizona State University’s May 6 commencement was the latest step on a higher-education journey the Chicago teen started when she took her first college course at age 10. In between came associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees. When Tillman successfully...

Chicago teen who started college at 10 earns doctoral degree at 17

Matthews, NC

Pineville, NC

Belmont, NC

Huntersville, NC

Harrisburg, NC

Cramerton, NC

Indian Trail, NC

Lowell, NC

Fort Mill, SC

Gastonia, NC

Stanley, NC

Cornelius, NC

Midland, NC

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Three members of a U.S. marshals task force shot and killed near Charlotte, N.C., officials say

Authorities say the law enforcement officers were serving a warrant at...

Three members of a U.S. marshals task force shot and killed near Charlotte, N.C., officials say

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