Houston, TX

Georgia State

Okaloosa County, FL

Fort Walton Beach, FL

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Aaron Rozier was sure Roger Fortson was from Georgia the first time he heard him speak. There was something familiar about his accent, Rozier said, remembering the day he and Forston met in 2021 while stationed together at Hurlburt Field Air Force base in Okaloosa County, Florida. Turns out, they...

'He was one of one': Service members remember Black airman killed by Florida deputy

Arizona State

Ridgeland, MS

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

Alabama State

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'

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

Abilene, TX

Clovis, NM

A Texas man accused of kidnapping a 10-month-old girl at a New Mexico park after having fatally shot her mother and another woman had previously threatened to "start killing people and children," according to federal investigators. A federal criminal complaint alleged that Alek Isaiah Collins called the FBI twice last...

Man accused of kidnapping baby from N.M. park after killing mother had threatened to ‘start killing people and children’

Indiana State

Fort Wayne, IN

Are tacos and burritos sandwiches? A judge in Indiana thinks so. The ruling stems from a legal battle that started in 2022, when Martin Quintana, a developer, unveiled plans to open his restaurant, “The Famous Taco Mexican Grill,” on a strip mall in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Allen...

Indiana judge rules tacos and burritos are, in fact, sandwiches

Galveston, TX

A barge slammed into a bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into the bay, forcing a shutdown of the span and prompting the university on the other side of the bridge to close its campus through the weekend, officials said. Texas A&M University at Galveston said Wednesday evening...

Texas A&M Galveston to close for days after barge slams into bridge to island

Baltimore, MD

Dali, the container ship that felled the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, was freed Monday by precision explosive charges that dismantled the span of the Baltimore roadway that came down on it. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced at a news conference that a channel 50 feet deep and 700...

Baltimore bridge span removed; ship freed with precision blast

Ocala, FL

Marion County, FL

Eight people are dead and 40 were hospitalized after a bus carrying farm workers crashed and overturned early Tuesday morning in north central Florida, officials said. The crash was between a 2010 International former school bus transporting farm workers and a 2001 Ford Ranger truck and unfolded on State Road 40 at 6:35 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash site is about 45 miles south of Gainesville.

8 dead and 8 critically injured in severe bus crash in Florida

The principal of a central Florida elementary school was arrested this week and accused of holding a child in a room for 40 minutes, putting him in a chokehold and hitting him with a charging cable. Dontay Akeem Prophet, 33, who had been principal of Destiny Leadership Academy in Ocala,...

Florida principal arrested, accused of hitting child with charging cable

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

Douglas, GA

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A Hazelhurst woman was recently arrested in Douglas by the Coffee County Drug Unit after methamphetamine was found inside her purse during a traffic stop, according to a preliminary report. Weekly jail bookings also indicate that the driver of the vehicle, another woman, was taken into custody on a felony probation warrant.

Two Arrested in Douglas on traffic stop for drug possession and felony probation warrant

Utah State

Palmdale, CA

Police were 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. Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives 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 is arrested on child neglect charges

Massachusetts State

Worcester, MA

A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from ingesting a high amount of a chili pepper extract, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press. Harris Wolobah, a 10th grader from the city of Worcester, died on Sept. 1, 2023,...

Teen died from eating a spicy chip as part of social media challenge, autopsy report concludes

Bellaire, TX

Galena Park, TX

Pasadena, TX

South Houston, TX

Channelview, TX

Humble, TX

Missouri City, TX

Pearland, TX

Deer Park, TX

Stafford, TX

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Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell wounded in Florida shooting

A wide receiver for the NFL's Houston Texans was injured in an overnight shooting in Florida, the team said in a statement. Tank Dell, 24, who...

Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell wounded in Florida shooting

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