New York State

Manhattan, NY

NBC News

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg held a press conference after former President Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. He thanked the "everyday New Yorkers" on the jury and praised the work of the prosecutors from his office.

Manhattan DA Bragg on Trump guilty conviction: Jury's verdict the 'only voice that matters'

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

Connecticut State

In a case that captivated the nation, a Connecticut judge sentenced Michelle Troconis to 14 1/2 years in prison for helping to plan the killing of her boyfriend's estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos. Troconis's lawyer said an appeal is planned. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports.

Michelle Troconis sentenced to more than 14 years in Connecticut killing

Former “American Idol” star David Archuleta is opening up about his experience with coming out and leaving the Mormon church through new music and an upcoming memoir. Archuleta spoke with Raul Reyes about his journey with reinventing himself.

David Archuleta on leaving the Mormon church, coming out and ‘this journey I’ve been on’

Irvine, CA

NewSantaAna

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Rhean Jalipa Fontanoza , a 46-year-old UPS employee who was on work disability, has been charged with the special circumstance murder for executing his longtime friend and coworker after tracking him down on his delivery route and shooting at him 14 times, hitting him 10 times, in a matter of seconds as he sat seat belted in his delivery truck in Irvine last week. Authorities are still working to uncover the motive of what led to the execution of a longtime friend, according to the OCDA .

UPS driver who fatally shot his coworker and friend in Irvine charged with murder

San Joaquin County, CA

Lockeford, CA

Golden Gate Media

The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has issued an update regarding recent mountain lion sightings, with the latest report placing the animal near E. Locke Road in Lockeford. There are now unconfirmed reports suggesting the presence of a second mountain lion traveling with the first.

Sheriff believes two mountain lions are terrorizing a California community, not just one

North Dakota State

Minot, ND

A North Dakota woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing her boyfriend of a decade by poisoning him because she believed he was going to leave her after inheriting $30 million, according to court documents and officials. Ina Thea Kenoyer, 48, was arrested Oct. 30, and charged with killing Steven Edward...

North Dakota woman pleads guilty to poisoning longtime boyfriend over $30 million inheritance

Los Angeles, CA

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Back in October of 2023, Matthew Perry was found unresponsive at his home in LA. It appeared that he may have drowned after falling asleep in his hot tub. His death had been ruled accidental after it was assumed that the actor fell asleep after taking prescribed or non-prescribed, drugs. Perry died at the age of 54 due to the acute effects of Ketamine.

'Friends' Stars 2023 Accidental Death May Have Been Homicide!

Minneapolis, MN

A Minneapolis police officer was “ambushed” and killed by a gunman he was trying to help, a suspect was fatally shot by police, and a third person was found dead in an apartment as violence unfolded Thursday, officials said. Police responded to a report of a double shooting...

'Ambushed' police officer among 3 killed in Minneapolis gunfire

California State

Santa Rosa, CA

On Friday, May 31, 2024, the Santa Rosa Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint at Highway 12 and Streamside Drive from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. While no drivers were arrested for DUI, the checkpoint yielded several other significant results, police said.

Cops stop 1,000 cars at California DUI checkpoint; 24 drivers turn up to be on roads unlicensed

Ohio State

Youngstown, OH

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion this week, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. NTSB board member Tom Chapman said workers were in the basement to...

Ohio building explosion caused by crew cutting gas line they thought was off, NTSB says

South Carolina State

A friend and co-worker of actor Johnny Wactor, who was fatally shot over the weekend as he interrupted a catalytic converter theft in downtown Los Angeles, spent his last moments shielding her from harm before he died in her arms. Wactor, 37, who played Brando Corbin on the beloved soap...

'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor died in arms of co-worker he shielded from harm moments before he was fatally shot

Boise, ID

Fremont County, ID

Idaho doomsday author Chad Daybell, who was found guilty of murder in the deaths of his first wife and his second wife's two youngest children, was sentenced Saturday to the death penalty. The sentence came two days after jurors found Daybell guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree...

Chad Daybell sentenced to death in slayings of first wife and second wife's 2 kids

Northern Kentucky Tribune

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Monday on the Senate floor regarding Iran:. “Last night, Iran confirmed that its president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash. The condolences from sympathetic regimes were swift.

Opinion – Sen. Mitch McConnell: Untimely death of president of Iran does not change regime’s threats

Okaloosa County, FL

Fort Walton Beach, FL

The Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a U.S. Air Force airman while responding to a report of a disturbance has been fired, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. An internal investigation of the May 3 shooting found Deputy Eddie Duran’s use of deadly force that ended...

Florida deputy who fatally shot U.S. airman fired after sheriff's investigation

Bergen County, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the arrest of four individuals from Bergen County, implicated in a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing substantial quantities of heroin in Newark.

Major Drug Trafficking Bust: 4 Arrested in Bergen County

Alaska State

Bad weather delayed rescuers from reaching climbers who had been stranded near the summit of Denali in Alaska. One climber was able to be rescued but said the other had died two days earlier in a snow cave. KTUU’s John Thompson reports.

One climber dies, another rescued on Denali in Alaska

WASHINGTON — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis because surgeons had to remove the gradually failing organ after just 47 days. Lisa Pisano was the second person to receive a kidney from a gene-edited pig, and NYU Langone Health announced that she is stable after an operation to remove the organ earlier this week.

Woman has pig kidney transplant removed after issues, back on dialysis

NBC News filmed the sad scene as PRCS staff bid farewell to two colleagues killed when their ambulance was targeted while trying to reach casualties from an earlier attack. The ambulance was easily visible and should be protected by the Geneva convention and international humanitarian law, said one medic.

Gaza paramedics killed in Israeli attack on Red Crescent ambulance

Massachusetts State

Southborough, MA

A Boston-area fifth grade teacher who held a mock slave auction and used a racial epithet during instruction has been placed on paid leave, the local schools superintendent said. Gregory L. Martineau, superintendent of the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough, wrote a letter to parents on Wednesday that detailed...

Teacher who held mock slave auction, used racial slur placed on leave, superintendent says

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New York appeals court overturns Weinstein rape conviction

In a 4-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein's rape...

New York appeals court overturns Weinstein rape conviction

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