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Catoosa County, GA

Ringgold, GA

The Quick Historian

In a disturbing case from Catoosa County, Georgia, 24-year-old Dillan Michael Tennant has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of first-degree cruelty to children.

Man who beat children, 2 & 3, over dirty bedroom is sentenced

Birmingham, AL

In a harrowing turn of events, the Birmingham Police Department has confirmed the tragic disappearance and death of Nakita Davidson, a 40-year-old mother of four, allegedly at the hands of her 37-year-old boyfriend, Cedric Robertson, a convicted felon.

Man arrested after kidnapped mother is found dead

Oklahoma State

Sulphur, OK

NBC News

SULPHUR, Okla. — When Oklahoma and national officials held a press conference Monday to discuss the scale of devastation following tornadoes two days earlier, Kathy John did what she always does: She showed up to report on it for the town’s weekly newspaper, the Sulphur Times-Democrat. But before...

A tornado hit an Oklahoma newsroom built in the 1920s. The damage isn’t stopping the presses

North Carolina State

Charlotte, NC

The officers were serving a warrant at a residence when a gunman opened fire on them. Those killed included a deputy U.S. marshal, two correction officers and a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer. The gunman was shot and killed at the home. Authorities said he had a lengthy criminal record. NBC News' Sam Brock reports.

Four officers killed in North Carolina shooting identified

Texas State

Nixon, TX

In a startling turn of events, a 10-year-old boy from Nixon, Texas, has confessed to fatally shooting a 32-year-old stranger while the man was sleeping two years ago. The tragic incident came to light after a series of events unfolded, shedding light on the disturbing revelation.

10-year-old confesses to killing stranger as he slept

Fort Worth, TX

Police are investigating a drive-by shooting at an apartment complex in Fort Worth, Texas, that injured six people, including four children. Police Chief Neil Noakes, who said he is sickened by the incident, vowed to catch the suspect. KXAS' Alicia Barrera reports.

Texas police investigating drive-by shooting that injured six people

Wisconsin State

Mount Horeb, WI

Police shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday as officers responded to a report of a person with a gun, officials said. No one else was hurt in the incident outside Mount Horeb Middle School, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said in an evening news conference. He said the investigation was ongoing and declined to disclose details of what led up to the shooting.

Police fatally shoot student outside Wisconsin middle school while responding to report of person with a gun

New York City, NY

Buffalo, NY

Democrats won a special election for a House seat in western New York Tuesday, The Associated Press projected, further shrinking the GOP's narrow majority in the chamber. Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy defeated Republican town supervisor Gary Dickson in New York’s 26th District, a reliably blue area which includes Buffalo and some of the surrounding suburbs. Democrats will now control 213 seats in the House compared to 217 for the Republicans. Five seats remain vacant.

Democrats win a New York special election, further narrowing the House GOP's majority

New Jersey State

Connecticut State

Norwalk, CT

HARTFORD, Conn. — The major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed in Connecticut for days after a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday. The tanker truck filled with gasoline burst into flames in a three-vehicle crash Thursday...

I-95 in Connecticut will be closed for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says

Atlanta, GA

ATLANTA — Morehouse College faculty members remain apprehensive about the decision to have President Joe Biden deliver the school’s commencement speech on May 19 and have asked the White House to take some steps to address their concerns. Regine Jackson, a professor of sociology and the dean of...

Morehouse College pushes the White House for 'direct engagement' ahead of Biden's speech

Los Angeles, CA

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime...

Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard California scuba boat

Brunswick, GA

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Joie Henney has thousands of social media users following...

Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing

LOS ANGELES — At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard, near the USC...

At least 55 hurt after a University of Southern California bus and a train collide in L.A.

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DOJ to pay victims of Larry Nassar more than $138 million

The Justice Department has agreed to pay more than $138 million to...

DOJ to pay victims of Larry Nassar more than $138 million

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