LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA — A longtime school bus driver accused of transporting dozens of children while “extremely” intoxicated has accepted a plea deal, closing a case that officials say could have ended in tragedy. According to local reporting, Betty Johnson, 68, pleaded no contest to DUI with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or higher,…
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — A California woman and her new boyfriend are facing murder charges after police say they gunned down her ex-boyfriend and his girlfriend in the street while three toddlers sat just feet away inside a minivan, all amid a bitter custody dispute. Authorities announced that Princess Perez, 25, and her boyfriend Ramses…
WILMINGTON ISLAND, GEORGIA — A Georgia man is facing a slate of murder and family-violence charges after authorities say he stabbed his mother to death inside her apartment and then stole her vehicle, triggering a multi-agency manhunt that ended with his arrest the following day. According to an indictment returned by a Chatham County grand…
TACOMA, WASHINGTON — A man living at a sober living home in the Tacoma area is facing multiple attempted murder charges after police say he stabbed his housemates, set a fire intended to trap residents upstairs, and warned his father via text messages that he was “going to kill some people.” According to charging documents…
PONTIAC, MICHIGAN — A Michigan father who brutally abused his young children, including beating and choking his 9-year-old son for falling asleep on the couch, has been sentenced to prison, according to court records and law enforcement officials. Cedric Diequell-Stevens Moore, now 39, was sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars after pleading no…
MIAMI, FLORIDA — Authorities in South Florida say a woman repeatedly accompanied men back to their hotel rooms under the pretense of consensual intimacy, only to drug them, steal valuables, and disappear while they were unconscious. According to arrest records, Sarah Jean Tavano, 39, is facing multiple felony charges, including strong-arm robbery, organized fraud, second-degree…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A Kentucky teenager is facing multiple felony charges after police say he orchestrated a deadly ambush that used a 15-year-old girl to lure a young man to his death as part of a calculated revenge plan. The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department announced this week that Daontez Hodges Jr., 19, has been charged…
KEY WEST, FLORIDA — A Florida man is facing multiple criminal charges after police say he stole a golf cart, took a friend on a joyride, and then abandoned him in the street after an abrupt maneuver hurled the man off the back, leaving him with a broken hip that required emergency surgery. According to…
UNITED STATES — Gas prices across the country continue to show a sharp regional divide, with much of the Midwest, Plains, and South-Central states enjoying some of the cheapest fuel prices in the nation, while Hawaii, California, and the Northeast remain significantly more expensive at the pump. New state-by-state pricing data reveals that drivers in…
CALIFORNIA – A Domino’s Pizza location is under heavy scrutiny after a viral video showed an employee sitting behind the food counter without shoes, rubbing her feet in plain view of customers — a moment that quickly ignited outrage, jokes, and serious food safety concerns online. The short clip, first shared on TikTok by user…