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Ohio man pleads guilty in Pagans case
An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in a racketeering case targeting the Pagans Motorcycle Club  Body found in Ala. believed to be missing man
The Etowah County Sheriff's Office says searchers have found a body they believe to be a Boaz man who disappeared two weeks ago. Work progresses on wildlife overpass near Elko
State transportation officials say work should be completed by the end of the year on a $1.8 million wildlife overpass in northeast Nevada. 3 Fantasy 5 players share $208,745.61 top prize
Three winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $69,581.87 each, the Florida Lottery said Friday. DNA evidence sends NC killer to prison
A man has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison after new DNA evidence tied him to the 1995 slaying of a woman who rejected him. Dularge black bear earns his citizenship
After months of evading capture by teams of Wildlife and Fisheries specialists, a wayward Louisiana black bear seems to be calling Dularge his new home. Lizzie Borden acquitted in mock retrial
Lizzie Borden has been found innocent of using an ax to hack her father and stepmother to death - again. Animal-cruelty case dismissed
Cruelty charges against an Ellendale retiree accused of allowing his aging dogs to suffer without veterinarian care were dropped after a judge threw out the prosecution's evidence. Read NowDriver hurt, haz-mat responds after truck crash
The driver of a line painting truck that fell on its side has been hospitalized with minor injuries and is also facing charges. Man indicted in killing ex-girlfriend
A 27-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted in the Sept. 4 stabbing death of his former girlfriend at an assisted living facility where she worked. Former smoker to discuss $300 million verdict
A former smoker in South Florida is speaking out about her $300 million verdict against Philip Morris USA. Read NowSC cops' response to call of armed man criticized
Some residents are upset about the police response to a report of a man with a gun in a s South Carolina town where three people were shot to death earlier this month. Read NowDog ignites Baton Rouge house fire
A Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesman say a dog playing with a pillow too close to a space heater is to blame for a house fire. Ex-school bus driver faces more sex charges
East Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies have booked a man facing an aggravated rape charge with two additional counts, accusing him of inappropriate behavior with a student on his school bus in 2008. NC female inmates allege sexual assaults in prison
Four female inmates say North Carolina's prisons subjected them and other prisoners to sexual violence and harassment amounting to cruel and unusual punishment. State police probe fatal hit and run
State police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident on La. Highway 1026. SC State Farmers Market attracts 3 more vendors
The new South Carolina State Farmers Market in Lexington County has attracted three more major vendors. Grand jury indicts inmate in 1985 rape, slaying
A Walker native already serving a life sentence in Georgia for a 1995 murder has been indicted in the 1985 rape and beating death of a 19-year-old woman inside her Baton Rouge home. Ala. city settles open meetings lawsuit
The Adamsville City Council has promised to follow Alabama's Open Meetings Act, and a case brought by Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls has been dismissed. Woman indicted in LSU stabbing
A U.S. District Court grand jury has indicted the security guard who claimed she was attacked while working at LSU but later admitted she had stabbed herself. Funeral set for man killed in Fla. office shooting
Funeral services will be held this weekend for the 26-year-old man killed in an Orlando office shooting earlier this month. Man pleads guilty to beating SC woman to death
A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 36 years in prison in the beating death of his ex-girlfriend's mother last year. Church sues Mass. city of fire detection system
A Springfield church has filed suit against the city over a fire detection system installed in the church's cultural center that violates city laws. Judge rules shooting suspect incompetent for trial
A judge has found a man accused of fatally shooting two Chilean students and wounding three others in north Florida incompetent to stand trial. Read NowNH woman charged with selling pills
A Nashua woman is facing charges of selling prescription drugs after police say they found 7,000 pills in her apartment. Mass. town opposes medical waste facility
Shrewsbury residents are mobilizing against a proposal to build a 21,000-square-foot medical waste disposal facility near a residential neighborhood in town. Ringleader in terrorism plot to be sentenced
The ringleader of a group of men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices is scheduled to be sentenced. Art gallery owners get prison
A mother and son who pleaded guilty to charges they defrauded customers at an art gallery they owned have been sentenced to prison terms. Mass. man to stand trial in slaying of father
The jury selection process in the trial of a Boston man accused of killing his father and dismembering his body is nearly complete. Grave situation being remedied
The grave of a popular Shreveport socialite of the late 1870s is finally getting repairs to brick damage that for years has allowed passers-by to see inside her casket. Bossier City man convicted of bank fraud
Federal prosecutors say a 62-year-old Bossier City businessman has been convicted of defrauding a bank. New Orleans woman admits theft of disaster funds
A 47-year-old New Orleans woman has admitted filing a fraudulent claim for disaster help after Hurricane Katrina. Victims of home explosion flown to burn unit
Two people were flown to a burn unit after their Destin house caught on fire. Families mark anniversary of fatal Ala. bus crash
Families of students involved in a fatal Huntsville school bus crash are marking the third year anniversary of the tragedy Friday. Dothan man denied bond in murder for hire plot
A federal judge has denied bond for a man who is accused of plotting to have his wife and her male friend killed at the Dothan apartment they shared. Search on for suspect in elderly sexual assault
Broward County authorities are looking for a man they say broke into an elderly woman's home and sexually assaulted her. Riley says health care reform could hurt states
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley says health care reform legislation being pushed by Democrats in Congress would be devastating to states. Massive generator's trip across SC almost complete
Authorities say a huge generator being hauled across South Carolina to a North Carolina utility plant will be spending the next several days making it through one county. Repair worker shocked in factory accident
A technician was shocked when he grabbed an electrical power line while repairing an air compressor at a DeLand fencing manufacturer. Crowd attacks police as teen arrested at park
Police say a teen's arrest at a Boynton Beach park got out of hand when officers were attacked by others in the area. Boeing breaking ground for historic SC plant
Boeing is breaking ground in South Carolina on a $750 million aircraft assembly plant - the largest industrial investment in state history. New commander Marine Corps Special Operations
The Marine Corps special operations unit is getting a new commander and a new headquarters. Artifacts from Queen Anne's Revenge go on display
Artifacts from the shipwreck of what's believed to have been Blackbeard's flagship will be shown off in an eastern North Carolina lab. Read NowOctober could signal direction for NC jobless rate
North Carolina's unemployment figures for October could show whether a predicted late-year jobs crunch is hitting the state economy. Deputies fatally shoot man in attack on deputy
Authorities say Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man in his home after he stabbed a deputy during an altercation. Maine police: Fleeing driver dies in crash
State police say a high-speed chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car they were chasing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver. Funeral for Mass. solder killed in Afghanistan
Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to join dozens of relatives, friends, soldiers and well-wishers attending the funeral of a U.S. paratrooper who died while trying to save a comrade in Afghanistan. Read NowAuthorities search for bank robber who escaped
Authorities are searching for a St. Petersburg bank robber who took off once a dye pack exploded. Read NowSuspected SoCal robber who held child arrested
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies say tips from the public helped lead to the arrest of a suspect who allegedly robbed a man outside a convenience store while holding a 3-year-old boy in his arms. Camp Pendleton Marines honor copter crash victims
About 300 people gathered at Camp Pendleton's chapel to honor two Marines who were killed in a collision with a Coast Guard airplane off the San Diego coast. Fresno mayor proposes cutting 125 job
Job cuts and closing two fire stations are being considered as Fresno officials move to cut nearly $28 million from the city's budget over the next 18 months. 7 charged in alleged securities and mortgage scam
State and federal prosecutors have charged seven people in an alleged securities scam that cheated dozens of people out of $17 million. Berkeley man charged in shooting of Danville boy
A Berkeley man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting earlier this year of a 17-year-old Danville boy. Reid objects to emergency exercise set for Vegas
Nevada Democratic Sen. Harry Reid has sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asking her to reconsider plans for an emergency exercise in Las Vegas. LA gang member sentenced for fatal shooting
A Los Angeles gang member has been sentenced to 82 years to life in prison for the murder of a 14-year-old girl and the attempted murder of a motorist. Stacy sues Dothan 911 board after fatal wreck
Former University of Alabama football player Siran Stacy is suing the Dothan/Houston County E911 Board and the estate of a drunken driver who caused a fatal 2007 crash. Former CEO of Bricsnet indicted for embezzlement
The former head of San Francisco software company is being held without bail after a federal grand jury indicted him on embezzlement charges. Microsoft provides training vouchers in NC
Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. Read NowMan who claimed disability spotted on TV show
California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show. Trial of BART fatal shooting moved to LA County
The trial of a white former San Francisco Bay Area transit officer charged in the killing of an unarmed black man will be moved to Los Angeles County because of extensive media coverage and other possible distractions to trial participants, a judge ruled Thursday. Read NowLa. man arrested in alleged Ponzi scheme
A Louisiana businessman was arrested Thursday on charges he engaged in a Ponzi scheme that cost at least 200 investors more than $11 million, money he allegedly used to finance a lavish lifestyle. Read NowLA man pleads guilty to killing 6-year-old boy
A man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the beating death of a 6-year-old Los Angeles boy. Governor appoints new coroner for Baldwin County
Stan Vinson has been officially appointed by Gov. Bob Riley to be the new coroner for Baldwin County. Crews cap natural gas well blowout
Fifteen families evacuated after a deadly natural gas well blowout in DeSoto Parish will be allowed back in their homes on Friday. Boseman won't seek NC Senate re-election in 2010
State Sen. Julia Boseman, the first openly gay person elected to the General Assembly, announced Thursday she won't seek a fourth term in the Senate next year, citing family responsibilities. Read NowSchwarzenegger after-school program ties up budget
With California facing another mammoth budget deficit, the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst says voters should reconsider some of the billions of dollars tied up in ballot measures they have approved in recent years. Read NowNH woman arrested in prescription pill probe
Police are announcing another arrest stemming from a search in New Hampshire last month that turned up 322,000 prescription pills believed stolen during a burglary at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Mansfield, Mass., three years ago. Read NowMan sentenced in Nevada prison gang case
A man found guilty in July of federal racketeering and assault charges in connection with a prison gang has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. St. Tammany Sheriff: Inmate commits suicide
An inmate who had been in the St. Tammany Parish since last month has committed suicide. NC police add charges in case of girl who perished
Police in North Carolina say a man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old girl also raped and asphyxiated her.
NC police: Murder, rape charges being filed against man accused of kidnapping 5-year-old girl. Read Now3 more Tahoe ski resorts to open for season
Three more Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts plan to open for the season this week. Mass. Senate hopeful Khazei raises another $1.2M
Massachusetts Democratic Senate hopeful Alan Khazei has raised another $1.2 million during the campaign period that ended Wednesday. BR mayor's sister, 2 others plead in court probe
A sister of Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden and two others pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a city court bribery scheme. Mass. gov. calls on Legislature to pass key bills
Tensions between Gov. Deval Patrick and lawmakers flared Thursday with Patrick calling on the Legislature to come back into formal session to pass key bills and an aide to House Speaker Robert DeLeo saying they aren't bound by the governor's "political calendar." Miss Calif pageant gives ad time to gay group
The director of the Miss California USA pageant who became embroiled in a nasty war of words with former title holder Carrie Prejean has donated 30-seconds of free ad time to the state's largest gay rights group. Read NowBill would give ethics commission subpoena power
A bill has been prefiled in the Alabama Legislature that would give the state ethics commission the power to subpoena witnesses and records. Ruling: Commission can cut Calif. officials' pay
Attorney General Jerry Brown has decided that an independent state pay commission can reduce the salaries of California elected officials during the middle of their terms in office. Ex-NC fireman pleads guilty to shooting at cyclist
A former North Carolina firefighter pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after shooting at a man riding a bicycle with his wife and 4-year-old son because he was concerned for the child's safety. Read NowFla. jury awards $300 million in ex-smoker's suit
Philip Morris has been ordered to pay $300 million in damages to a former smoker in Florida, the largest award to date among thousands of lawsuits filed in the state against tobacco companies. NTSB cites car in deadly Ala. school bus wreck
A school bus crash that killed four Huntsville students and led to national changes in school bus safety was caused by a passing car that went out of control and forced the bus to plunge from an overpass, a new federal report said Thursday. Read NowCharred human remains found in Kings Co. barn
A Kings County man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a person whose charred remains were found inside a burned down barn that apparently was used to grow marijuana. Read NowMan gets life for killing SC pawn shop owner
A man who killed a South Carolina pawn shop owner, then fled to Canada to avoid the death penalty has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Teen charged with stabbing man 30 times
A 14-year-old boy charged with stabbing a Lakeland man 30 times during a home invasion is being held in jail without bond.
Judge moves trial for transit cop accused of murdering unarmed Oakland man to Los Angeles Co. Read NowSC man gets 2nd death sentence in crime outbreak
A South Carolina man already on death row has been sentenced to die again. Off-duty Las Vegas police officer slain at home
Las Vegas police are treating the slaying of a police officer in a shootout early Thursday in the garage of his home as a line-of-duty death, a department spokeswoman said. Man arrested in Las Vegas area taxi robberies
Officials say the Nevada Taxicab Authority has apprehended a person allegedly involved in the robberies of three taxi drivers at gunpoint in the Las Vegas area. Read NowSC chief justice gets another traffic ticket
South Carolina Chief Justice Jean Toal has paid a fine of more than $80 after getting a speeding ticket. Hundreds pay tribute to Mass. paratrooper
Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray joined hundreds of relatives, friends, soldiers and well-wishers paying tribute to a U.S. paratrooper who died while trying to save a comrade in Afghanistan. Read NowFla. man accused of setting wife on fire
An Apollo Beach man accused of setting his estranged wife on fire has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. Read NowCamp Pendleton Marines honor copter crash victims
About 300 people gathered at Camp Pendleton's chapel to honor two Marines who were killed in a collision with a Coast Guard airplane off the San Diego coast. Judge to feds: She's our employee, stay out of it
For the second time in two days, a federal judge has ruled that the government can't refuse to authorize health coverage for the same-sex spouse of a court employee. Read NowLas Vegas gang member sentenced in '04 shooting
The U.S. attorney for Nevada says a Las Vegas street gang member has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a 2004 shooting at a North Las Vegas apartment complex. Ex city commissioner indicted on public corruption
A former Miramar city commissioner has been indicted on mail-fraud, extortion and bribery charges by a federal grand jury. Customs agents seize 316,000 bongs in LA
Customs officials say they got a surprise when they found 316,000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas ornaments at the Los Angeles harbor. Crist orders probe of juvenile justice travel
Gov. Charlie Crist has ordered an internal investigation of taxpayer-funded travel by the state's top juvenile justice official. Teens plead not guilty in burning of boy
Three teenagers accused of setting a 15-year-old Deerfield Beach boy on fire have pleaded not guilty to attempted second-degree murder charges. Big rig driver killed in crash near Phoenix ID'd
Authorities have released the name of a driver who was killed when his big rig veered off Interstate 10 and crashed into a rest stop residence outside Phoenix. Tracy police probe beating death of elderly man
Authorities are trying to determine who beat a 72-year-old man to death in his Tracy home. Former Marine sentenced to death in hammer murders
A former Jacksonville Marine has been sentenced to death for using a hammer to murder two people. University of California Fees-Glance
Here are the average annual University of California fees for full-time resident undergraduates in the past decade, excluding room, board, books and individual campus fees: Mass. unemployment rate drops
The Massachusetts unemployment rate fell last month for the first time in nearly 2 1/2 years as the job market was spurred by expansion in the science, health and business services sectors. Read NowChallenge adds 16K to Mass. population estimates
A recent challenge by four Massachusetts cities has successfully pushed the state's 2008 U.S. Census population estimates to more than 6.5 million residents. Read NowNC regulator sought for federal grand jury appears
An environmental regulator in North Carolina state government has traveled to the federal courthouse where prosecutors are seeking information about former Gov. Mike Easley. One-eyed Army soldier graduates officer program
Peter Sprenger lost his right eye to shrapnel from an exploding car bomb during his first combat tour in Iraq, but the Army infantryman never let the wound dim his focus on staying in the fight. Read NowCurrencies trader sentenced to 24 years for fraud
A foreign currencies trader who cheated investors in more than 20 states to support a lavish lifestyle and buy presents for a girlfriend has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. Commuter train hits car; 2 dead, 1 injured
Two people are dead and one injured following a collision between a commuter train and a car in Broward County. Read Now1st monument at Guyana's Jonestown suicide site
It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site of the Jonestown cult massacre, a dark episode the South American country had long sought to downplay. Read NowMass. boy thrown by drag racing car
Police have recovered a vehicle suspected of jumping a red light during a drag race, striking a 12-year-old boy at a Lowell crosswalk and fleeing the scene. Toll ending question fails to make Mass. ballot
Massachusetts voters won't be able to decide a proposed ballot question to eliminate highway, bridge and tunnel tolls but could still weigh in on other questions, from rolling back the state income tax to tightening regulations on wood-burning power plants. Read NowMississippi agency to review new red snapper rules
The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources will study proposed regulations that fishermen claim will further limit the take of red snapper, amberjack and grouper in the Gulf of Mexico. Read Now4 soldiers in Fla. terror plot sent to prison
Four Miami men described as soldiers in a plot to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices have received sentences far shorter than prosecutors sought. SC woman charged with embezzling seized drug money
Authorities in South Carolina say an office manager for a sheriff's office has been accused of embezzling around $500,000 seized from drug cases. SC sheriff's deputies seize 179 animals from home
Sheriff's deputies in a South Carolina county seized 177 dogs, a cat and a bird during an investigation into animal maltreatment at a local residence. Trial set for 3 ex-officials in corrupt SC county
Three former officials in a South Carolina county already plagued by scandal will stand trial in February, a federal judged ruled Thursday. Indian tribe sues over Calif. ranch development
An Indian tribe has filed a lawsuit to stop the development of a 5,000-acre gated resort community on a sprawling ranch some 60 miles north of Los Angeles that it claims as tribal land. Read NowBaton Rouge area church catches fire
A nearly century old Methodist church has been damaged by fire. AP NewsBreak: Official says SC gov reporting trips
A South Carolina ethics official says Gov. Mark Sanford wants to report previously unrecorded flights he took on planes owned by friends and donors. Fishermen, tribes testify on North Coast reserves
A task force that will propose plans for marine reserves off California's northernmost coast is hearing passionate testimony from tribe members and fisherman. LA airport cancels flight delay warning
Los Angeles International Airport now says there won't be any significant delays from an FAA computer glitch that caused disruptions at other U.S. airports. Captain freed from pirates thanks Navy rescuers
A merchant sea captain who was captured and held by Somali pirates has thanked the U.S. Navy crew and captain who were part of his daring rescue. Kin want right to sue after NC man assumed dead
North Carolina's appeals court is considering a lawsuit filed after a living man was declared dead, zipped into a body bag and taken to a morgue. Indian tribe sues over Calif ranch development
An Indian tribe has filed a lawsuit to stop the development of a 5,000-acre gated resort community on a sprawling ranch some 60 miles north of Los Angeles that it claims as tribal land. Read NowNC woman sentenced for hitting, killing girl, 6
An 84-year-old North Carolina motorist has been sentenced for hitting and killing a child at a school bus stop. |