Barbara Gagne 
One person is dead and at least three others, including two firefighters, were injured after a fast-moving house fire tore through a Fort Worth home overnight, authorities said Thursday. The Fort Worth Fire Department said crews were dispatched to the 3500 block of Avenue J at roughly 2:45 a.m. after reports of a residential fire. … Read more
A knife-wielding man was shot dead by a Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday morning after he allegedly stabbed a mother and her daughter in a seemingly random attack in the Foothill Farms area. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, the chaos began just after 6:30 a.m. at a coffee shop near Diablo Drive … Read more
A 30-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash that killed a bicyclist and his two dogs near Stockton last month, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officials said the collision took place around 10:18 a.m. on June 27 along westbound Eight Mile Road, just east of Interstate … Read more
A confrontation between two drivers outside a convenience store near Waco turned violent Wednesday evening, leaving one man hospitalized with gunshot wounds and another in custody, according to the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened around 6 p.m. near the intersection of FM 185 and Highway 6, just outside the city limits. Argument Escalates … Read more
A 21-year-old man from Bruceville-Eddy, Texas, entered a guilty plea Wednesday to a felony charge of animal cruelty after authorities discovered a severely malnourished dog tethered to a tire outside his home. William Lee Harris will avoid immediate jail time under a plea deal recommended by McLennan County prosecutors, which calls for seven years of … Read more
HOUSTON — A 23-year-old food delivery worker is being praised for pushing through an ordeal that left her injured after a man fleeing police slammed his vehicle into her mid-delivery, according to local authorities. Miracle Herron had just parked and stepped out of her car to hand off a food order when a gray sedan … Read more
A Hialeah, Florida woman is behind bars after investigators say she restrained her own teenage daughter with a metal chain and left the girl exposed to extreme heat outside a relative’s residence. According to the Hialeah Police Department, 34-year-old Yashira Marie Maldonado now faces charges of child abuse and child neglect following the disturbing incident … Read more
A 47-year-old Las Vegas man will spend up to 35 years behind bars after admitting to fatally stabbing his girlfriend during an argument that began over a plate of rice, according to court records and a police department press release. Jose Galan-Preval received a sentence of 14 to 35 years in prison this week after … Read more
A Starke, Florida woman will spend the next century behind bars after admitting to gunning down her children’s father in front of daycare staff and other kids last year. Mindy Osteen, 35, was sentenced to 100 years in prison this week after pleading guilty to second-degree murder along with several weapons and firearm-related charges tied … Read more
Santa Clarita, California — A rapidly spreading brush fire forced evacuation warnings Wednesday afternoon after flames erupted dangerously close to neighborhoods, businesses and a school in the Santa Clarita area as Southern California experienced the hottest day of an ongoing summer heat wave. The wildfire, named the Pointe Fire, ignited shortly after 1 p.m. near … Read more