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Police claim a Wisconsin man charged with murdering his girlfriend allegedly told investigators she had asked him to shoot her in the forehead, Us Weekly has learned. Lance Devon White, 29, was charged with one count of first-degree intentional homicide for killing Alicia Machnik, also 29, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Us […]

A half-naked woman was arrested last week in California after police claim she allegedly stole a Sysco semi-truck and its trailer right from under its driver. Makayla Ballewansiel, 28, was said to be bottomless on Wednesday, January 14, when cops claim she hopped into a big rig that had been parked outside a Tru By […]

Authorities said they have located a missing Washington woman who’d been diagnosed with autism, rescuing her from a convicted sex offender who is now behind bars after being charged with her kidnapping. Investigators from the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office said that they had been searching for Hannah Davis, 21, since she vanished from her home […]

Two women have been arrested in Georgia where authorities are accusing them of performing illegal operations on cats and operating an unlicensed veterinary at an area home, Us Weekly has learned. An arrest report shared with Us Weekly confirmed the allegations against Sarah Desiree Benefield, 37, and Camryn Breana Garrard, 27, who have both been […]

A jail nurse is out of a job in Georgia after officials there accused her of smuggling drugs into the facility for an inmate she was allegedly romantically involved with. Naomi Anthony, 34, is now a former nurse contractor following her arrest on Wednesday, January 14, for sneaking marijuana into the Fulton County Jail, where […]

Police in Iowa have arrested a 47-year-old man who they claim admitted to killing his wife — a respected scientist — by sneaking up on her and stabbing her with a knife from their own kitchen. The Coralville Police Department said that Amber Nicole Martin, 41, a medical laboratory scientist supervisor of microbiology working at […]

A 2018 double-murder that had stymied Texas investigators for many years has at long last been solved after the alleged killer is said to have confessed, according to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office. Lance Kaeden Rains, 25, was taken into custody on Saturday, January 10, after reportedly confessing to the shooting deaths of Beverly McBride, […]

Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a 22-year-old man who they claim raped a 95-year-old woman last spring. The alleged rape that has landed John Vernon Gray behind bars happened back on May 10, 2025, in the town of Towamencin, according to a statement released by prosecutors. It took authorities several months to link Gray to […]

A small Missouri city on the northwest border of St. Louis may soon be looking for a new mayor. Michael Cornell, Jr., 39, was arrested during a traffic stop on Thursday, January 15, in the city of Riverview, which boasts a population of about 2,300 people. The arrest followed raids executed at his home and […]

The father of a 33-year-old woman who was fatally shot over the weekend during a dispute outside a Southfield, Michigan, nightclub is opening up about the tragedy, which he admitted he’s still trying to make sense of. “Although I am not up for an interview, I can share some thoughts about Alex,” Alan Fields wrote […]

West Virginian authorities have arrested the stepmother of an 11-year-old girl who died last year after being deprived of food as a form of punishment, Us Weekly confirms. Shannon Robinson, 51, was arrested on Wednesday, January 14, on a single count of murder of a child by a parent, guardian or custodian. It was unclear […]

A pair of parents in Massachusetts would like to know what happened to their children during bus rides home from school last month. Unfortunately, the bus driver, who is now facing a slew of criminal charges, disconnected the on-board security cameras, according to police. Redi Gace, 54, allegedly “deviated from his route with students in […]

A Florida teen has accepted a plea deal after he was arrested for stabbing his grandmother so many times, one of the knives he used to kill her broke. Jaylin K. Christian, 19, was sentenced on Monday, January 12, to 35 years in prison for killing his grandmother, former probation officer Muriel Emerson, 57, back […]

A Las Vegas man who teaches at a charter school has been accused of sexual assault by one of his students, Us Weekly has learned. An arrest report obtained from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirms Francisco Misajon, 48, is alleged to have touched a boy while teaching at Innovations International Charter School. Misajon […]

Authorities in Wyoming have accused a 35-year-old mother of fleeing to New Mexico with her 11-month-old son, where investigators claim she decided to murder the boy so she wouldn’t have to cede custody to his father. Madeline Daly has been charged with first-degree murder and abandonment of a child resulting in death for allegedly kidnapping […]

When an 11-year-old boy went looking for his confiscated Nintendo Switch gaming system, police in Pennsylvania allege he instead found a gun, which he loaded and then used to shoot his sleeping father. Douglas Dietz, 42, has been identified as the father who was killed on Tuesday, January 13. His adopted son, Clayton Dietz, has […]

A kidnapped 11-year-old girl was allegedly found in the bed of a Long Island, New York, man police claim she met online, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors in Suffolk County claim that Nicholas Wieber, 28, entered not guilty pleas to two counts of kidnapping and one count of child endangerment during his arraignment on Friday, January […]

UPDATE — 1/13/26 at 7:58 p.m. ET: Late Thursday, January 13, Chicago police revealed that Linda Brown died by suicide. Original story: Police have confirmed that they’ve recovered the body of Chicago special education teacher Linda Brown, pulling her remains from Lake Michigan on Monday, January 12. The Chicago Police Department’s marine unit found Brown’s […]

Authorities in central Florida have arrested a young couple, charging them with neglect after their newborn twin babies had to be hospitalized. Madison Smith, 23 and Leroy Somersall III, 24, live in Sanford, Florida, where police have charged them with child neglect with great bodily harm. Police said the twin babies — a boy and […]

Police in Mississippi have arrested the person they allege set the fire that completely destroyed an historic Jewish synagogue — which was once bombed by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, was arrested on Saturday, January 10, for an arson attack of Beth Israel Congregation that also impacted the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute […]

Fisk University basketball player Andre Bell died on Sunday, January 11, in a shooting that erupted on a Tennessee highway. Bell, 20, was a sophomore at the school and studied business administration, the Nashville university said in a statement. Bell, originally from Jackson, Tennessee, died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Monday, January 12, Metropolitan […]