John Nightbridge

Deputies say Darron Lee faces first-degree murder and evidence-tampering counts after a woman was found dead near an elementary school. OOLTEWAH, TN — Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee was arrested Thursday night and charged with first-degree murder after deputies found his girlfriend unresponsive inside a home in this suburban Hamilton County community, authorities said. First responders attempted life-saving measures at the scene, but the woman was pronounced dead. Lee, 31, was taken into custody and …

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Authorities say the 2024 Riverdale killing left a woman eight months pregnant dead; the fugitive was found in Dolton after a regional search. CHICAGO, IL — The FBI’s Chicago field office offered a $10,000 reward in December for information leading to the arrest of Antonio Stigler, wanted in the fatal shooting of a pregnant woman in Riverdale. On Jan. 16, agents and local officers arrested the 32-year-old at a residence in Dolton without incident. The …

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Police say a Snapchat account tied to the 58-year-old was traced from a Texas tip; a judge set a $500 signature bond. MADISON, WI — A Madison elementary school teacher was charged Friday with child sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography after police searched his near east side home and arrested him two days earlier, authorities said. David Fawcett, 58, teaches in the Madison Metropolitan School District and is now on administrative leave, district …

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An eight-count indictment names Zubayar Al-Bakoush in the 2012 assault that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. WASHINGTON, DC — A Libyan man accused of helping carry out the 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi is in U.S. custody and appeared Friday in federal court in the District of Columbia, authorities said. The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging Zubayar Al-Bakoush with murder and multiple terrorism counts after his arrival on …

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Deputies say the suspect was taken into custody a day after the slaying and later waived extradition in an Indiana courtroom. MOMENCE, IL — An Indiana man was arrested Tuesday in the fatal shooting of Courtney M. Drysdale, a 30-year-old bar owner found dead Monday late morning at The Line, her business near the state border, Kankakee County officials said. The suspect, identified as Julius E. Burkes Jr., 47, was taken into custody outside his …

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Officials say a phone location ping and swift hotel search led officers to the child and a 27-year-old suspect. GALVESTON, TX — Galveston police on Thursday detailed how officers tracked a missing 12-year-old to a hotel room and found her alive hours after she vanished while walking her dog Friday evening near the West End, then arrested a Dallas man at the scene. Police leaders said the quick recovery matters because it shows how routine …

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Police say the fight involved 20 to 30 youths outside an apartment complex in northwest Houston. HOUSTON, TX — A 13-year-old girl died after being stabbed during a large fight outside an apartment complex on the 8000 block of Grow Lane around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Houston police said. A 10-year-old boy told officers he stabbed her and claimed self-defense. The death has pushed a juvenile case into a criminal gray area as detectives work to …

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The late-morning shooting unfolded in a museum parking area steps from the Rose Garden; no officers or bystanders were injured, authorities said. LOS ANGELES, CA — A Los Angeles police officer shot and killed a man reported to be armed with a rifle outside the California Science Center on Thursday morning in Exposition Park, authorities said. Officers were dispatched around 9:35 a.m., and the man was pronounced dead at the scene in a parking area …

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Family addresses alleged ransom note after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson home. TUCSON, AZ — “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie and her siblings released an emotional video late Wednesday pleading for the return of their mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84, who disappeared from her Tucson home over the weekend. Addressing an alleged ransom note, the family said they are ready to communicate and negotiate but need clear proof that Nancy is alive. The case …

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Police say an argument in the aisles turned physical before shots were fired as shoppers looked on. RENTON, WA — A man was arrested early Wednesday after another man was shot and killed inside a crowded grocery store in Renton on Tuesday night, according to police. Officers said the suspect fled in an SUV before abandoning it nearby, prompting a K-9 and helicopter search. Authorities said the case now advances to court, where a judge …

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