Crime
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Carole Baskin of 'Tiger King' fame sued for defamation
Sep 23, 2020 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Carole Baskin, who became a pop culture sensation due to Netflix's docuseries 'œTiger King,'ť is being sued for defamation by a former assistant. As...
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Pence brings law-and-order tour to city where Floyd died
Sep 23, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence is bringing President Donald Trump's law-and-order campaign message to Minneapolis on Thursday, showing support for law enfo...
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'We have too many guns': Casten proposes national gun buyback programSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Already an outspoken advocate of stricter gun control laws, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove this week voiced support for a national buyback program in the U.S. si...
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Lake County sheriff's office warns of impersonator scamming residents
Sep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Someone has been pretending to be a sergeant with the Lake County sheriff's office to scam residents into buying gift cards and providing banking information under the g...
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Naperville man charged with illegally selling gunsSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - A Naperville man is charged with illegally selling guns, including two that were later determined to be stolen. Mohammed Haq, 38, of the 2700 block of East Gateshead Dri...
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2 Marines accused in drug overdose case of fellow Marine
Sep 22, 2020 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two U.S. Marines were arrested Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges the lance corporals were involved in selling drugs to Marines, in...
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Renovated Lizzie Borden house on the market, again
Sep 22, 2020 7:00 am - FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A home where Lizzie Borden lived in Fall River, Massachusetts, is on the market again, after being sold most recently in 2018. The current owne...
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State auditor: UC wrongly admitted well-connected students
Sep 22, 2020 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The University of California 'œinappropriately admitted" at least 64 wealthy, mostly white students over the past six years as 'œfavors to donors, f...
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Trooper who faced firing in Black man's death dies in crash
Sep 22, 2020 7:00 am - A Louisiana state trooper has died following a single-vehicle highway crash that happened just hours after he learned he would be fired for his role last year in the in-...
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Justice Dept.: 179 arrested in darknet opioid takedown
Sep 22, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Law enforcement officials arrested 179 people and seized more than $6.5 million in a worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on the darknet, the U.S....