Crimes

Mother, son sentenced in 2008 O.C. murder and robbery

2013-05-17 15:01:00

An Orange County mother and her 26-year-old son were sentenced Friday after they were convicted of luring a man to a motel from a nightclub, where they robbed and killed him in 2008, prosecutors said. Leticia Carrasco, 52, was sentenced to 25 years to...

Keegan Bradley keeps lead at Byron Nelson

2013-05-17 18:29:00

Keegan Bradley shot a one-under-par 69 in a round that started and ended with bogeys, good enough for a three-stroke lead after two rounds in the Byron Nelson Championship at Irving, Texas. A day after setting the TPC Four Seasons course record with a...

16-year-old boy arrested in high school 'sexting' scandal

2013-05-17 12:28:00

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Friday�on suspicion of�distributing nude photos of four teenage girls through Twitter, San Bernardino County sheriff's officials said. The boy, a student at Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, was booked into...

Former Compton deputy fire chief due in court in arson case

2013-05-17 07:25:00

A former Compton deputy fire chief is scheduled to appear in court Friday to face charges that he stole radio equipment, then lighted a fire to cover up the crime. Marcel Melanson was arrested at his home Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff&...

Convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell gets third life sentence

2013-05-15 13:34:00

PHILADELPHIA — Convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was sentenced Wednesday to a third life term for killing an aborted baby he described as so big it could “walk to the bus.” Gosnell, 72, was convicted Monday of first-degree...

Leila Fowler 911 call: 'My daughter started screaming'

2013-05-15 08:10:00

The 911 call from the day 8-year-old Leila Fowler was found stabbed to death in her Valley Springs home was made by the girl's stepmother, who said, "My daughter started screaming." “My children are at home alone and a man just ran out of our...

Man who raped unconscious woman gets life in prison

2013-05-16 16:32:00

A 36-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for kidnapping a Burbank woman in 2006 and raping her in a Glendale hotel room, officials said. Edward Nikolayan must also serve six to eight years concurrently for the additional charges of...

Former Compton firefighter arrested on suspicion of arson

2013-05-16 16:50:00

A former Compton deputy fire chief -- who has also starred on a reality television series -- has been arrested on suspicion of arson and grand theft in connection with a fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of radio equipment in late...

2 brothers held in New Orleans parade shooting

2013-05-16 11:59:00

A pair of brothers have been charged with attempting to murder 20 people during a shooting spree at a parade on Mothers Day in New Orleans, and four other people have been arrested for allegedly harboring the fugitives during an intense manhunt, officials...

Sex offender took thousands of up-skirt videos, officials say

2013-05-16 19:32:00

Investigators are searching for more than 100 women they say were victimized by a registered sex offender who secretly shot videos up their skirts. Mylyn Johnson of the Antelope Valley was arrested in March and faces 15 felony charges including false...

Father arrested after allegedly beating infant daughter

2013-05-09 22:21:00

An 18-year-old father was arrested on suspicion of beating his infant daughter, who is less than a month old, authorities said Thursday. Sean Michael Beard was arrested Wednesday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said. Beard and the...

First responder in Texas blast is held on pipe-bomb charge

2013-05-11 00:00:00

HOUSTON — A paramedic who responded to the devastating fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, last month was arrested Friday after federal investigators said they discovered he had the makings of a pipe bomb. It was not clear whether the...

Charles Manson: On an infamous summer night in 1969, Manson and his young followers entered a Benedict Canyon mansion and murdered five people.

2013-05-15 23:59:00

A gunshot is only one way to create a killer cliffhanger. This mid-'90s sitcom ended with a romantic cliffhanger, when Richard Karinsky showed up unexpectedly at Caroline's wedding.

2013-05-14 08:17:00

This 1978 soap opera ended as all cliffhangers should; with a gunshot. Had J.R. killed himself? Audiences didn't find out the answer until the TV reunion movie, years later.

2013-05-14 08:17:00