Top SPLC official allegedly funneled $1.2M to neo-Nazi informant who was secret romantic partner

A top Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) official has been accused of helping funnel more than $1.2 million in donor funds to a confidential informant who infiltrated a neo-Nazi organization — a source prosecutors say was also the official’s secret romantic partner.

Floyd Mayweather facing felony charges for passing bad checks

Floyd Mayweather faces two felony charges alleging that he wrote a bad check to purchase a luxury watch at a Las Vegas store.

Rex Heuermann sentenced to life in prison without parole for Gilgo Beach murders

Long Island architect Rex Heuermann will spend his life behind bars, bringing legal finality to a serial killer case that has haunted New York for over a decade.

FULL: APD gives update on SE Austin homicide
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The Austin Police Department gave an update on a homicide investigation in Southeast Austin.

Caught on camera: Sheriff’s Office drone records suspect shooting at it

What started as a search for a bear in a south Florida county ended in an arrest Saturday when a man allegedly fired multiple rounds from a BB gun at the drone deployed to assist.

Man shot and killed on E Riverside
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The Austin Police Department says a man was shot by a suspect who tried to rob him while he was working late Monday night.

Hypothermia death following ICE release ruled as homicide

A woman seeking asylum in the U.S. who died from hypothermia days after her release from federal custody was ruled a homicide by a Pennsylvania county medical examiner's office.

Uvalde school shooting: Former district police chief gets 2027 court date

A court date has been set for former Uvalde CISD police chief Pete Arredondo, more than four years after the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School.

National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty, faces death penalty

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused in the fatal shooting of a National Guard member in Washington, D.C., pleaded not guilty Tuesday to new federal charges that make the case death penalty-eligible.

Multiple catalytic converters, meth, Xanax and more seized in Lee County traffic stop

Lee County deputies seized nine stolen catalytic converters, drugs and a handgun from three suspects while investigating an aggravated assault at a Giddings-area home.

Round Rock man gets 10 years for biting his elderly mother during argument

The Williamson County District Attorney's office says the argument and assault were part of a pattern of “escalating domestic terror spanning over a decade."

Man fatally shot by suspect who tried to rob him: police

The Austin Police Department says a man was shot by a suspect who tried to rob him while he was working late Monday night.

North Texas couple charged in $2.5M 'psychic' fraud, preying on grieving victims

A Texas couple faces federal charges for a $2.5M "fortune teller fraud" scheme. Posing as a psychic, the woman targeted vulnerable individuals, convincing them their hardships were "curses." Victims handed over cash, cars, and gold for spiritual "cleansing," but the couple kept the assets.

Burglar fires paintball, BB guns at South Austin collectibles store: APD

A person attempted to break into a South Austin collectibles store with a paintball gun and a BB gun, says the Austin Police Department.

Former Texas police officer sentenced to 300 days in jail after turning off body camera, abusing detainee

Former Cedar Hill police officer Donald Najee Mercer has been sentenced to 300 days in jail following a conviction for official oppression and abusing his power during a 2024 traffic stop.

Man gets decades in prison for teen's fentanyl-poisoning death

A Liberty Hill man was sentenced to decades in prison for the fentanyl-poisoning death of a Cedar Park teen in 2024.