Mom who injected feces into son's IV during cancer treatments sentenced to 7 years

Hospital staff contacted police in November 2016 after the then-15-year-old boy developed several infections and a nurse observed Alberts injecting his IV bag with an unknown substance.

Indiana mom arrested after son, 5, reportedly found in running washing machine

Heather Oliver, 30, was charged with felony neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury stemming from an incident in August, court records show.

Missing woman found dead after going with stranger to buy marijuana: police

Police say a missing woman in northwest Indiana was fatally shot during a robbery and “callously dumped” at an abandoned elementary school in Gary.

Woman found dead with 8-foot python coiled around neck in home filled with 140 snakes

An Indiana woman was found dead Wednesday night with an 8-foot python coiled around her neck inside what police described as a “reptile home” filled with 140 snakes.

2 arrested, $900K in electronics and gift cards seized in 'well-organized' nationwide phone scam

Two women were arrested and nearly $1 million in electronics, gift cards and other items were seized in a "well-organized" nationwide scam in which the suspects allegedly impersonated IRS workers, authorities said.