Crime

Lashawnda Walters of Mason received an indefinite 7-to-10.5-year Ohio sentence after prosecutors said she scalded her granddaughter in 126-degree water and deleted house video.

Justin Gering and Tyler Tavis each got 60 months, the statutory floor, after a jail blanket kept a sleeping inmate from severe burns. Ottawa County voters later passed a sales…

Tiffany Henyard drew FBI subpoenas as Dolton's self-styled super mayor, lost the 2025 primary in a landslide, and is on the November 2026 Fulton County ballot.

Colin Czech was indicted for murder, mayhem, and attempted murder after Kenneth Brown was killed near downtown Las Vegas and an eye and ear were found beside him.

Charles Ruth, 15, and Michael Kirby, 16, surrendered on third-degree felony pollution charges after a drone filmed two trash cans going into the Atlantic at Boca Bash.

Mint Butterfield, 16, was found uninjured in a San Francisco van. Marin County charged two adults with child abduction under a law that rejects a minor's consent.

Brie'ann Battle sued Kinder Kids and Artea Kirkland after video showed a worker pinning her 4-year-old and carrying him by the ankles. The center's license stayed on the books.

Hunter Smiley of Newcastle was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of his 9-month-old son and sentenced to life with parole eligibility in 2063. He was still on probation…

A juvenile female bottlenose dolphin washed up on West Mae's Beach with bullets in the brain, spine, and heart. NOAA's $20,000 reward is still posted. No suspect has been named.

A Nashville homeowner shot Anton Cosby as Cosby climbed through a kitchen window and was cleared as acting in self-defense. A year later, Cosby's burglary and gun counts were dismissed.…