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Elizabeth Bjorlow's son pleaded guilty in his mother's death on Monday, just over two years after Bjorlow was found stabbed to death in her burning home, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office.

The captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire off the California coast in 2019, killing 34 people, was sentenced to four years in federal prison on Thursday, the Department of Justice said. A federal jury found Jerry Boylan, 70, of Santa Barbara, guilty of seaman's manslaughter in November 2023 in connection with the deadly boat fire. Boylan was the captain of the Conception, a 75-foot boat that caught fire while it was docked at Platt's Harbor near Santa Cruz Island during a scu...

An order of protection was issued on behalf of the victim until 2074.

A Tonganoxie man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in a fatal crash last year.

A man received the maximum sentence Friday for killing Jefferson County Sheriff's K-9 Graffit and other crimes from the incident that happened last year.

The man received 16 years prison and must register as a sex offender, officials said.

In the historic case, the parents were the first in the U.S. to be held responsible for their roles in the shooting where their son killed four students and injured seven other people.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a horrific double fatal accident. An elderly couple were killed when Omar Martinez ran a red light and hit them going almost 90 miles per hour. On Thursday, he was sentenced for the crime. The victim’s family passionately asked a judge to give him the maximum sentence and then called […]

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Judge Alexander upheld a Clay County jury’s December recommendation.