The issue of domestic violence is a growing problem in North Carolina. In 2012, 122 people died statewide as a result of domestic violence. It's the highest increase in these types of crimes since 2008. Mecklenburg

The state's highest court ruled that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries.

(AP Photo/Steven Senne). Herbert Robbins, of Worcester, Mass., right, joins with other demonstrators as they display placards and chant slogans on the street outside the Graham, Putnam, and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, in Worcester, May 5, 2013.

Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in the country's fight against Islamic extremists - including all the women now held in custody.

Work on renovations to a commercial building in Stonycreek Township got underway last week, with Cambria County court officials projecting an August completion date. The property at 701 Belmont St. will replace the Upper Yoder Township office of District Judge John Barron, now at 110 Sunray Drive.

GOSHEN — A Goshen teen pleaded guilty in Elkhart Circuit Court Thursday to murdering an elderly woman late last year.

MIAMI (WSVN) -- The lawyer representing a South Florida plastic surgeon accused of kidnapping and torturing his ex-girlfriend said his client is not the one to blame for his alleged crimes.

Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs:TuesdayCaller reported:• 8:50 a.m.: It was court ordered to have her dog picked up and she would like animal control to pick it up, 400 bl...

LINNEA ANDERUNG: A federal judge in Des Moines has ordered that a 3-year-old girl be sent back to Sweden within two weeks after he concluded that her Iowa-born mother has been unlawfully keeping the girl away from her father since August 2012.

A man who attempted to smuggle heroin through Dulles Airport has been found guilty and is facing a recommended sentence of 15 years.

A US jury has told an Arizona judge it's unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether convicted murderer Jodi Arias should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to send the jurors back to the deliberation room to work through their differences.

View full sizeJohn Carlton Milner ... convicted of rape. MOBILE, Alabama – A jury came back with a quick guilty verdict in a rape trial Friday, and a Fairhope woman made an initial appearance in federal court on a drug...

The Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "Financial compensation for a retired power plant worker, a oil refinery worker, a chemical plant worker, or a manufacturing plant worker who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma could be over a million dollars. However, financial compensation for mesothelioma is directly related to the skills of the mesothellioma lawyers that represent their client, and we ...

The North Dakota Legislature approved funding for two new judgeships for the six-county Northwest Judicial District. The judges, who have not yet been selected, are expected to be chambered by Sept.

COLDWATER — Mandy Cole served 39 days for attempted misuse of a credit card — nine days more than the recommended Michigan Sentencing Guideline score for a first offender.

A Canadian truck driver who used a Kent warehouse as a hub for marijuana distribution, received a 12-year prison sentence Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle for conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

MT. VERNON -- An Iowa man accused of carjacking two women just hours after he left the U.S. Penitentiary in Marion will spend 20 years in state prison.

A McDonald County judge denies a voter approved annexation in Jane.

Two Twin Cities men convicted of terrorism-related charges were sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court. Kamal Said Hassan and Mahamud Said Omar will be spending many years in prison for their roles in the disappearance of nearly two dozen Somali men from the Twin Cities who traveled to Somalia to fight for the terrorist group al-Shabab.

Abortion Doc Guilty of Murder: 3 Takeaways from the Trial

WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) — Inmates at Vermont's Windsor prison are helping to save bats by building daytime roosting boxes.        

All four candidates for the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas won in their own primary races Tuesday night setting up the race for the Nov. 5 general election.

Statistics compiled by the Colorado Springs Police Department show the number of crimes committed by young people in Colorado Springs has declined in recent years. KRDO NewsChannel 13 analyzed CSPD's annual crime reports dating back to 2005. The number of reported incidents dropped from 4,790 to 4,565 incidents between 2005 and 2006. From 2006 to 2008, juvenile crime increased by about 100 ...

John Mark and Pamela Crawford are suing the state of South Carolina for performing sex assignment surgery on their adoptive infant three months prior to having legal custody of the child. This is first lawsuit of its kind in the nation.

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana House voted Tuesday to ban enforcement of any federal restrictions on owning semi-automatic weapons, over the objections of critics who said the measure couldn't withstand a court challenge.

Pierce County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Nelson upholds a ruling that says temporarily leaving the mentally ill in hospital emergency rooms without treatment violates state and federal law.

Calif. doc with 'cancer cure' gets 14 years prison Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 1:50 pm, Friday, May 17, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California doctor has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for bilking her patients out of more than $1 million by promising that an ...

Many immigrants are being tried for crossing the border after being deported. Human Rights Watch says prison doesn't deter those desperate to rejoin relatives. Immigration-related offenses are now the leading type of federal prosecution, constituting more than 40% of cases compared with 22% for drug crimes, according to federal crime data.        

LEWES, Del. - A trial date has been set for former ABC News personality Sam Donaldson.

SAMMY HAGAR LAWSUIT IN IOWA: A judge says rocker Sammy Hagar did not defame a Playboy bunny with whom he allegedly fathered a child when he accused her of extortion in his memoir.

WACO, Texas (AP) — A former first-responder in the Central Texas town devastated by a deadly plant explosion is to appear in court on allegations that he possessed materials for a pipe bomb.        

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EDGERTON, MO. (AP) - 2 of 3 inmates who walked away from a northeast Kansas prison surrendered Friday afternoon at a northwest Missouri home where they had been holed up for hours, authorities said.

Troubled former Illinois Mr. Basketball Jereme Richmond was ordered back to jail this morning after he was accused of making threats against his probation officer.

Authorities were forced to evacuate much of Riverview Court on Monday after a woman living on the street received a suspicious package from a convicted rapist and murderer serving time in Alaska, police said.

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a three-week trial in September for a Massachusetts man accused of killing a woman as part of a drug deal in southern Vermont.        

Pennsylvania judge will coordinate numerous lawsuits alleging liver damage from Tylenol products in newly created multidistrict litigation. Consolidation of cases will not affect ability of consumers to seek free consultations from Resource4thePeople attorneys investigating such cases. (PRWeb May 08, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10705972.htm

NEW HAVEN — Javon Floyd, also known as “Twin,” 23, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing heroin, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney in Connecticut.

Russ Wasendorf Jr. faces civil suit, tries to move on Russell Wasendorf Jr. has left the futures business and moved to Florida in an attempt to distance himself from his father went to prison for stealing $215 million from clients of the futures brokerage they ran together for almost two decades.        

Frank Lewis PDT Staff Writer Since being severely injured when a car fleeing police crashed into the Access Scioto County bus she was operating in October of 2012, Dorothy Hammond of Lucasvill...

Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks is set to appear in court for arraignment on federal fraud charges.