After Jacksonville shootings, historically Black colleges discuss security worries, remain vigilant

The gunman was in the parking lot at Edward Waters University before the shooting occurred at a Dollar General store. The incident sparked new fears about safety for African Americans at colleges.

Man's body found with 'blunt force injuries' on Delaware walking trail: Troopers

Authorities in Delaware's capital are investigating the death of a man whose body was found near the wood line of a walking trail with ‘blunt force injuries.’

Indiana man convicted of 3 counts of murder in 2021 apartment slayings

A jury has convicted a central Indiana man of three counts of murder in the 2021 execution-style slayings of three people that authorities say resulted from an ongoing feud between one of the victims and a friend of the defendant.

City leaders vow to keep students safe with increased school safety plan: 'We're doing everything we can'

As the academic year begins in Philadelphia, city leaders vowed Wednesday to keep students safer following a school year in which over 200 students were shot and more than two dozen died.

Daring 21-hour rescue mission saves 6 hikers stranded atop Maine mountain

Six hikers were rescued from the summit of Maine's Katahdin Mountain after a 21-hour ordeal. The rescue operation began when a group of first responders embarked on a hiking trip on a Saturday night.

Montana men surprise momma bear with cub, encounter ends with accidental shooting

The men from Whitefish were scouting for hunting season in the woods near the Smokey Range Trailhead in the Flathead National Forest on Saturday when they encountered the full-grown grizzly and her cub.

Nevada 'black widower' convicted again of murdering 6th wife, hit man

After 15 years, an overturned death sentence and a retrial, a Nevada jury found Thomas Randolph guilty of orchestrating his sixth wife's murder and shooting dead the apparent hit man he hired to kill her.

Trio busted for manufacturing, selling ghost guns and silencers in Montgomery County: DA

A gun trafficking operation has been shut down in Montgomery County with the arrest of three suspects, and seizure of several illegal firearms, according to the DA's office.