Nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard has been missing for over a month after she was last seen with her mother wearing wigs on a ...

Police in Lompoc arrested a Santa Barbara man this week on suspicion of sex crimes involving an underage victim. Police say they began investigating the case in October, when they received information ...

Lompoc City Councilman Stephen Bridge pleaded not guilty to several felony counts Thursday morning in a Santa Maria courtroom ...

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The mother of a missing California child pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony false imprisonment, a charge authorities say is unrelated to the disappearance of her 9-year-old daughter last month.

MADISON, Wis. — New information has been released regarding the two brothers arrested Thursday morning for homicides stemming back to 2016 and 2017. Justin Sharlow, a 33-year-old Madison man, is ...

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The founder and owner of The Place 2 Be restaurants shared her side of the story for the first time since she was arrested, exclusively with News 8's Dennis House on Thursday. Target's new smile ...

The case took an unexpected turn on Friday when Buzzard, 40, was arrested on a charge of false imprisonment – but not for the disappearance of her daughter. The case took an unexpected turn on Friday ...

(The Center Square) – In one day, Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested 31 illegal foreign nationals during a commercial vehicle enforcement operation with federal authorities in the ...