Crime & Justice

Westboro Church Tweets cancel of Tacoma trip for Powell service

Westboro Baptist Church may not be coming for the Powell boys' service after all. A Tweet sent from leader Fred Phelps Jr's Twitter account says "Washington trip now cancelled." » read more

Posted on Fri, February 10, 2012

Gold heist leaves California gold town, Yreka, reeling

The last time so much gold was pulled out of this town, the place was known as "the richest square mile on earth," a Gold Rush jewel north of California's Mother Lode. » read more

Posted on Fri, February 10, 2012

Two Alaska children were left in room open to 30-below-zero cold

When police entered a Barrow, Alaska, apartment last week on a report of a child not breathing, they found a caregiver smelling of alcohol, two "extremely" hypothermic and naked children, and a child's bedroom with the window open to the arctic winter, according to documents filed by prosecutors » read more

Posted on Thu, February 9, 2012

Sandusky to fight for local jury for sex abuse trial

Jerry Sandusky thinks he can get a fair trial with jurors from Centre County. His attorney, Joe Amendola, even suggests delaying the child sex abuse cases to let the publicity taper off. » read more

Posted on Thu, February 9, 2012

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