DOJ set to seek hate crime charges in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers: Sources

Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department is set to seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against the alleged gunman who fatally shot two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C.,
2.7 earthquake rattles New York City metro area, 2nd in 4 days

Gary S. Chapman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A small earthquake centered in northern New Jersey on Tuesday rattled the New York City metropolitan area, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor that hit just after
Manhunt intensifies for Montana bar shooting suspect, 38 agencies part of the ‘unrelenting’ search

Anaconda – Deer Lodge County Law Enforcement Center (ANACONDA, Mont.) — A manhunt is intensifying for the former U.S. Army soldier who’s been at large for days after allegedly gunning down four people at a Montana bar.
10-year-old dead, woman critically injured in alleged drunken boating incident

Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SHEARON HARRIS LAKE, N.C.) — A 10-year-old girl is dead and a woman suffered “critical injury” after a drunken boater struck swimmers in a North Carolina lake over the
Karen Read grand juror pleads guilty to leaking information

Karen Read. Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — A woman charged with leaking grand jury material related to the Karen Read murder case has pleaded guilty, the Department of Justice said Tuesday. Jessica Leslie, 34, pleaded
Trooper who once protected NJ Gov. Phil Murphy suspected in murder-suicide, prosecutor says

Lauren Semanchik and 29-year-old Tyler Webb were found dead in Semanchik’s Franklin Township home over the weekend and their suspected killer is New Jersey State Trooper Sgt. 1st Class Ricardo Jorge Santos. WABC (PITTSTOWN, N.J.) — A
Gifford Fire continues to rage in California, burning 72,000 acres and accompanied by 2 other emerging wildfires

Smoke from the Rosa Fire rises in Riverside County, California, Aug. 4, 2025. Cal Fire (SOLVANG, Calif.) — The Gifford Fire, a wildfire burning in Central California that has destroyed over 72,000 acres in five days, continues
Suspect in Tennessee quadruple killing captured after days on the run

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (JACKSON, Tenn.) — A manhunt for the suspect in the Tennessee killings of four people and the kidnapping of a baby ended Tuesday when he was taken into custody, police said. Austin Robert Drummond, 28,
SRPD Launching 3rd Missing Person Monday Campaign
The Santa Rosa Police Department is launching its third “Missing Person Monday” social media campaign. The initiative highlights cold cases of missing adults, and the previous two campaigns have been highly successful. The first campaign, which ran
Two Oakland Women Facing Charges After Carjacking In Healdsburg
Two women from Oakland are behind bars on suspicion of carjacking a husband and wife in their 70s near a park in Healdsburg. Police say it happened at about 5:30 Sunday afternoon, near Byron Gibbs Park. Davina