By The Associated Press SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — At least six people were injured during a shooting at a Southern California high school Thursday morning, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said on…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - A Rockford man is in custody following a shooting that left one dead and other wounded inside a Machesney Park bar early Sunday. Kenneth J. Johnson, 28, is charged with eight counts of first-degree…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Lawyers for "Making a Murderer" subject Brendan Dassey, on Wednesday, filed a petition for clemency with the Wisconsin Pardon Advisory Board. Filed by noted post-conviction attorneys Lara Nirider…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A river rescue led to criminal charges against a Rockford man after he was pulled from a stolen boat near the Fordam Dam Saturday. Authorities say a fisherman heard the man's cry for help and called 911 at…

By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The former chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board allegedly engaged in prohibited political activity while heading the agency that regulates gambling, according to a report released…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter NASHVILLE -  Former Boylan High School quarterback Demry Croft has been removed from the Tennessee State University football team after being charged with rape.  The story broke locally Tuesday, Aug. 20, after…

By Jim Mustain and Michael R. Sisak Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein, the well-connected financier accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring, killed himself while awaiting trial in a New York prison, officials said…

By Matt Sedensky and John Seewer Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A man who fatally gunned down nine people outside a Dayton, Ohio, bar had long wrestled with mental illness that manifested itself in a fascination with tragedy,…

By Matt Sedensky AP National Writer Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, shocked communities built makeshift memorials to 31 victims, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered Monday…

By Dan Sewell and John Minchillo Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people, including his sister, and wounding dozens of…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Mayor Tom McNamara, on Thursday, announced the creation of a new group aimed at fighting domestic violence. The group, "100 Men Who Give a Damn," brings  together busy men in the community to make a difference…

By Pat Eaton-Robb Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened — the…

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors charged R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday with 11 new sex-related counts, including some that carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, making them the most serious against him.…

By Amy Forliti and Todd Richmond Associated Press BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents after the girl told the judge she that wanted…