4 men arrested after podcast helps solve decades-old murder of teen girl

Roxanne Sharp was 16 when she was raped and murdered in the woods in Louisiana. Forty-four years after her death, four men were arrested this week, thanks to a podcast.

Gun used in Shreveport shooting was stolen from truck, court documents say

A Louisiana man has been charged with supplying the gun that was used in the Shreveport shooting that killed eight children over the weekend, which court documents show had been stolen from a truck.

Vehicle crashes into Louisiana Lao New Year parade crowd, injuring about 15

Around 15 people were injured, some seriously, when a vehicle crashed into a crowd at a Lao New Year parade in rural Louisiana on Saturday.

Texas women used crow drones to fly drugs into Louisiana prison, authorities say

Two Texas women were arrested for allegedly using a drone and hollowed-out plastic bird decoys to smuggle drugs and cellphones into a federal prison.

FedEx driver arrested after $62K in stolen packages found in storage unit

A FedEx delivery driver has been arrested after authorities say they discovered approximately $62,000 worth of stolen merchandise inside a storage unit.

Trump administration launches immigration crackdown in New Orleans

Federal officers are in the city for an operation aimed at enforcing the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Mother of boy killed by alligator arrested for abuse, neglect: police

The mother of a 12-year-old boy who went missing from his home in New Orleans and was killed by an alligator has been charged with negligent homicide.

Fatal Ukrainian refugee stabbing fuels debate on crime in US cities

Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on a Charlotte, N.C. light rail train last month, an unprovoked attack that President Trump appears to be using to further exemplify the "need" for federal troops to be deployed in other large cities, like in D.C.

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell indicted after corruption investigation

The indictment is the culmination of a long-running federal corruption investigation into Cantrell, the first female mayor in the city’s 300-year history.

Multi-state sex trafficking ring exposed at Southfield hotel

An alleged sex trafficking ring was exposed Monday after the suspect brought one of his victims to a Southfield hotel.

Detroit ICE Raids and immigration tensions spur protests
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ICE says they are keeping up their targeted immigration enforcement across the region, arresting two dozen undocumented immigrants in a recent span.