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El Salvador has released another woman imprisoned for aggravated homicide who after suffering an obstetric emergency was accused of aborting her pregnancy in a country where abortion under any circumstances is banned. The woman, who activists helping her identified only as Elsy, had served more than a decade of a 30-year sentence. She was the fifth woman released before completion of her sent...

WHITEHALL, Wis. (WKBT) – Trempealeau County Sheriff Brett Semingson says he is not alone. Departments statewide are having a hard time recruiting qualified law enforcement officers. “It’s a relatively scary time in law enforcement right now,” Semingson said. Over roughly the last 15 years, Semingson says the department has seen an 80 percent decline in applications. So, why are less people ap...

HOLDENVILLE, Oklahoma - Relationships between the tribes and law enforcement have been strained since the McGirt ruling transformed the state's judicial system. Now, Hughes County Sheriff Marcia Maxwell said her department’s relationship with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Lighthorse Police is at a breaking point. Hughes sent a two-page open letter notifying the tribe and local law enforcemen...

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – As previously reported, 2022 Texas Railroad Commission Republican Primary Candidate Marvin “Sarge” Summers, of Lubbock, died Tuesday on the scene of a crash in Midland. His passing not only prompted the grief of his loved ones and associates but left questions regarding his place on the ballot. During a primary election, what happens after the death of a candidat...

More than 11 Grimes and Brazos County law enforcement agencies welcomed Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel to their departments Wednesday. ANDERSON, Texas (KBTX) - Multiple Grimes and Brazos County law enforcement agencies welcomed the newest member to their departments. Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, 10, dreams of being a police officer and agencies like the Navasota Police Department, Brazos County Sheriff’s Of...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than 600 people have been murdered in Memphis since the start of 2020. FOX13 has been asking for months how to turn things around. Wednesday, some law enforcement leaders talked about a program they are continuing this year that they hope can help. Memphis police and other agencies are looking to be more proactive rather than reactive. The police department, the region’s...

Law & Order: SVU showrunner recently vented his frustration about unvaccinated actors. The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted film and TV production everywhere for the past two years, and the hit series, Law & Order: SVU, is no exception. The popular crime drama airs on NBC and has for 23 seasons, but production on the series was briefly halted from March to September of 202o due to the o...

Troy Webber, owner of Chesterfield Auto Parts, holds a used catalytic converter that was removed from one of the cars at his salvage yard in Virginia. Only recyclers will be allowed to possess parts without proof of ownership The Carlsbad City Council unanimously adopted San Diego County’s first catalytic converter law Tuesday, making official an ordinance introduced Jan. 25. Under the new...

Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin For the second time this week, Cook County prosecutors cited changes to the state’s felony murder statute as the reason for not charging a man accused of being involved in a deadly shootout that led to a murder. On Wednesday, Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy said 22-year-old Tayvon Powe would have faced a first-degree murder charge prior to ...

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Kentucky State Police trooper and a Lexington Police Department officer were both shot within an eight-day period earlier this year. In both cases, officials report at least one bullet hit the ballistic vests they were wearing at the time. Considering thei...