DeKalb County Police say a man who shot and killed another man after a domestic incident is not expected to face charges. Just before 3 a.m. Saturday morning, police responded to the 6000 block of Kings Mountain Way in reference to a person shot. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When […]
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OKC police officer accused of rape, domestic assault and battery
An Oklahoma City police officer was arrested and booked into jail Saturday on complaints including rape, domestic assault and battery, and kidnapping. Sgt. Ryan Len Stark was booked into the McClain County jail at 12:43 p.m. Online booking records show Stark also faces complaints of threatening to perform an act of violence, use of a […]
Man sets own vehicle on fire in Fairview Heights amid domestic dispute
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Authorities say a man set his own vehicle on fire Saturday afternoon in Fairview Heights as a domestic dispute escalated. Police arrested the suspect, though charges have not yet been formally filed. The Fairview Heights Police Department reports that this unfolded around 2:15 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Durley […]
Supreme Court ruling on homelessness raises the risks for domestic violence survivors, experts say
Tracy Bennett, left, and a friend move her tent after police told her and others staying in a downtown San Diego homeless encampment to vacate for a cleaning. (Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline) In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, to uphold a law enacted by […]
China issues rare earth regulations to further protect domestic supply
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has unveiled a list of rare earth regulations aimed at protecting supplies in the name of national security, laying out rules on the mining, smelting and trade in the critical materials used to make products from magnets in electric vehicles to consumer electronics. The regulations, issued by the State Council or […]
IL man faces 48 charges, including domestic violence and sex-related offenses, police say
A Pike County man has been arrested on 48 charges for domestic violence and sex-related offenses, the Illinois State Police announced this week. Austin L. Rodhouse, 30, of Pleasant Hill was initially arrested on May 8 after state police were notified that a domestic violence and criminal sexual abuse victim was at a local hospital, […]
New law guarantees domestic workers minimum wage in Rhode Island
Domestic workers in Rhode Island will now be paid the state’s minimum wage under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee. Traditionally, domestic workers haven’t been given that protection as the Rhode Island minimum wage has increased because under state law, they weren’t considered employees. The new law eliminates that exception, specifically […]
Gabby Petito’s Stepdad, a Firefighter, Aims to Help First Responders Recognize Domestic Violence (Exclusive)
Gabby Petito, 22, was murdered on a cross-country trip with her fiancé Brian Laundrie in 2021 Photo by FBI Denver/ZUMA Press Wire Service/Shutterstock Gabby Petito Gabby Petito’s stepfather is working towards bringing domestic violence training programs to firefighters and EMS workers to help those first responders recognize the crime. Jim Schmidt, 42, a fire and […]
Man who killed 5 in North Las Vegas mass shooting recently completed domestic violence class
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KLAS) — The man who shot and killed five people and injured a teenager in a series of shootings Monday night completed domestic violence counseling earlier this month and threatened to kill a woman last year, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. Eric Adams, 47, shot his six victims in […]
Columbus man facing murder charge in shooting death of woman in domestic violence incident
A Columbus man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of an 18-year-old woman that stemmed from a domestic violence incident on the city’s Northwest Side. Mika Lee Cannon, 22, is accused of shooting and killing 18-year-old Kiara Nelson on Saturday morning during a domestic violence altercation with Nelson’s […]
Motorist alerts deputies to domestic assault in car
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents: TAILLIGHTS OUT: On June 10, Deputy Chris Haag was patrolling on Ruth Jackson Road, Bogart, about 9 p.m. when he observed a 2009 Econoline box truck with taillights that were not working. He made a traffic stop and discovered the driver, a 28-year-old Athens man, was […]
U.S. Supreme Court upholds law that prevents domestic abusers from owning guns
Customer at a gun store. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images). WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday upheld a federal law that bars people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from owning a firearm. In an 8-1 decision on United States v. Rahimi, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the opinion that “our Nation’s firearm laws have […]