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Trial of ex-Pelican Bay chief begins

Testimony begins Tuesday morning in the official oppression trial of a former Pelican Bay police chief accused of sexually harassing two women during separate incidents in 2006.

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New Mexico governor backed down over pay-to-play probe

Gov. Bill Richardson's gold-plated resume had never been tarnished as he moved up the political ladder from congressman and diplomat to governor.

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Grand jury indicts 3 Richmond police officers

The case stems from an incident more than a year ago in which off-duty officer Ian McClosky was accused of attacking a man in a bar.

McClosky - along with William House and Floyd Campbell, the officers who responded to the scene - are accused of attempting to cover up the incident.

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Former Cherokee County Attorney Michael Goodrich gets year and a day in prison

Goodrich had pleaded guilty to felony extortion, admitting that he took money and received favorable treatment from management at Sensations Gentleman's Club, a club south of Galena featuring women dancing nude.

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California Faces $42 Billion Shortfall

Californians expecting a state tax refund have been told they might get IOUs instead.

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Special needs student left alone overnight on frigid bus

Linda Hockaday was aware Rivera was asleep on the bus, but did not inform the driver he was there, prosecutors allege in a criminal complaint. She didn't want to retrace the bus route and take Rivera home because she had to get to an appointment, the complaint said.

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Witness: Officer speeding without siren

A Beech Grove woman is dead after being struck by an IMPD officer's squad car on the south side Wednesday night.

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Walton deputy can return to work

The Walton County sheriff's deputy arrested for driving under the influence and placed on administrative leave Nov. 23 will return to work after an internal investigation.

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Area priest accused of sexual misconduct

The reported molestation occurred in 1993 between a minor and the Rev. Jean Ronald Joseph, now a priest at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Holmes Beach, said Adela Gonzales White, communications director with the Diocese of Venice. The alleged misconduct took place when Joseph was assigned to St. Frances Xavier Catholic Church in Fort Myers.

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Missing Alabama Officer Arrested in Las Vegas

An Alabama police organized crime specialist who vanished last week amid signs of a struggle, triggering a search of a nearby river, was arrested in Las Vegas and accused of staging his disappearance to cover up a theft,authorities said Tuesday.

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Democrat Roland Burris blocked from Senate

The man named by the scandal-plagued governor of Illinois to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate failed to gain entry on Tuesday when the chamber's secretary rejected as incomplete his credentials for the seat.

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County Councilman Indicted In Theft Probe

Baltimore County 4th District Councilman Kenneth Oliver was indicted on two counts of felony theft and numerous election law violations involving failure to account for campaign committee funds and expenditures ...

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Former Boston police officer arrested in attempted attack

Isaac Thornton, of Arlington, was arrested outside a club early Saturday morning, accused of planning to shoot a police officer.

Police discovered a firearm, a round of bullets, and a police badge in his possession.

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Mark Ingram arrested in Flint after nearly a month on the lam

Former NFL star and Flint native Mark Ingram is behind bars, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering.

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Teacher at UH indicted in fraud

Eric Youn, an assistant professor of social work at the University of Hawai'i, was indicted Tuesday on five felony counts, including second-degree theft and second-degree attempted theft, first-degree extortion and second-degree identity theft.

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3 RI lawyers punished in missing funds probes

Three Rhode Island lawyers have been penalized after allegations they misused nearly $1.3 million of clients' money in unrelated real estate cases.

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Town Accused Of Falsifying Safety Documents

The state is taking the town to court for allegedly falsifying school bus safety documents. Inspectors told Eyewitness News that they have never seen such a level of disrepair.

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Federal inspectors want Alabama health officials to repay $5.7 million

Federal inspectors said the money was put in an interest-bearing account by the association, and $5.7 million was not actually spent on the intended goods and services before a program deadline.

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SEC: Asleep at the wheel?

Republican and Democratic House members said Monday that the alleged $50 billion fraud involving Wall Street figure Bernard Madoff reflects deep, systemic problems at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Ex-Detroit Mayoral Aide Gets 120-Day Jail Sentence

Nearly a year after headlines lit a City Hall sex scandal, the former top aide to ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sent to jail Tuesday to serve the same punishment as her boss: 120 days with time shaved for good behavior.

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Former Bank Manager Sentenced In D.C. Tax Scandal

Walter Jones helped deposit nearly $18 million in fraudulent checks while working at Bank of America after he was befriended by the scheme's mastermind, Harriette Walters. Prosecutors say that in exchange for his help, Jones received cash gifts totaling at least $366,000.

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Affidavits Unsealed In Trooper Assault Case

At the request of Eyewitness News, affidavits were released that shed light on a former Connecticut State Police trooper and the charges against him that involve two girls, ages 11 and 12.

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Bills Player Arrested Outside Bar

Buffalo Bills safety Ko Simpson was arrested outside a bar in his hometown of Rock Hill after he refused to leave officers alone as they arrested another man, according to a police report.

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County officer asked to resign

A 21-year veteran county police officer was slapped with 61 departmental charges last week and asked to resign as punishment for his part in a controversial high-speed chase over the summer that ended in Annapolis' Newtowne 20 neighborhood.

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Ex-pastor of St. Leo's abused boy in '70s, parish told

Parishioners at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Little Italy were informed at weekend Masses that their former pastor - who was removed suddenly more than a year ago - molested a 13-year-old boy in the late 1970s at a New York church. Michael Salerno, better known as "Father Mike," was a brother at All Saints Church in Brooklyn when the alleged abuse occurred.

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Cops: Dad Ordered to Pay Child Support Kills Son

A man who initially told police gunmen kidnapped his 2 1/2-year-old son was arrested Saturday, accused of committing an "extremely hideous" murder because he was ordered to pay child support ...

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Parents charged in death of son, 2, waive jury trial

John J. Griffin and Susan J. Griffin both quietly affirmed in Baltimore County Circuit Court that they wanted Judge Timothy J. Martin to rule on their case. They are charged with first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of Andrew Patrick Griffin, who was covered in scabs and bruises and weighed about 13 pounds - roughly the weight of a typical 3-month-old - when he died Dec. 26 at St. Joseph Medical Center. An autopsy determined the cause of death to be starvation.

Newborn's body found amid tons of trash

In court documents, Port Angeles police wrote that after being born to the teenager early Tuesday, the baby boy was held face down in a toilet by his young mother until he drowned.

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Police say woman drove drunk with kids

Sgt. Liz Scott of the Sheriff's Office said Helen A. Shaw of Bumpass had a preliminary blood alcohol content of .232 when she was pulled over at 10:30 p.m. by Deputy C. Carey.

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Couple Accused Of Caging Children Gets Plea Deal

Prosecutors have reluctantly agreed to a plea deal with a Greentown couple accused of keeping their adopted children in a wire cage.

Mother charged in toddler's death

Stevensville mother told sheriff's deputies she killed her 3-year-old daughter and attempted suicide earlier this month because she couldn't handle the holidays and wanted to take her child with her when she died, according to court documents.

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Mother indicted in baby's stabbing

An Arizona woman has been indicted by a grand jury in Passaic County on murder and weapons charges in connection with the alleged July 30 stabbing of her infant son in Paterson.

Mother who passed out on top of son sentenced

A mother whose 2-year-old son died after she passed out on top of him after drinking for several hours has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and work-release.

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