Orange County Death Row Inmate Wins California Supreme Court Reversal
Brents: Gotta match? A vicious Orange County career criminal, heroin addict, pimp and killer given a death sentence nearly 12 years ago has reason to rejoice today after the California Supreme Court r
Death sentence tossed out in pimp's case
SANTA ANA - The state Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the death sentence of a pimp convicted of dousing one of his prostitutes in gasoline in the trunk of a Cadillac and leaving her to burn to death near Lakewood in 1995.
Chase leaves police cruiser totaled, officer injured
GARDEN GROVE A Buena Park man was arrested Saturday night after a high-speed car chase in a stolen vehicle that totaled a police cruiser, caused minor injuries to a police officer and damaged a parked car, authorities said.Ronnie Armstrong, 20, was booked in Orange County Jail and charged with...
Codefendant testifies against friend in Bay County murder case
Stephen P. Ashley Jr. showed little emotion Tuesday as he listened to a friend testify how he gunned down a man in a drug-deal gone bad.
Woman, 85, dies in single-car crash
An 85-year-old Middleburg woman died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Clay County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Woman returns home to find water running in bathtub
LADERA RANCH – A woman, who lives alone on the 100 block of Orange Blossom Circle, came home and found her bathtub running. The call was reported at 4:19 p.m. Sunday.Suspicious person in vehicle. 10:59 p.m. Tuesday. Crown Valley Parkway and Antonio...
Prosecutors: Woman in false abduction gets 8 years
A Pennsylvania woman who called 911 to report that she and her daughter had been abducted -- only to be found later at a Disney resort -- was sentenced Thursday to more than eight years in prison for identity theft and fraud. Bonnie Sweeten, now 40, was sentenced Thursday to 100 months in prison for engineering a scheme that led to her stealing more than $600,000, the U.S. Attorney's office for ...
Pa. woman reported daughter abducted, fled to Fla., authorities say
A Pennsylvania woman who called 911 to report that she and her daughter had been abducted -- only to be found later at a Disney resort -- was sentenced Thursday to more than eight years in prison for identity theft and fraud.
91-Year-Old Woman Crashes into Doughnut Shop
Three men sustained minor injuries in wreck, police said. ORANGE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 91-year-old woman crashed her car into a doughnut shop patio, injuring three men before she hit the gas again and smashed into a nearby wall, the Los Angeles Times reported.