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Judge denies diversion for driver accused in death of Elk Grove motorcyclist
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (357+ words) October 7, 2026 / 8:52 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento A Sacramento County judge has denied a diversion request for the driver accused in the death of 23-year-old Connor Lopez, whose family has been pushing for changes to California's criminal justice laws. Lopez was killed…...
St. Paul hires another law firm to determine if city must pay for mayor's legal fees in sexual harassment suit
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (176+ words) October 7, 2026 / 9:56 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota The City of St. Paul is trying to figure out whether taxpayers have to pick up the tab to defend Mayor Kaohly Her against a lawsuit from the city's police chief. Chief Axel Henry is…...
Michigan corrections officers intercept drug smuggling involving inmates at Baraga Correctional Facility
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (148+ words) October 7, 2026 / 10:47 PM EDT / CBS Detroit The Michigan Department of Corrections says officers at Baraga Correctional Facility stopped a drug smuggling plot involving several people, including inmates and a Muskegon woman. The department says that on Jan. 18, 2026, a woman came to…...
Judge lifts temporary gag order in Vance Boelter state murder case
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (223+ words) October 7, 2026 / 9:12 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota A judge lifted a temporary gag order that had been installed for Vance Boelter's state case, saying that it is no longer necessary. Boelter was federally sentenced to two life terms for killing Minnesota House…...
Cornell students hold dining hall sit-in to call for accountability from university in alleged gang rape investigation
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (346+ words) October 7, 2026 / 9:44 PM EDT / CBS New York Cornell University students held a protest Wednesday over the school's handling of an alleged gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024. Students took part in a dining hall sit-in, saying they want…...
Uniontown City Council pulls ICE-police program discussion from agenda
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (470+ words) October 7, 2026 / 8:47 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Uniontown City Council removed a controversial item from its agenda during Wednesday's meeting, the mayor announced before the meeting was set to start. On the agenda, it stated there was to be a vote for…...
Court orders Hope Florida grand jury report expunged, says settlement arrangement was legal
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (499+ words) October 7, 2026 / 8:07 PM EDT / CBS/News Service of Florida A state appellate court on Wednesday ordered that a grand jury report alleging that $10 million from a Medicaid settlement was "misappropriated" be expunged. The grand jury report, though, has already been leaked…...
UMBC poll: Majority of likely Maryland voters oppose congressional redistricting amendment
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (450+ words) Updated on: October 7, 2026 / 5:29 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore A new poll from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County shows more than half of likely Maryland voters oppose a constitutional amendment that would give state lawmakers more flexibility to redraw the state's…...
Lawyers seek to block today's execution of Texas man, citing Christa Pike's botched lethal injection
15+ hour, 28+ min ago (638+ words) October 7, 2026 / 8:11 AM PDT / CBS/AP Lawyers for a Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk are asking a judge to stay his execution by lethal injection set for Wednesday, citing the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee…...
Owings Mills insurance agent admits stealing $100,000 in commissions
15+ hour, 49+ min ago (228+ words) October 7, 2026 / 2:36 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore An Owings Mills insurance agent pleaded guilty in a Baltimore County courtroom Tuesday to stealing more than $100,000 in commissions from life insurance policies he sold. Gregory A. Maslow, 72, admitted to a four-year scheme that allowed him…...