Crime

A New Boston, Texas woman was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday,  August 27 for videotaping herself while she molested a 3-year-old boy.

An Austin, Texas man who planned to travel to Syria and join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been sentenced to 82 months in federal prison.

Police in South Carolina have arrested a man they believe taped a dog's muzzle shut for days, resulting in serious damage to its mouth and face.

A Grapeland, Texas man has been charged with capital murder after beating his sister so savagely that she ended up losing her unborn child.

After an alcohol-fueled argument, a Tulsa, Okla. woman tried to bite off her sleeping boyfriend’s penis.

UFC fighter Jason 'Mayhem' Miller live tweeted the events of a SWAT team surrounding his house to carry out an arrest warrant Thursday. Miller was wanted on three felony charges including injure spouse, criminal contempt and stalking. Bail was expected to be set at $200,000.

Jimmy Morgan Jr. of Wichita Falls, Texas fought back an intruder, who had been involved in a chase with police just minutes before, with a spear.

In 2012, 32-year-old David Barajas lost his two sons after a car fatally struck them on a rural road in Alvin, Texas. The boys were helping to push the family's truck which had run out of gas when the car struck them. They were only 50 yards from their home. Barajas' sons, 12-year-old David Jr. and 11-year-old Caleb, died.

A Texas rancher got the surprise of his life when he discovered $2 million in marijuana plants growing on property he recently leased from the Army Corp of Engineers.

"What kind of momma you got that raised you up like this?" Those were the words spoken by 83 year old Lillie McClendon when she was confronted by an intruder in her central Houston home.

On Wednesday night, Rachel Poole, who's nine months pregnant, came to her El Paso home and started a FaceTime call with her husband, who's a soldier deployed overseas. It was a normal evening as the couple prepared for their child's birth, until Rachel was attacked and stabbed from behind.

The man who held five firefighters hostage in Suwanee, Ga. earlier on Wednesday has been shot and killed by SWAT members. Four hostages are slightly injured, but authorities say they should be OK.