Former Napa County School Employee Going to Prison for Life for Child Sex Abuse

A former Napa County school employee convicted of child sex abuse has been sentenced to life in prison. On Monday, 34-year-old Benjamin Casas was sentenced to 18 terms of 25 years to life. Casas, who worked at
The Ship “Aleutian Storm” Still Being Salvaged on Salmon Creek Beach

The remainder of the stranded ship near Bodega Bay is being cut down. Salvage teams are working on disassembling the Aleutian Storm which will soon hopefully have Salmon Creek Beach open to the public once more. Harsh
Scott Peterson to appear in court virtually as LA Innocence Project takes up case

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (REDWOOD CITY, Calif.) — Scott Peterson, who was convicted of killing his wife and their unborn son 20 years ago, is scheduled to appear in court virtually on Tuesday after the LA Innocence Project
2 found dead at scene of house explosion, fire in Pennsylvania

WTAE (PITTSBURGH) — Two people were found dead at the scene of a house explosion and fire in Pennsylvania Tuesday morning, authorities said. The explosion in Crescent Township, just outside of Pittsburgh, was reported at 8:54 a.m.,
Universities, museums face new pressure to return Native American human remains

ABC News (HANOVER, N.H.) — Founded as one of the first schools to educate Native Americans, Dartmouth College is now at the forefront of an effort to rectify what some tribes say has long been an atrocity
Oregon's drug decriminalization law rolled back as homelessness, overdoses on the rise

ABC News (Portland, Ore.) — Three years ago, Oregon decriminalized small amounts of illicit drugs, from fentanyl to methamphetamine to crack. But some state leaders, local residents and others are having second thoughts about the law, which
How the crime of counterfeiting is making a comeback

Getty Images – STOCK (MINNEAPOLIS) — The U.S. dollar is perhaps the most recognized in the world, accepted nearly everywhere and viewed as one of the most reliable, stable currencies of any nation. Which is why, at
After dayslong manhunt, man arrested in fatal shooting of mom, 11-year-old in parked car in Massachusetts

WCVB (WORCESTER, Mass.) — After a dayslong manhunt, a suspect has been taken into custody in the fatal shooting of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in Massachusetts, authorities said. Chasity Nunez and her daughter, Zella Nunez,
University of Missouri student missing in Nashville, family desperate for information

WKRN (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The family of a University of Missouri student is desperate for information after the 22-year-old went missing while visiting Nashville, according to authorities. Riley Strain was last seen by friends at 9:52 p.m.
After dayslong manhunt, man arrested in fatal shooting of mom, 11-year-old in parked car in Massachusetts

Dejan Belnavis, 27, was arrested on charges of armed assault to murder and carrying a firearm without a license, police said. (Worcester Police Department/Facebook) (NEW YORK) — After a dayslong manhunt, a suspect has been taken into