D.C. police officer accidentally killed while retrieving gun from storm drain
The officer was trying to retrieve a gun from a storm drain when it went off at least once, police said.
The officer was trying to retrieve a gun from a storm drain when it went off at least once, police said.
Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018.
The six former officers received state sentences on Wednesday that will run concurrently with their federal sentences, which came down in March.
More than 3,600 people will be eligible for payments of approximately $7,000 to $13,000, plaintiff lawyers said.
"I was just assaulted by a police officer," the motorist told 911. "He punched me in the face through my window."
The estranged son of Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities say.
Johnny Mims, the band director at P.D. Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham, Alabama, was tased and arrested for not complying with officers' orders, police said.
"The official autopsy report further propels our commitment to seeking justice for this senseless tragedy," said attorneys for the Nichols family in a statement.
Lt. DeWayne Smith retired one day before a termination hearing was to be held to determine if he would be fired, records showed.
The Memphis Police Department said Preston Hemphill was placed on administrative leave in the aftermath of Nichols' violent arrest.
The suspect died after borrowing a cell phone to call his mother, authorities said.
It comes in the wake of a shooting earlier this week, near a controversial future law enforcement training site, in which a Georgia state trooper was wounded and a man was killed.
The Metropolitan Police said it was "truly sorry" for missing opportunities to get officer David Carrick off the force during his 18-years as sexual predator in uniform.
A woman shot and killed two police officers at a Motel 6 in Bay St. Louis early Wednesday morning, state investigators said.
The five New Haven police officers were charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and cruelty to persons.
This is at least the second time in recent years that a human skull has been discovered along the state's interstate.
Black children and kids with disabilities were disproportionately impacted, according to CBS News analysis of Education Department data.
A Platteville police sergeant who parked his patrol car on train tracks last month was labeled a "significant" liability risk by a previous police department, and his former department called his work "poor," according to a CBS News Colorado investigation.
A rockslide that closed both directions of Highway 40 in Routt County on Wednesday morning has delayed the semi crash cleanup in the eastbound lanes of I-70 near Glenwood Springs.
A strong upper level trough will arrive early Saturday morning bringing significantly cooler air and accumulating snow, at least across portions of the high country.
Unsettled weather arrives for the weekend bringing cooler temperatures and wet weather back to the forecast.
An elementary school teacher in Northern Colorado has been arrested after being accused of strangling a 6-year-old.
A large rockslide closed both directions of Highway 40 near Milner in Routt County on Wednesday morning.
A rockslide that closed both directions of Highway 40 in Routt County on Wednesday morning has delayed the semi crash cleanup in the eastbound lanes of I-70 near Glenwood Springs.
A strong upper level trough will arrive early Saturday morning bringing significantly cooler air and accumulating snow, at least across portions of the high country.
Unsettled weather arrives for the weekend bringing cooler temperatures and wet weather back to the forecast.
An elementary school teacher in Northern Colorado has been arrested after being accused of strangling a 6-year-old.
A large rockslide closed both directions of Highway 40 near Milner in Routt County on Wednesday morning.
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The Colorado Avs hosted a Breast Cancer Survivor Cycle on Wednesday to raise money for cancer research as part of a nearly 3,000 mile ride from coast to coast.
Colorado educators met at Thornton High School to discuss how to best serve newcomers to the state's classrooms.
Three people in the car were injured after the vehicle crashed into a Denver Public Schools bus in Green Valley Ranch.
Fire crews get some containment on the Pearl Fire burning in Larimer County where some people remain under mandatory evacuation orders.
The Buffs are preparing for Baylor. Catch a preview on "Coach Prime's Playbook with Romi Bean" which airs on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Travis Hunter's incredible performance in the Colorado Buffaloes win over the Colorado State Rams has earned him Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors.
American gymnast Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland's Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped her of a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics.
A recording has gone viral showing a popular former Colorado Buffaloes basketball player involved in an apparent scuffle with Colorado State Rams fan attendees at Saturday's football battle between the in-state rivals.
For Juan Olivares, "American football" is the most interesting sport.
The House is voting Wednesday on a government funding measure with less than two weeks before a possible government shutdown.
As the cost of homeownership increases, more young adults are turning to co-buying homes with friends or moving into multi-generational households.
The "Jimmy Carter 100" concert will be aired in full on Georgia Public Broadcasting on Oct. 1, Carter's birthday.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a National Association of Black Journalists panel in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
AT&T failed to ensure that a third-party vendor adequately protected the telecom carrier's customers, regulators say.
The House is voting Wednesday on a government funding measure with less than two weeks before a possible government shutdown.
The "Jimmy Carter 100" concert will be aired in full on Georgia Public Broadcasting on Oct. 1, Carter's birthday.
With less than two months until Election Day, Colorado officials are preparing to mail out ballots. Ballots will start going out on Oct. 11.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a National Association of Black Journalists panel in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Trump said the U.S. should dominate the budding crypto sector, but he didn't disclose many details about his new exchange.
As the need to draw awareness to cervical, ovarian, uterine/endometrial, vaginal, and vulvar cancer becomes more evident, September has been established as Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. One Colorado doctor says genetic predisposition is a huge factor.
In a new study, researchers found Black women are at higher risk of dying from all tumor subtypes of breast cancer, with the disparity ranging from 17% to 50%.
September is "Newborn Screening Month" and Children's Hospital in Colorado is leading the way nationwide to ensure babies receive these vital screenings.
The function is not a diagnostic tool, but can tell watch-wearers if they are exhibiting signs of sleep apnea.
The new white paper is the most comprehensive look at 988's data to date.
As the cost of homeownership increases, more young adults are turning to co-buying homes with friends or moving into multi-generational households.
Tupperware and some of its subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the once-iconic food container maker said in a statement.
For years and miles, drivers on Wadsworth Boulevard have seen orange cones, construction equipment, and storefronts that are harder and harder to reach.
AT&T failed to ensure that a third-party vendor adequately protected the telecom carrier's customers, regulators say.
Sam's Club workers with longer tenures to get larger increases in changes slated to take effect in early November.
A prolific mail thief was arrested in El Paso County and is now set for trial in federal court.
A Denver law firm, hired to look into an alleged gang takeover of an Aurora apartment building, says they found the Venezuelan TdA gang began taking over the Whispering Pines apartments in late 2023.
In 2023, CBS News Colorado's Kati Weis spoke with several concerned residents at the park about a host of complaints they had – some people so upset, that they staged a protest at the park.
Miles away, in almost all corners of the metro area, residents in the Happy Canyon neighborhood in Denver, Applewood in Golden, or south in Sterling Ranch have the same question.
Questions about trust and safety have been a top conversation among leaders in Colorado's criminal justice system this year, including in Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty's office.