South Carolina authorities say three people are dead and five more have been hurt in a shooting in a small town about 40 miles west of Charleston.

Chesterfield County police are searching for a man they believe robbed two SunTrust bank branches, one on Saturday and the other this morning.

Police in Orlando say a gunman has been apprehended after killing one person and injuring five others at a downtown office building where he was let go two years ago.

Milwaukee police have arrested a man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine flu vaccine.

“Just get a doctor over here!“ the desperate 10-year-old boy begs a 911 operator. “Please hurry up. It looks like he’s dying.“

Prince William County police say two teenagers have been found fatally shot at a home in Triangle.

Richmond police say this morning that four people were shot just after midnight in North Richmond, and at least one victim has life-threatening injuries.

Richmond police are investigating a shooting last night in the Whitcomb Court public housing complex.

STANARDSVILLE—An English baron and noted director of such TV shows as “The Avengers,“ “The Saint,“ “Hawaii Five-0,“ “Magnum, P.I.,“ and “Airwolf,“ has been arrested and charged with felony larceny in Greene County, officials say. Raymond J. Devere-Austin, 76, lives at an estate on Buck Mountain Road in Albemarle County. Devere-Austin was arrested Monday and charged with stealing “numerous items” from the Antiquer’s Mall in Ruckersville, according to a news release from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities in Ohio now confirm six bodies were found in the home of a rape suspect arrested Saturday.

For a group of Hollywood-obsessed teens, entertainment news on the Internet offered more than a glimpse into the lives of stars. It helped them break into celebrities’ homes.

Lawyers for convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad today asked Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to spare his life because the Persian Gulf War veteran suffers from “severe mental illness.“

Prince George County police this afternoon identified the man found fatally shot early this morning in the driveway of his sister’s home.

Authorities have tentatively identified a body found in a landfill as that of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, a north Florida girl who disappeared on her walk home from school, the sheriff in charge of the case said Thursday.

A police official says armed assailants are holding four employees hostage at a supermarket northeast of Paris.