• American tourist facing possible 12 year prison sentence after ammo found in luggage in Turks and Caicos

    Valerie Watson returned to Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport in tears on Tuesday morning in a drastic departure from how she imagined her long weekend trip to Turks and Caicos would end.Watson is home, but her husband, Ryan Watson, is in jail on the island and facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years behind bars after airport security allegedly found four rounds of hunting ammo in his carry-on bag earlier this month."We were trying to pack board shorts and flip flops,"...

  • Emotional day in Colorado court as Coban Porter sentenced to 6 years in prison for deadly DUI crash

    It was an emotional day in court Friday as a judge sentenced Coban Porter to six years in prison for last year's deadly DUI crash that killed one person and seriously injured another. The two-vehicle crash on Jan. 22, 2023, happened at the intersection of South University and Buchtel Boulevard. Katharina Rothman, 42, was killed and a male passenger in her car suffered serious injuries. At the time of the crash, Porter was an active player on the University of Denver men's basketball team....

  • Coban Porter sentenced to 6 years in prison for deadly DUI crash same week his brother Jontay banned from NBA

    One Porter brother is banned for life from the NBA. Another is headed to

  • Man sentenced to prison for knocking out cop

    A city man who pleaded guilty to charges he knocked out a police officer was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison.

  • Dunmore man sentenced for deadly 2021 crash

    TEXAS TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Lackawanna County man has been sentenced after causing a crash that killed one person in July of 2021. Back in March, James Gerrity, 62, from Dunmore, was convicted for crossing over a median and hitting Mary and Lou Radell on State Route 6. Officials said Mr. and Mrs. []

  • Harry Styles fan sentenced to prison for stalking

    A Harry Styles fan has received a prison sentence for stalking the singer. The 35-year-old Myra Carvalho - who is from Brazil but has been living in a London hostel since December - was sentenced to 14 weeks in prison, banned from contacting Styles or attending any of his performances for 10 years. She pleaded guilty to stalking and was also ordered to pay a £134 (approximately $165) victim surcharge.Prosecutorstold the court that Carvalho sent Harry 8,000 cards, including handwritten letters....

  • American Idol Alum Mandisa Dead at 47

    The Christian music community is mourning an important loss. Mandisa Lynn Hundley—known professionally as Mandisa and a former contestant on season five American Idol—died on April 18. She was

  • Biden Diplomacy: Chad, Niger Kick American Soldiers Out

    U.S. forces were expelled from both Niger and Chad this week, dealing a serious blow to the Biden administration’s diplomacy and counter-terrorism policies in Africa.

  • GUILTY – Man Who Fled Law Enforcement Sentenced to Prison

    Pickaway County – A man who fled several agencies has now been sentenced to prison A traffic stop on December 15th, 2023 near the Circleville Holiday Inn Express escalated into a high-speed chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies. The Incident: Apprehension: Charges and Outcome: Court: This week Jesse W. Harmon, 30 of Parson Ave in […]

  • Man sentenced for hiding body after deadly drug overdose

    PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Court officials report a man has been sentenced for hiding a woman's body after a deadly overdose. According to Pike County District Attorney, 31-year-old Sean Engle of Tafton, was sentenced to probation for 18 months and fined $800.00 for the crimes of abuse of a corpse Pennsylvania State Police responded to []

  • Video American Idol alum Mandisa dead at 47

    Tributes are pouring in for Grammy Award-winner and American Idol contestant Mandisa. The Christian recording artist featured our own Robin Roberts in the video to her 2014 hit “Overcomer.”

  • Beach rapist sentenced to six and a half years in prison

    A man has been sentenced to six and a half years in custody for the rape of a teenage girl at Bournemouth beach. Gabriel Marinoaica, aged 20 and of Darlaston in the West Midlands, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 19 April 2024 having previously been found guilty of rape and three counts […]