A brutal murder in Charlotte, North Carolina, claimed the life of a young Ukrainian refugee and has become a rallying cry for Republicans who want to paint Democrats as soft on crime. William Brangham ...

As crime among and around youth continues to trouble communities across Hampton Roads, local experts say the violence isn’t just affecting neighborhoods; it’s leaving lasting damage on young minds.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. A close-up view of a doctor's hand pointing at brain scan images displayed on a digital ...

Gruesome video shows a man stabbing a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee to death on a Charlotte light rail train — a case that has turned into a flashpoint as the Trump administration vows to crack down ...

Mamdani's plan would sideline law enforcement, empower criminals, and reduce deterrence. The mayor-elect has said he will implement a new "Department of Community Safety" to shift mental health crisis ...

Bradford James Gille, the named suspect in the July 26 mass stabbing at a northern Michigan supermarket that hospitalized 11 people, had been in and out of the criminal justice system for decades, ...

The NYC gunman who killed four people had a “documented mental health history” - and an active, concealed carry permit for firearms at the time of the mass shooting Monday. Shane Tamura stormed the ...

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Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The tragic recent killing of Iryna Zarutska aboard a light rail train in Charlotte ...