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Former Central High basketball coach Loren LeBeau was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for the drunken-driving hit-and-run death of 7-year-old Donovan Maldonado in July 2012. Before he left in handcuffs, a teary-eyed LeBeau, 43, told Donovan’s family he was sorry for causing them so much pain and asked them to forgive him. “I …

Loren LeBeau Asks for Forgiveness for Killing Donovan MaldonadoRead More

Stacey Rambold admitted he had sex with his 14-year-old Billings student, Cherice Moralez, ‘without consent.’ His victim killed herself in 2010. A Yellowstone County judge says the girl was ‘as much in control of the situation’ as her teacher despite mothers plea for justice. Former Montana teacher Stacey Rambold was ordered to spend 30 days …

Montana Judge Sentences Ex-Teacher to 30 Days for Sex with Teen Who Committed SuicideRead More

California is well known for its many lakes and recreational areas and every year these destinations are popular to vacationers and locals alike. Unfortunately, not everyone is up to date on the laws which are regularly implemented and expanded to create more safety on the waterways. If you have been accused of committing a boating …

Boating CrimesRead More

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A Supreme Court decision in April gave drivers across the country the opportunity to refuse a breathalyzer and blood test when they are suspected of driving drunk. Even though suspected drunk drivers can still be arrested for a DUI it now takes a search warrant to draw blood. Fresno police officers are …

More Valley Drivers Refuse Sobriety TestsRead More

Fresno County officials have made a series of decisions about jail mental health services that have backfired, clogging the criminal justice system with inmates incompetent to stand trial and increasing violence in the jail and the community, according to an eight-month investigation by The Bee. A combination of factors, including slashed budgets and limiting expensive …

Fresno County Jail Limits Meds to Mentally Ill InmatesRead More

A judge rejected a plea deal Thursday for a Fresno businessman who expected to get off with a misdemeanor for threatening another judge and a prosecutor in his wife’s drunken-driving case. The bizarre case of Michael Hamburger started when he sent a text message to a close friend — Fresno County Superior Court Judge David …

Judge Rejects Plea Deal for Man who Sent Threatening TextsRead More

WASHINGTON — Just as drinking and driving can be deadly, so can drinking and walking. Over a third of the pedestrians killed in 2011 had blood alcohol levels above the legal limit for driving, according to government data released Monday. Thirty-five percent of those killed, or 1,547 pedestrians, had blood alcohol content levels of .08, the legal limit …

1 in 3 pedestrians who died in 2011 was walking drunkRead More

HOUSTON — Authorities only need a court order and not a more stringent search warrant to obtain cellphone records that can be used to track a person’s movements, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an order by a Houston federal judge who had said cellphone data is constitutionally …

Federal Court Rules No Warrant is Needed to Obtain Cell Phone RecordsRead More

Possession of a controlled substance is a serious crime that includes the possession of drugs and/or drug paraphernalia. Drug paraphernalia refers to any equipment, product, or material that is used in the making, concealing, or using of drugs. State and federal laws, such as the Controlled Substances Act, define what constitutes a controlled substance. Illegal …

What is Possession of a Controlled Substance?Read More