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Billings man accused of killing mother reaches plea deal

A Billings man admitted Thursday that Yellowstone County prosecutors had ample evidence to convict him of murdering his mother in 2024. Robert Fermin Mascarena pleaded guilty in Yellowstone County District Court to deliberate homicide by way of Alford, meaning that he maintains his innocence while conceding that he’d likely

Bail bondsman planning self-defense argument in fatal Missoula shooting

A bail bondsman awaiting trial over the fatal shooting of a man in Missoula earlier this year plans to argue that his use of force was justifiable self-defense, according to court documents. Brandon Wakefield is currently facing one count of deliberate homicide in Missoula County District Court. On March

Florida executes man who spent nearly 50 years on death row

Florida executes man who spent nearly 50 years on death row

A Florida man who has spent nearly half a century on death row was executed by lethal injection on Thursday for the murder of a 13-year-old girl. James Hitchcock, 70, was convicted of the 1976 murder of Cynthia Driggers, his step-niece, and sentenced to death in 1977.

Britney Spears formally charged with DUI in California

Britney Spears formally charged with DUI in California

Pop star Britney Spears on Thursday was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, prosecutors outside Los Angeles said -- but she could avoid jail time with a plea deal. The criminal complaint does not specify which substance the 44-year-old singer was allegedly using when she

Alleged WHCD shooter to remain in federal custody until trial

(The Center Square) - The accused shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday will remain in federal custody while awaiting a trial, a judge said on Thursday. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, a Washington, D.C. federal court judge, said she would not grant the defense’s request to

Sentencing in Glendive Babe Ruth embezzlement case hits third delay over restitution

GLENDIVE — “At this point, it’s just more opportunities for her to make more excuses, which is all that’s been happening throughout the entirety of this case.” Dawson County District Attorney Brett Irigoin did not hold back his feelings about the sentencing hearing in the Babe Ruth Baseball League

Judge orders records unsealed in Anaconda bar shooting case after push by news outlets

A judge on Tuesday ordered nearly every document in the case involving the man charged with murdering four people at an Anaconda bar last August be unsealed after Montana news organizations pushed to make the records public. Anaconda-Deer Lodge District Court Judge Jeffrey Dahood ordered that every document that