Matthew Farwell, the former Stoughton police detective accused of killing a pregnant Sandra Birchmore in 2021, was found guilty Tuesday.

The federal jury in the trial of former Stoughton police detective Matthew Farwell plans to resume deliberating Tuesday for the first time since reporting a deadlock. The panel of eight men and four women disclosed the impasse in one of two notes read in court Monday afternoon.

Farwell had pleaded not guilty of murdering Sandra Birchmore and causing the death of her unborn child. View comments. Advertisement

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California hasn't executed a death row prisoner since 2006.

A group of murder victims' families is voicing support for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to commute all death sentences in California, urging the state Supreme Court to sign off on the proposal.

Twenty-six runners were taken to local emergency departments after showing symptoms of heat-related illness during Sunday’s Santa Barbara Half Marathon, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department said Monday. A total of 30 runners received medical treatment during the event, which had 7,500 registered participants. Of those, 26 were transported to emergency departments by ambulance or private vehicle, while four were treated and released...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to commute the death sentences of all 548 inmates on the state's death row is reigniting a heated debate.

A Republican senator, his Democratic successor and a new congresswoman agree: no wall in Big Bend. The Supreme Court let it proceed.

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of Texas for now

The Supreme Court has allowed for construction of the Trump administration's border wall in the remote Big Bend region of Texas that includes a national park. NBC News' Julia Ainsley has details on the decision and the environmental concerns opponents raised in court.

The construction will include physical walls, access roads and vehicle barriers.

California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have implemented a one-time wealth tax on the state’s billionaires, turning down one of the most aggressive efforts to hike taxes on the ultrawealthy.

Voters side with Gavin Newsom and billionaires in rejecting wealth tax.

A Los Angeles City Council committee will consider a motion on Tuesday calling for a citywide plan to expand hygiene infrastructure, including more public toilets, hand-washing stations and permanent water spigots. The five-member Homelessness and Health Committee is scheduled to meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at City Hall, where members will consider recommending approval of the motion to the full City Council. Council members Nithya Raman and...

California voters have rejected one of the most closely watched ballot measures this election cycle: Prop 39. It would have required voter ID at the polls. Supporters argue that it would strengthen

Investigators say they have recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a business jet that plummeted from the sky amid severe weather in Florida last week

Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from a Learjet 60 crash site in Florida The recording could help explain the plane's final moments after it began breaking apart before impact Nine people died when the jet traveling from Austin,

The voice recorder was found nearly 10 days after the Learjet crashed in South Florida, killing all nine people aboard.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have recovered a cockpit voice recorder from the Learjet that crashed in South Florida last week and killed all nine people on board.

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche discusses Democrats’ agenda following their 2026 midterm election victories, including calls to investigate the Trump administration, on ‘Hannity.’

AG Todd Blanche sparred with CNN’s Dana Bash, insisting the DOJ is constitutionally required to defend Stephen Miller from House Democratic probes.

Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department would defend Trump administration officials facing investigations by incoming Democratic lawmakers.

Attorney General Todd Blanche clashed with CNN's Dana Bash over his vow to defend the Trump administration against recent Democratic congressional threats.