Investigation

A months-long investigation by NBC 5 Investigates found these scanners have limitations – and at times have failed to detect certain weapons.

A Glendale man who owed his business partner $80,000 is accused of killing his colleague and his colleague’s wife’s before burning their bodies and torching their cars in two SoCal deserts, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

A San Francisco man is speaking out since filing a lawsuit claiming Alaska Airlines made him change seats at the last minute, which may have led to his French bulldog’s death.

Federal prosecutors and the FBI have arrested and charged a man with allegedly placing bets and coordinating his betting with former NBA player Jontay Porter, according to NBA league records and a copy of the criminal complaint filed by prosecutors in Brooklyn.

While Illinois rape crisis centers provide vital assistance to survivors of sexual violence, some offices have closed, leaving communities underserved. Carrie Ward, with the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, explained that further budget cuts could place even more services in limbo.

Beginning May 20, NBC 5 Chicago & Telemundo Chicago will deliver a new, unprecedented series – “Dismissed” / “Buscando Justicia” – uncovering the startling details behind a six-month investigation on the minimal number of sexual assault arrests and convictions in the City of Chicago over the past six years.

In an extensive interview, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx reacted to NBC 5 Investigates’ findings, explained why cases may lead to reduced charges in some instances and shared what she believes it means to get “accountability.”

Northwestern University Law Professor Deborah Tuerkheimer, a former assistant district attorney in Manhattan, said a host of factors play into why sex crime cases lead to reduced charges or don’t result in a conviction, including how thoroughly they are investigated and prosecuted.

Authorities have confirmed the presence of members of the dangerous Venezuelan gang the Tren de Aragua in the Chicago area.

Chief of police in Willow Springs and Former Chicago police chief Garry McCarthy highlights the escalating challenges posed by a Venezuelan gang’s expansion into Chicago.

A group of day laborers said they were hired to help move trash bags containing body parts out of a Tarzana home at the center of a murder investigation.

Reese’s may be in violation of state and federal laws with its new sweepstakes offer currently advertised on packs of peanut butter cups.

A youth football coach was arrested after Murrieta police said he punched a 14-year-old boy during a game over the weekend.

A Utah family blames the children’s grief author Kouri Richins, who has been accused of fatally spiking her husband’s cocktail with fentanyl, for their near financial ruin since buying from her a remodeled house that they say they’ve had to evacuate because of “hazardous” levels of mold and an onslaught of mysterious medical problems. 

Two dozen Las Vegas police body camera videos show the moment a man and woman exited a home raided in July in connection with the cold case killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

An Arizona woman is accused of using bleach to poison the coffee of her estranged husband, a member of the U.S. Air Force, over a period of several months, according to court documents.

Prosecutors have charged a 55-year-old Swedish man with fraud and falsifying records for putting his dead female companion in a freezer and cashing in her pension.

A new ID series lays out what happened when Michael & Kristine Barnett accused Natalia Grace, the 6-year-old they adopted in 2010, of being a 20-year-old sociopath.