A local man prosecutors say was part of the Gambino organized crime family says he is being prosecuted under harsh federal laws because he knows people from his old New York neighborhood. ...more

October 14, 2008

Judge orders psychiatric assessment. ...more

October 14, 2008

A capital murder trial will be put off at least until November so doctors can determine whether the defendant is psychologically competent to face a jury. ...more

October 14, 2008

Nebraska officials say another teenager from outside the state has been left at an Omaha hospital under the state's safe haven law. ...more

October 13, 2008

Betty Walker was frying chicken when the gun went off outside. Boom. ...more

October 12, 2008

Timeline of the Steven Lorenzo/Scott Schweickert case ...more

October 11, 2008

Prosecutors dropped charges against Luella McAdoo, 69, who was charged with forcing a mentally disabled man to perform a sex act on her. ...more

October 7, 2008

Sami Al-Arian has lost a bid to have the U.S. Supreme Court consider his case. ...more

October 6, 2008

When Nebraska lawmakers passed a "safe-haven" law that allowed parents to abandon children as old as 18, they never seriously thought such drop-offs would become common. ...more

September 27, 2008

Nine siblings are among 11 children as old as 17 who were left at Omaha hospitals Wednesday under Nebraska's unique and new safe haven law, which allows caregivers to abandon babies and teenagers alike at hospitals without fear of prosecution. ...more

September 26, 2008