Martin Kaste

An update on Red Flag Laws and their impact in light of the mass shooting in Colorado Springs.

The "progressive DA" movement survived the midterms — and attacks by Republican candidates at the state level. But it's having trouble expanding it's appeal beyond liberal enclaves.

As Republicans link higher crime to criminal justice reforms, Democrats are divided over how to defend their record. But there are too many social variables to isolate a single cause for higher crime.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is in a close race against challenger Lee Zeldin, a GOP congressman who says criminal justice reforms have caused a crime emergency in the state.

Democrats are embracing the police during the midterms. But can they distance themselves from crime in Democrat-run cities, such as Philadelphia, Pa.?

Democrats are embracing the police during the midterms. But can they distance themselves from crime in Democrat-run cities, such as Philadelphia, Pa.?

Crews from 30 states have converged on Southwest Florida to restore power after Hurricane Ian devastated the area. The work is precise and dangerous.

Restoring power after a hurricane is a massive job, but crews are running ahead of schedule, even as some residents demand they work faster.

Hurricane Ian destroyed Fort Myers Beach in Florida, but the city of Fort Myers was damaged, too. In the historically Black neighborhood of Dunbar, people are living without drinkable water and power.

Flooding cut off I-75 for hours as officials struggle to restore power and water to residents in the path of the storm's destruction.

Flooding, road closures and power outages are making the path to recovery a bumpy one after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Florida.

Days after Category 4 Hurricane Ian came ashore near the tony seaside community, residents are taking stock and trying to put their lives back together.

Jeff German was known as a thorough and fair investigative reporter, whose killing shocked his colleagues and readers. A Las Vegas-area official was charged for the crime.

Jeff German covered Las Vegas for decades, as a columnist and investigative reporter. A city official faces murder charges in German's stabbing death.

Las Vegas police say DNA evidence and video helped lead to the arrest Wednesday of the Clark County public administrator for the killing of an investigative journalist there.

People in hard-hit communities say guns have become more present, and deadly gunplay more common and chaotic.

A case in Norfolk, Neb., highlights how evidence from online services is fair game in the post-Roe v. Wade era.

In Nebraska, the prosecution of an alleged illegal abortion has highlighted the fact that evidence from online services such as Facebook is fair game for evidence in a post-Roe U.S.

It's getting harder for "wandering cops" — people who lose law enforcement certification in one state and get hired elsewhere. Many more departments are now performing interstate background checks

A new analysis commissioned by DARPA quantifies how the decentralized tech that runs the currency system could be compromised.