Crime and Public Safety

The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat spoke ahead of his sentencing. Willard Miller pleaded guilty in April to the 2021 attack on 66-year-old Nohema Graber in a park where the teacher walked after school. Prosecutors said Willard and his friend Jeremy Goodale, who were 16 at the time, were angry at their teacher because of a bad grade she had given Miller. In court, Miller apologized to his family and people who were close to Graber. "I would like to apologize for my actions first and foremost to the family. I'm sincerely sorry for the distress I caused your family and with all of my heart, I'm sorry for your loss," Miller said. "I'd like to apologize to my family, I love you guys so much." Miller added. "Planning on getting back out there as soon as I can, to make up for lost time." More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

A Houston mother will not be facing charges after filing a false report of her son?s disappearance. Rudy Farias was 18 when he disappeared walking his dogs in Houston in 2015. Police now say Farias was with mother the entire time. Authorities found the 26-year-old when a good Samaritan called police after finding Farias unresponsive near a church on Thursday. LiveNOW from FOX | Raw & unfiltered news

Wynter Smith, the missing Michigan toddler, has been found dead in Detroit. A body believed to be kidnapped 2-year-old was found on the city's east side, according to police and FBI investigators. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

Los Angeles County Sheriffs held a press conference after video surfaced of a deputy slamming a woman to the ground outside a grocery store in Lancaster, California. In the video that shows the confrontation between the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies and the woman, you can see the deputy throw her to the ground and pepper-spray her face. LA County Sheriff says its opened an use-of-force investigation. Deputies were called to the WinCo grocery store after an alleged shoplifting incident. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

A police chase in Southern California ended after California Highway patrol used a PIT maneuver to stop the stolen vehicle. The pursuit started in Bakersfield, CA when a transient person stole a car from a "good Samaritan" who offered to give the person a ride. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

Fourth of July weekend was filled with violence and shootings in Chicago, IL. At least 73 people were shot over the course of the four-day weekend and 11 of them died, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago has experienced a pattern of violence when the 4th of July weekend spans four days. The last time it happened was in 2019, when 68 people were shot and 5 were killed. Two years earlier, in 2017, more than 100 people were shot in one of the city's deadliest Independence Day weekends in history. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming video

Five people are dead and multiple others wounded after a gunman wearing body armor opened fire on random people walking along the street in Philadelphia, according to police. Omar Sabir, vice chair of the Philadelphia City Commission joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss the shooting and crime in the city.