A federal legal doctrine requires all actions be vacated if a defendant dies before being sentenced or if any appeals remain.

Lawmakers are considering creating an agricultural crime commission and other measures to bolster laws that apply to agricultural theft, vandalism and trespass. 

It turns out the convicted crime boss had a history of medical issues. But further testing is being done to figure out the cause of his death.

The report also shows the man who shot and killed three over Labor Day Weekend was highly intoxicated.

Officials have not released information about the circumstances surrounding Sunday’s death of the convicted organized crime leader at the Federal Detention Center In Honolulu.

Hannah Kobayashi is no longer considered missing by Los Angeles police.

Miske was found guilty of 13 federal counts in July, two of which carried mandatory minimum life sentences.

DNA from five unidentified sets of juvenile remains have been sent for testing thanks to a $50,000 grant from a Texas-based lab.

Volunteers are continuing the search for Hannah Kobayashi.

Chief Todd Raybuck said negative media coverage about complaints against him was the main reason he decided to retire next year.