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As someone who loves early morning and late evening walks, as well as solo nights at the movie theater, personal safety is always at the back of my mind. Although experts say awareness and avoidance ...

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A grandfather in Johnston County shot his grandson and police say it was in self defense. It happened at a home in Benson on Kennedy Circle. Benson police say the ...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A man was sentenced to decades in prison for killing his neighbor after losing his self-defense argument. Eric Andrew Newman testified during a trial he shot and killed his ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - With a recent uptick in sexual assault reports on ECU’s campus, one student organization is taking steps to ensure that women on campus are equipped with self-defense ...

CLEVELAND — On December 4, the University Circle Police Department will host what they believe is the first self-defense class in the country designed specifically for people with disabilities. "There ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Kenneth Santana-Rodriguez, charged with first-degree murder in the January 2023 shooting at the Holyoke Mall, can argue self-defense ...

A murder suspect can claim self-defense to justify killing an innocent bystander, the state’s highest court has ruled. The Supreme Judicial Court took up the Western Mass homicide case from 2023 ...

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (WHNT) — A 73-year-old Tuscumbia man charged with killing his neighbor was set to go on trial next Monday, but the trial date has now been pushed back to December. Jerry Wayne Fisher ...

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that self-defense can excuse the killing of an unintended victim. However, defendants may be held responsible if their actions pose a substantial risk of ...

A resident opened fire on a man who was one of four men who entered his Miami Gardens home Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in what police say was likely a home invasion. The wounded man, Ezekiel Leatherwood, ...