Barry Voss

Rickia Russell wins $1 million police brutality settlement after burns from flashbang grenade

The flash-bang grenade caused third-degree burns to Rickia Russell's calf.​At around 8:30 p.m., two days after Valentine's last year, Rickia Russell was at her boyfriend's home. It was a week after her birthday, they were settled in for the night with a friend. They drank vodka and dug into a stea ... More >>

Simon Says

Motivational speaker Russell Simon made a career out of imploring teens to steer clear of drugs and alcohol. So why did he go on a drunken, meth-fueled rampage?

Reporter's Notebook: Simon has his say

Drawing Dead

Tony Tran and Laura Xiong started out as small-time gamblers. Then they became lovers. And then her husband turned up murdered.