Self Defense News

Shortly after the closing arguments in day two of the trial for the 21-year-old Garrison man accused of robbing a Nacogdoches barber back in July 2012, a jury found Timothy Blanton guilty of aggravated robbery and sentenced him to life in prison.

Brett Parker is accused of is accused of shooting to death his wife, Tammy, and a friend, Bryan Capnerhurst, at the Parkers' home in April of 2012.

Friday, May 10 11:09 a.m. - Police arrested Normajean Shovelton, 40, of Boon Street in Narragansett, for driving with a suspended license after police noticed the car she was driving had an expired inspection sticker.

The following is an excerpt from the i»¿ Woburn Police Department i»¿ log. i»¿ Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account.

A Minneapolis police SWAT team leader has been fired following his conviction for assaulting a man while off-duty at a bar in Andover.

When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in prison.

Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday.

We're learning more about the fight that led to a stabbing at a Family Dollar over the weekend.

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George Zimmerman, Jodi Arias, and Oscar Pistorius are just a few names in national headlines allegedly for murder claiming it was self-defense. If you carry a concealed weapon when do you have the right to defend yourself? Joe Marzec, owner of JM Trucking, says he does a lot of trucking in "pretty shady areas." Standing at 6'4, this truck driver ... (more)

A Lakeland mother fatally shot her son in self-defense on Friday night, deputies said.

Although it acknowledges the apology that the Philippines has made to the family of the Taiwanese fisherman who was killed by members of the Philippine Coast Guard on May 9, Taiwan deemed Manila's characterization of the death as an "unintended" loss of life as unacceptable.

Jodi Arias returns to court Monday for the continuation of the penalty phase of her trial after being convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of her one-time lover as jurors consider a sentence of life in prison or execution.

The shocking case of three young women who disappeared more than 10 years ago and were reunited with their families after one of them broke free from the Cleveland home where they were held captive underscores the need for authorities to remain vigilant in their quest to find the missing.

Taekwondo classes will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer months.

The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that Filipino coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat.

A Centerville man who admitted shooting his neighbor because he believed the man was "telepathically" raping his wife, has been sentenced to prison.

Jacquelyn Cannon, women's personal safety instructor, President and CEO of U-Get Fit 2 Fight, LLC joins talk show host Gail Dixon on the Partners in Health radio show this Sunday, May 19, from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Cannon will discuss personal safety techniques and how women can protect and defend themselves against today's vicious predators.

On Friday, May 17, a Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy in the Reynolds Road area heard multiple gun shots coming from Orange Blossom Circle and Reynolds Road.

In a new study, an economics professor and a PhD student at Texas A&M University take a broader look at the laws' effect.