Record-breaking heat could be in the cards for many across the South this weekend. Here’s what we’re tracking in the national forecast. 🌡️

Weekly Rollup:

This FBI is delivering. Here are just some of the results from this past week:

Crime in the Nation data shows a 20% drop in the murder rate and the largest year-over-year decline in violent crime on record. We also saw major decreases in rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and burglary.

Our agents continue to deliver: hundreds of arrests, nearly 200 firearms seized in a single operation, major drug and cryptocurrency takedowns, the recovery of a hostage, and the disruption of a Capitol bombing plot—saving lives.

We also launched “Voices Not Forgotten,” offering new rewards of at least $25,000 for information that helps solve cases in Indian Country.

We’re just getting started!

—DKP 🇺🇸 https://flvoicenews.com/fbi-touts-20-murder-drop-as-agents-score-arrests-extraditions-and-new-indian-country-rewards/

FBI Director Kash Patel

UPDATE: Gunfire erupts near California high school football games; 17-year-old boy killed.

Authorities are investigating two reported shootings that took place near high school football games in California, including one in South Los Angeles and another fatal one in Bakersfield, on Friday night.

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AMERICA UNDER ATTACK: The FBI says it stopped a woman who converted to Islam about five years ago and later pledged allegiance to ISIS from plotting to BOMB the New York State Capitol and kill lawmakers inside.

Jessica Bowie, 35, allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS, surveilled the Capitol and developed a plan to kill state senators and destroy as much of the building as possible.

Federal officials described the case as an example of someone “radicalized by our enemies.”

Bowie's alleged online messages show just how far that radicalization went. Prosecutors say she wrote, “Praise be to Allah for September 11th,” and recorded a formal oath of allegiance to ISIS.

On August 19, agents arrested her as she took possession of what she believed was a REAL explosive device to use in the attack.

Authorities say she planned to flee afterward to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria.
This is exactly why counterterrorism investigations matter. The FBI says Bowie had moved beyond extremist rhetoric and was preparing to carry out an actual attack.

HATS OFF to the agents who stopped it before Americans were killed.

@police_frequency

On August 15, 2026, Orlando Police officers were responding to a reported battery involving false imprisonment near North Lane and Langdale Drive when they learned that the suspect had fled the residence carrying a backpack containing a firearm.

Officers recovered two firearms, cocaine, and cannabis from the backpack.

The suspect, Traquad Gervin, is a convicted felon. Gervin was taken into custody and charged with Battery (Domestic Violence), Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of Cocaine (with a weapon), and False Imprisonment.

Orlando Police

BREAKING: "Gov. Gavin Newsom heaped praise on President Donald Trump’s popular 'Trump Accounts' that give free money to American kids — calling the policy one of the 'best things' the President has ever done."

https://nypost.com/2026/08/21/us-news/gavin-newsom-calls-trump-accounts-the-best-thing-hes-ever-done/

Karoline Leavitt

MOO-VE OVER! A Minnesota sheriff’s sergeant turns his patrol car into a makeshift cattle herder after a group of runaway cows wanders toward a roadway.

With some careful maneuvering, and a few blasts of the squad car’s air horn, the sergeant steers the herd away from traffic and safely back home.

No warrants. No citations. Just one very unusual police chase.

Full story: Chisago County Sheriff's Office

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A Spokane County deputy rushed to activate an emergency fuel shutoff after a man allegedly started a fire at a Mead gas station in order to get the attention of first responders.

https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/news/55399730/mead-man-accused-of-setting-gas-station-fire-to-attract-police-and-firefighters

Wild chase last night captured by 📷robgluckman_photography as a reportedly armed suspect on a dirt bike led LAPD on an hour-long pursuit through South Los Angeles.

The chase included the suspect riding through parks, other mini-bike riders briefly joining in, and even a stop for gas where he reportedly took off with the fuel nozzle still attached as officers closed in.

The pursuit eventually ended when the suspect ditched the bike and ran on foot before being taken into custody.

@Street_People_of_LA

Wait for it…🐬🐬 Were you out on Lido this beautiful Saturday morning?  Did you catch the dolphins putting on a show?  Our Marine Patrol police officers caught the tail end. 😉

If you’re enjoying cityofsarasota from water or shore, our officers are here if you need us. ☀️💙🐬

Sarasota Police Department

LEAVITT’S NEXT MOVE: Karoline Leavitt announced she will rejoin the pro-Trump MAGA Inc. super PAC after stepping down as White House press secretary at the end of August.

Read more: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/outgoing-wh-press-sec-to-join-pro-trump-political-group/2026/08/21/id/1266959/

@police_frequency

WATCH: AG Todd Blanche joined SatAmericaFNC this morning and discussed the alleged ISIS-inspired terror plot targeting the New York State Capitol: "This is a good reminder to Americans how we have to remain vigilant. The Department of Justice, federal law enforcement did a fantastic job disrupting what could have been a horrible tragedy and another act of terrorism on American soil."

Read more about this case: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/albany-new-york-woman-charged-isis-inspired-terror-plot-targeting-new-york-state-capitol

@police_frequency

HARLEY FIRE MORNING UPDATE: The Harley Fire in Box Elder County Utah has burned 199 acres and is now 25% contained.

The Harley Drive area remains under a Level 3 “Evacuate Now” notice, and residents are being told not to return home. The Radio Hill area is under a Level 1 “Ready” evacuation status.

Firefighters will patrol the perimeter Saturday, mop up hot spots and monitor the fire. Power remains out along Harley Drive as repairs continue.

Officials say no primary structures have been lost.

The fire is human-caused, and the cause remains under investigation.

Officials are also asking people to stay out of the Radio Hill area and not stop along nearby roads or the freeway to watch or take pictures because it can interfere with firefighting operations.

Heidi Hatch

An LAPD officer was originally charged with 16 felony counts involving alleged illegal recordings of confidential communications. Now, the case has taken a dramatic turn.

The felony charges have reportedly been reduced to misdemeanors, with the possibility of diversion now on the table.

So what changed?

Retired LAPD Assistant Chief Al Labrada joins investigative reporter Cece Woods to examine the case, the original allegations and the circumstances surrounding the sudden reduction in charges.

We also look at the involvement of high-powered attorney Alan Jackson, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and the larger questions surrounding how this case has been handled.

Was the officer exposing wrongdoing as a whistleblower? Was there another motive behind the recordings? And why did a case that began with 16 felony charges potentially end up on a path toward misdemeanor charges and diversion?

What happened behind the scenes—and who pushed for the change?

The Current Report takes a closer look at the timeline, the players and the questions that remain unanswered.

Cece Woods

This Monday, August 24th at 7:30 PM, join us for a bilingual community forum with LA County Sheriff candidate Alex Villanueva at Centro Palabra de Fe in Compton. 

Come ask questions and hear directly on the issues shaping safety and justice in California.

Vote Michael Gates for Attorney General. #Gates4AG

Vote Michael E. Gates for California Attorney Gen.

BREAKING: Chaotic scene in Minneapolis as Jake Lang rides in the bed of a pickup truck outside city hall

Brendan Gutenschwager

Washington, D.C.  First IndyCar race ever around the National Mall, the Freedom 250, two days for America's 250th. 

They are on a 1.7-mile, seven-turn street circuit, 147 laps and 250 miles.  Qualifying for pole is at 5 p.m. on FS2. 

Trump signed the January 30 executive order that put this on Constitution Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, and he is expected Sunday.  About 200,000 people are supposed to show up.  IROC is back this afternoon with heats at 3 and 4.

Watch that pit lane on Pennsylvania Avenue between Turns 1 and 2.  There are no pit passes because there is no room, and that stop is already the tricky part.

Kim "Katie" USA

Stay cool 💦⛱

•Never leave children or pets in vehicles

•Stay hydrated; take frequent breaks if you work outdoors

•Make sure your animals have plenty of water and shade.

@police_frequency

YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER: One of Massachusetts State Police's most wanted fugitives is back in custody after SIX YEARS on the run.

Jude Demeis, 55, was indicted in 2019 on charges involving child s*xual abuse material and allegedly fled before police could execute the warrant.

Investigators kept looking, and the FBI eventually tracked him to Ecuador, where local authorities arrested him. The U.S. Marshals then brought him back to Massachusetts to face the charges.

HATS OFF to the FBI, Massachusetts State Police, U.S. Marshals and Ecuadorian authorities for refusing to let this case disappear simply because the suspect disappeared.

@police_frequency

A woman is seen floating down the Los Angeles River

Even touching LA River water is insane. This water is beyond disgusting

The LA River isn’t really a river, it’s a giant storm drain for the city’s runoff like feces and urine from the homeless, needles, drug paraphernalia, endless amounts of trash, pesticides, herbicides, animal waste and so much more

The river routinely exceeds standards for bacteria like E. coli and others from pet waste and human sources

If you stand on the edge and watch the water you will see nothing but trash floating by, it’s absolutely disgusting and it runs straight into the ocean

@Street_People_of_LA