Author: Edward Campbell

TURTLE LAKE, Wis. — Residents in the Turtle Lake area will have an opportunity to support local people experiencing homelessness when NorthLakes Community Clinic hosts a community donation event in October. The clinic is partnering with the Northwoods Homeless Shelter for a Gather and Give event from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at the NorthLakes Community Clinic, 730 Swede Ave. The event is sponsored by Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin. Community members attending the event are encouraged to bring items that can be used by people staying at the shelter. Requested donations include personal care and shower products, feminine…

The Ross Fire continues to burn across Palo Pinto and Jack counties more than two weeks after it began, with the wildfire having scorched about 90,400 acres and reached 76% containment as of Sept. 10. The blaze has destroyed 157 structures and damaged another 140, while firefighting crews have protected or saved 453 structures in the affected area. The fire, which began near Ross on Aug. 24, has become the second-largest wildfire in North Texas. It is burning near U.S. 180 and FM 919 as crews work to strengthen containment lines and control remaining active areas. Fire grew rapidly after…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento woman who was fatally shot outside an Arden-Arcade shopping center had previously reported months of stalking, harassment and threats involving the man investigators say killed her. The woman, identified as 38-year-old Shalini Thakur, was shot Tuesday afternoon near a shopping center along Howe Avenue. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified her Thursday. Investigators said 22-year-old Rohit Rohit approached Thakur shortly after she was dropped off near her vehicle. When she attempted to get away, authorities said he followed her and opened fire. Thakur died at the scene. The shooting happened shortly before 3 p.m. as…

Ritter had been reported missing in Lucas County, Ohio, before authorities discovered her body at a train yard in Elkhart on Sept. 3. A Norfolk Southern Railway employee alerted authorities shortly before noon after finding a deceased woman on top of a stopped train car at the rail yard near the 2600 block of West Lusher Avenue. Police responded to the scene and began an investigation. Investigators later determined that the woman was Ritter, who had been reported missing to the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the train had traveled west after leaving from the east before stopping in…

A 10-year-old girl was killed and her older brother was critically injured after a vehicle struck them while they were riding an e-bike in northwest Miami-Dade, authorities said. The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday near Northwest 117th Street and Northwest 7th Avenue. Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office responded after receiving reports of a hit-and-run and found the two children in the roadway, according to the preliminary investigation. Both victims were taken to a Miami-area hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. The girl later died from her injuries, while her brother remained in critical condition Thursday. The girl was identified…

A 36-year-old Los Angeles man has been arrested after a pedestrian was fatally struck in a hit-and-run in Glendale, police said. The collision happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of East Colorado Street. Officers responding to the scene found a man in his 60s with life-threatening injuries. The pedestrian was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to police. Investigators began working to identify the vehicle involved after witnesses provided descriptions and surveillance footage was reviewed. Police also used an automated license plate reader photograph with a timestamp to help narrow…

A man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a Riverside Poly High School student last week, according to Riverside police. The crash happened around 3:40 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, near Victoria Avenue and Myrtle Avenue in Riverside. Police said multiple people called to report that a vehicle had struck a Poly High student and then left the area. The student, whose name has not been released, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police said the student remained hospitalized a week after the crash but was in stable condition. Investigators worked to identify…

A 27-year-old Dearborn man was shot and killed inside a Detroit clothing store Wednesday evening, prompting a homicide investigation by Detroit police. Ali Wissam Aoun was found dead inside Goodfellas Wear on Woodward Avenue after police and emergency medical crews were called to the store around 6 p.m., according to the Detroit Police Department. Aoun was identified as the son of the store’s owner. News of the shooting shocked customers who knew Aoun through the business. Rondell Glenn, who said his children enjoyed visiting the store, remembered Aoun as someone who treated customers well and often gave him discounts on…

A 20-year-old Michigan man died in Celebration, Florida, after he was found unresponsive along a walking path during an incident in which lightning was observed nearby, according to authorities. Matthew Eric Jenkins of Shelby Township was found Tuesday evening on a path behind a hotel in the 700 block of Bloom Street, near Walt Disney World. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the area at about 6:25 p.m. after receiving a report of an unresponsive man. When they arrived, bystanders were already performing CPR. Jenkins was taken to AdventHealth Celebration, where he was later pronounced dead.…

Millions of migrating birds are moving through the Chicago area as they head south for the winter, bringing one of the busiest periods of the fall migration season over the city. An estimated 296 million birds were expected to pass over the Chicago region Wednesday night, with another 276 million forecast to make the journey Thursday night. The large migration is part of an annual trip that takes many birds from breeding grounds in Canada and the northern United States toward warmer areas farther south. Some will continue as far as Florida and South America. Cooler, drier weather can help…