Author: Edward Campbell

An Amazon cargo plane crashed after overrunning a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, killing at least five people and injuring five others, authorities said. The Boeing 767-300, operating as 21 Air Flight 7598, had arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it went beyond the end of the runway at about 2 p.m. The aircraft continued into an area near the airport and struck several vehicles before coming to rest in a nearby field. The crash triggered a large emergency response and temporarily disrupted operations at one of the nation’s busiest airports. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue sent more…

Professional wrestler and musician Andy Williams, best known to wrestling fans as “The Butcher,” died Saturday night after collapsing following a match at an independent wrestling event in Millvale, Pennsylvania. He was 48. Williams was competing with his longtime tag-team partner Jesse Guilmette, known as The Blade, at Mr. Smalls Theatre during an Enjoy Wrestling event when he collapsed near the end of the match. He struck his head as he went down and was immediately attended to by medical staff at the venue. Kurt Hackimer, co-owner of Enjoy Wrestling, said two doctors who were working at the event responded…

Two people were seriously injured Friday after a commercial garbage truck went off the road and crashed into the Pequabuck River in Bristol, Connecticut, according to police. The crash happened shortly before noon as the truck was traveling north on Willis Street. The vehicle continued through the parking lot of Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School, crossed Memorial Boulevard and ended up in the river. The truck was reportedly on fire when emergency crews arrived, with two people inside. Both occupants were able to get out of the vehicle on their own, but they suffered serious injuries. Bristol firefighters then…

A 43-year-old woman who was critically injured during an alleged attack inside her Poway home earlier this month has died from her injuries, authorities said Friday. Her former boyfriend, who investigators believe was responsible for the attack, is now wanted for murder. Azucena Gonzalez Martinez was found suffering from severe traumatic injuries after deputies responded to a 911 call at a home in the 14100 block of Brighton Avenue shortly before 3 a.m. on Aug. 11. Investigators identified Jeronimo Cedillo, 38, as the suspect. Authorities say Cedillo and Gonzalez Martinez had previously been in a dating relationship and that he…

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Friday night electronic music concert at Discovery Meadow in downtown San Jose prompted more than a dozen medical responses, with about 10 people taken to area hospitals, according to San Jose police. Emergency crews responded to a series of medical incidents during the event. Police said the cases involved a range of concerns, including suspected alcohol intoxication and issues believed to be related to drug use. The concert took place Friday, Sept. 4, at Discovery Meadow, an outdoor venue at 180 Woz Way. The event featured The Chainsmokers, with Don Diablo and StephyV also listed…

A Pittsburg police officer was shot during a struggle with a suspect inside the police department on Thursday, Sept. 3, after the man was brought to the station following an arrest. The officer and the 31-year-old suspect were both wounded when a firearm was discharged during the confrontation in the booking area. The officer was taken to a local hospital and was initially listed in serious but stable condition. He later underwent surgery and is expected to recover. The suspect was also hospitalized and is in stable condition. The circumstances surrounding how the firearm entered the police station have since…

A net installed beneath a Bayonne bridge to keep pigeons away from the area has instead left a number of birds trapped behind it, creating a new problem as the city tries to address long-standing concerns over bird droppings. The netting was recently installed beneath the bridge at Broadway and West Eighth Street. The city said the measure was intended to reduce the buildup of pigeon waste beneath bridges, an issue officials have described as a continuing public health concern. Before the netting was installed, the area required regular cleaning by the Department of Public Works. City officials said those…

A tense early-morning standoff on the Brooklyn Bridge ended in a fatal police shooting Friday after a man carrying a knife moved toward NYPD officers who had spent nearly an hour trying to get him safely off the bridge cables. Police were called to the bridge shortly before 3:30 a.m. after a 911 caller reported seeing a man walking along the bridge’s beams. Officers from the NYPD Emergency Service Unit responded and climbed onto the cables to reach him. The man was on the cables above the bridge and was holding a knife. During the encounter, he told officers that…

A passenger on an American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark was restrained with duct tape after an escalating disturbance forced the aircraft to divert to Baltimore, according to passengers who witnessed the incident. American Airlines Flight 618 was traveling to Newark on Thursday night when the passenger became increasingly disruptive and was involved in a physical confrontation with another man, witnesses said. Flight attendants and several passengers eventually restrained him in the last row of first class. One passenger, Michelle Ng-Reyes, said the man was moving violently and appeared to be injured during the struggle. She also said…

Three teenagers from Orange County were killed early Thursday when a Ford Edge crashed off the southbound 5 Freeway in Anaheim, according to authorities. The victims were identified as 17-year-old Victor Hugo Delgado of Santa Ana, 16-year-old Robert Miguel Gutierrez-Avalos of Santa Ana, and 15-year-old Levi Jacob Flores of Garden Grove. The crash happened shortly after 3:15 a.m. near the Lincoln Avenue off-ramp. According to the California Highway Patrol, the SUV was traveling south when it left the freeway south of Euclid Street. Investigators are looking into what caused the driver to lose control. A CHP incident log indicates the…