Author: Edward Campbell

An 11-year-old girl reported missing in Grand Prairie has been found safe, bringing an end to an Amber Alert that prompted a search across North Texas. Grand Prairie police said Thursday night that the girl had been located safely and that the alert was canceled. Authorities did not immediately release additional details about where she was found or what led to her recovery. The girl was identified as Mila Castanon. She had last been seen in Grand Prairie Thursday morning, and an Amber Alert was issued later that day after authorities determined that she could be in immediate danger. Earlier…

A two-vehicle collision in Roseville on Thursday afternoon left a 78-year-old woman dead and sent three other people to hospitals, including two children, according to police. The crash happened around 3:50 p.m. near the intersection of Douglas Boulevard and King Road, east of Interstate 80. Roseville police responded to the scene and began investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision. The woman who died was pronounced dead following the crash. The three other people involved were taken to hospitals for treatment. Two of them were juveniles, a 17-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl. Both children suffered major injuries but were expected…

A man was found dead along the shoulder of northbound Highway 99 near Modesto on Thursday, prompting a CHP investigation and temporary lane closures in the area. The California Highway Patrol’s Modesto office said a passing driver discovered the man’s body near Hatch Road. Investigators responded to the scene and began working to determine what happened before his death. Authorities said there was no immediate indication that the man had been struck by a vehicle. The circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation, and officials have not publicly identified the man. The discovery also affected traffic on Highway 99. Two…

A quiet Edgewood neighborhood became the scene of a deadly overnight attack Thursday after police said a man entered a family’s home and stabbed a husband and wife as they slept. The man who died was identified as Dr. Idris Evans, 46, a pediatric critical care physician and medical director at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. His wife was also seriously injured and remained in critical condition following the attack. Police identified the suspect as 32-year-old Elijah Hemingway of Pittsburgh. He is facing charges including criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and criminal trespass. Updated court information also lists additional charges,…

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — Investigators have determined that the deadly house fire that killed NHL journalist Jessi Pierce and her three children in White Bear Lake in March was accidental and began with electrical equipment in a home office. The preliminary findings were released Thursday, about six months after the March 21 fire. State Fire Marshal Dan Krier said investigators traced the fire to an office that did not have its own electrical outlet. Power had been brought into the room from an adjoining space through an extension cord, with additional electrical equipment connected in the office. Investigators identified…

A litter of 10 puppies that was found struggling to survive on a Kentucky mountainside has been given a second chance after an animal rescuer stepped in and connected them with a Minnesota rescue organization. The puppies were discovered in a wooded area of southeastern Kentucky after Lexis Noelle received a tip about animals that had apparently been left there. When she arrived, she waited quietly until she heard movement in the leaves. Then the puppies came running down the hillside. What Noelle found was a litter in poor condition. The young dogs were dehydrated and severely malnourished, and they…

A man was hospitalized Thursday evening after being shot during an altercation inside a Fort Lauderdale residence, according to police. Officers responded to a home in the 800 block of Northwest 19th Avenue at about 6 p.m. after receiving a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper torso. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue transported the victim to Broward Health Medical Center as a trauma alert. His identity and current medical condition have not been released. Police said the shooting appears to have happened during an altercation inside the…

Travis Turner, 27, of Roseville entered the no-contest plea Thursday in the case stemming from the April 9 crash on Groesbeck Highway. Turner was charged with operating while intoxicated causing death and possessing a firearm while under the influence. The plea comes several months after Turner was ordered to stand trial in the case. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 4. According to prosecutors, Turner was driving a 2016 Ford Fusion at a high rate of speed when it struck a 2006 Saturn Ion on Groesbeck Highway. The Saturn was driven by Eleanor Johnson, 85, of Oak Park.…

Three men were wounded Thursday night after gunfire erupted near a liquor store in Chicago’s South Chicago neighborhood, sending all three victims to the hospital. The shooting happened around 8 p.m. in the 8700 block of South Commercial Avenue near East 87th Street. According to police, the men were standing in the area when a passenger in a silver SUV opened fire. The vehicle then left the area eastbound on 87th Street. The victims were identified by police only by their ages and injuries. A 32-year-old man was shot in the left shin, while a 49-year-old man suffered a gunshot…

A 20-year-old Atlanta student has been identified as one of two University of Mississippi students who died in separate incidents earlier this week, as authorities continue working to determine what happened. The university identified the students Thursday as Robert Strang, 20, a junior from Atlanta, and Aidan Hamilton, 18, a freshman from Englewood, Colorado. Both deaths occurred Monday, Sept. 21, but investigators have not found confirmed evidence connecting the cases. Hamilton was found unresponsive at Stewart Hall on the Ole Miss campus, while Strang was found at an off-campus location. Toxicology results were not yet available as of Thursday, and…