Author: Edward Campbell

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…

Jordan Bright’s family left Wednesday’s court proceedings without knowing the details of the sentence imposed on the 14-year-old boy involved in the fatal crash. Because the defendant is a juvenile, officials have not publicly released the terms of the sentence. Jordan’s mother, Nyjada Billy, said the restrictions surrounding the case have made an already painful situation even more difficult for her family. “This is so important and for me not to be able to talk about it is frustrating,” Billy said. Jordan was killed in June after she was struck near West Pratt Street and South Monroe Street in Southwest…

A 61-year-old man with autism who had been missing in Dallas for nearly two weeks has been found safe, bringing an end to a search that began after he became separated from his sisters during a trip to the city. Daryl “Petie” Foreman was found Wednesday at a train station near UT Southwestern, Dallas police said. According to his sister, Sonia Foreman, officers were conducting a security check when they saw Foreman sitting on a bench and checked his name. The search immediately changed once officers discovered that he was listed as a missing person. Dallas police’s missing persons unit…

A fatal crash involving a garbage truck shut down Highway 287 in both directions in Fort Worth Wednesday evening after the truck struck support pillars beneath a bridge near Erath Street. Emergency crews were called to the 3500 block of Highway 287, also known as Martin Luther King Freeway, shortly after 6 p.m. The crash left the truck driver dead and a passenger critically injured. According to officials, the garbage truck was exiting the highway when it crashed into several support pillars of the bridge over Erath Street. The impact ejected the driver from the vehicle. The driver was pronounced…

A backyard birthday celebration in southeast Fort Worth ended in deadly gunfire early Sunday after an argument escalated into a physical fight, leaving two men dead and two others injured. A 23-year-old man has since been arrested and charged with capital murder, police said. The shooting happened around 4 a.m. Sept. 20 in the 4300 block of Martin Street. Investigators said the incident began with an argument involving Cesar Sebastian Palomo and his girlfriend during the gathering. According to the arrest affidavit, the dispute continued after Palomo returned to the property. The woman’s brother, 24-year-old Jhovanie Julian Guerrero, confronted Palomo,…

A deadly apartment fire in the Bronx left one person dead and 12 others injured Wednesday morning as firefighters battled flames that spread through multiple areas of a six-story building in Morris Heights. The fire was reported around 7:45 a.m. at 1484 Montgomery Ave., near West 174th and West 175th streets. Firefighters found the blaze on the fourth floor, where flames later spread into an adjoining apartment, areas above it and the space between the top-floor ceiling and roof. The response was upgraded to a two-alarm fire, bringing roughly 140 firefighters and emergency medical personnel to the scene. Crews brought…

Anonymous threats that prompted evacuations and school closures in Lakeville and Elk River are being investigated as possible swatting incidents, according to Minnesota officials. The latest investigation follows a series of threats involving weapons and explosives that disrupted school operations in the two Minnesota communities this month. Authorities have not found any weapons or explosives connected to the incidents, and no violence was reported. In Lakeville, police responded Tuesday after a threat was sent through the school district’s anonymous reporting system. The message referenced firearms and explosives, prompting evacuations at both Lakeville South High School and Lakeville North High School.…

CLAREMONT, N.H. — Valley Regional Hospital has opened a new outpatient medical center in Claremont, bringing several services that were previously spread across multiple locations into one 25,000-square-foot facility. The Michael and Sheila Satzow Health Center, located at 224 Elm Street across from the hospital’s emergency department, officially began welcoming patients on September 8. The $19.5 million project is designed to make outpatient care more accessible while giving medical teams more space to work together. The new center brings primary care, orthopedics, imaging, obstetrics and gynecology, midwifery, phlebotomy, podiatry, and cardiology and vascular services into the same building. Behavioral and…

A Vernon man is facing aggravated domestic assault charges after deputies responded to a reported domestic incident on Forrett Drive earlier this month. Deputies with the Windham County Sheriff’s Office went to a residence in Vernon on Sept. 12 following a report of domestic assault. The investigation led authorities to identify 43-year-old Timothy D. Forrett Jr. as the person accused in the case. According to investigators, Forrett is accused of committing first-degree aggravated domestic assault involving a household or family member. Authorities also allege that he prevented the person from accessing emergency services. Forrett was not taken into custody at…