Author: Edward Campbell

A shelter dog looking for a home found an unexpected second chance when a family recognized her in an old puppy photo — and realized she was the sister of their beloved dog who had died the year before. Ginger, a senior border collie-German shepherd mix, had returned to Pasadena Humane in 2025 after spending about 12 years with another family. Her owner’s health problems had made it impossible to continue caring for her. The shelter shared Ginger’s adoption profile on Facebook on Aug. 21, including recent photographs as well as a picture of her from 2013, when she was…

A search for an Illinois man missing from Great Smoky Mountains National Park has expanded, with 57 park rangers and volunteers now working in and around the park, according to the latest update from the National Park Service. Marcin Bachleda-Blaszczak, who is from Illinois, was reported missing to park dispatch on the evening of Aug. 24. Investigators said his vehicle was later found in the parking lot at Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg. His last known location is believed to be the Sugarlands Visitor Center parking lot on Aug. 22. The National Park Service said search crews have been expanding…

Gary, Ind. — The family of 67-year-old Kenneth Williams is seeking answers after the longtime Gary man was fatally shot during a confrontation with police officers near the Gary Metro Center Friday night. Williams was working as an armed security guard near 4th Avenue and Broadway when officers responded to a report that he was behaving unusually and erratically, according to Indiana State Police. The incident unfolded late Friday, Aug. 28. Police were called to the area at about 10:54 p.m., and investigators say officers attempted to de-escalate the situation. About 11:20 p.m., gunfire was exchanged between Williams and responding…

A 19-year-old man died Saturday afternoon after falling onto the electrified third rail at the MBTA’s Forest Hills station in Boston while trying to help a woman who had fallen onto the tracks, authorities said. The incident happened shortly after 1 p.m. at the Jamaica Plain station. Transit police said the man and a 19-year-old woman were together at the station and were carrying flags representing Caribbean countries. The pair were reportedly heading to Boston’s Caribbean Festival. According to investigators, the woman appeared unsteady and lost her balance near the yellow warning strip on the platform. The man went to…

A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was found fatally stabbed at an apartment in east Fort Worth early Sunday, according to police and court records. Officers were initially sent to the 2100 block of Handley Drive shortly before 2:45 a.m. on August 30. They were then directed to the 6000 block of Oakland Hills Drive, roughly two miles away, where they found a woman suffering from apparent stab wounds. Firefighters attempted to provide medical assistance, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police later identified 21-year-old Jaykel Addler Vanegas-Martinez as the person accused…

An early-morning crash near Forney left a 39-year-old woman dead and an 8-month-old baby with suspected serious injuries, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash happened at about 4:25 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, on US 80 near FM 460, where two vehicles were traveling eastbound. According to the preliminary investigation, a 25-year-old driver in an Infiniti QX3 was traveling in the exit lane toward FM 460 when the vehicle made an unsafe lane change and struck a Chevrolet Silverado traveling in the right lane. The impact sent the Silverado out of control. The pickup struck a concrete…

A 66-year-old woman from Vacaville was killed early Sunday morning after a suspected wrong-way driver crashed head-on into her vehicle on Interstate 505 in Solano County, authorities said. The collision happened at about 12:40 a.m. on southbound I-505, just south of Putah Creek Road. The woman was driving a 2026 Nissan Kicks when it was struck by a Chevrolet Tahoe traveling in the opposite direction. According to the preliminary investigation, the Tahoe was being driven by a 45-year-old man from Vallejo. Investigators believe he had missed an exit while traveling southbound and then made a U-turn on the freeway. He…

A Westmoreland County man accused of killing his mother was taken into custody Sunday evening after police spent hours searching for him in the West Newton area. Pennsylvania State Police identified the man as Jakob Michael Korber. Troopers had been searching for him after finding his mother, Christin E. Hamilton, dead at a home along Herminie West Newton Road in Sewickley Township. Police were called to the property around 9:30 a.m. Sunday after a report of an unresponsive woman. Troopers found Hamilton at the residence, where she was pronounced dead. The Westmoreland County coroner identified the woman as Hamilton. Her…

A 44-year-old Pittsburgh man was arrested after two University of Pittsburgh students separately reported that he touched them inappropriately in the area around Schenley Plaza, according to police and court records. Police said the first student reported that she was grabbed on the buttocks near Forbes Avenue and South Bouquet Street at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Officers began looking for a man matching her description and arrested him roughly 15 minutes later near Schenley Plaza. The suspect was identified as Alphonso Everett III, 44, of Pittsburgh. During the arrest, another woman approached officers and reported that the same man had…

A 28-year-old nurse returning home after an overnight shift at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn was killed Saturday morning after she was struck by a car in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The driver left the scene and remained at large as of Monday. Jiayi Zheng was crossing near 55th Street and Third Avenue shortly after 7:30 a.m. when she was hit by a southbound Cadillac sedan, according to police. Investigators said the vehicle was a 2014 Cadillac four-door sedan with Pennsylvania plates. Zheng suffered severe trauma to her head and body. She was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, the same hospital where she…