Author: Edward Campbell

A routine afternoon at a Miami soccer field turned terrifying for a mother who says she was suddenly attacked while watching her son play. Karen Giraldo was at a soccer game at Little Haiti Soccer Park on Aug. 23 when, according to her account, a man she did not know approached her without warning. She said he then pulled out a large kitchen knife and attacked her. Giraldo said she immediately feared she would not survive. She was at the field with her son when the attack happened. In the chaos that followed, parents and children moved away from the…

The death of 26-year-old Bryn Waite, whose body was discovered in the ocean near La Jolla Shores Beach in July, has been ruled an accidental drowning, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office. Waite was found floating in the water on the morning of July 22, 2026, after emergency personnel were called to the area. Lifeguards brought her to shore, but she was pronounced dead shortly afterward. The Medical Examiner’s investigation later determined that drowning was the cause of death and classified the manner of death as an accident. The official record lists her time of death as…

San Diego’s longtime lifeguard chief, James Gartland, is no longer a city employee, ending a tenure that placed him at the center of the city’s beach and water safety operations for years. City officials confirmed Gartland’s departure but have not said why he is no longer with the city. Because it is a personnel matter, officials have declined to provide further details about the circumstances surrounding his exit. The leadership change took effect immediately, with Deputy Fire Chief Dan Eddy stepping in as interim chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s Lifeguard Division. Eddy oversees emergency and special operations for…

Georgia farmers, truckers and other commercial operators will have more time to benefit from the state’s temporary fuel tax relief after Gov. Brian Kemp extended the emergency measures through Nov. 5. The extension comes as fuel costs continue to put pressure on industries that depend heavily on diesel. Along with keeping Georgia’s motor fuel tax suspended, the state is temporarily waiving penalties connected to the use of dyed diesel fuel in vehicles traveling on public roads. The latest order took effect Oct. 6 and extends the current petroleum supply emergency through 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 5, unless the state ends…

A Baltimore community gathered at Leon Day Park Tuesday night to remember 12-year-old Khloe Ishway, whose life was cut short during a shooting near a youth football event over the weekend. Family members, friends and local residents returned to the West Baltimore park carrying candles and balloons as they gathered to honor Khloe and stand beside her family during an especially painful week. The vigil came just hours after Baltimore police announced an arrest in connection with the shooting. Authorities said 23-year-old Tyree Reynolds was taken into custody and is facing charges that include murder, attempted murder, assault and reckless…

For Mike and Kelsey Kennedy of Canton, Massachusetts, every day brings another reason to hope. Their twin daughters, Juliette and Kendall, were born extremely premature at 24 weeks and have spent the past several weeks receiving intensive medical care in separate Boston hospitals. While the Kennedys say they are grateful for the doctors and nurses caring for both girls, they are hoping the twins can eventually be treated in the same hospital. Juliette is being cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Kendall, who was born with spina bifida, was taken to Boston Children’s…

A 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after being found with a gunshot wound to the head inside a Far South Side home Tuesday afternoon, according to Chicago police. Officers responded to a residence in the 2200 block of East 99th Street shortly after 4 p.m. in the Jeffrey Manor area. They found the child injured inside the home and recovered a firearm at the scene. The boy was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. Police have not released additional information about his current medical status. Investigators are working to determine exactly how the…

A passenger at John Wayne Airport was taken into custody Tuesday evening after running onto the airfield, stealing an airport tug and crashing it before attempting to take another service vehicle, according to airport officials. The incident began at about 5:30 p.m. when the man, who had been waiting for a Delta Air Lines flight to Seattle, left the terminal and made his way onto the airfield. Once there, he took an Alaska Airlines tug, a vehicle used to move and position aircraft on the ground. The situation quickly escalated when the tug crashed into another vehicle. After the crash,…

A natural gas pipe that Texas regulators ordered removed more than two decades ago was later found at the center of a Lake Dallas home explosion that left a woman critically injured, raising new questions about how the state tracks dangerous pipeline materials. The pipe, known as Poly-1, was installed in parts of Texas decades ago. The early-generation plastic material became a concern because it could crack and develop leaks, creating the potential for dangerous gas buildup and explosions. The issue came back into focus after a March 2026 explosion on Moseley Street in Lake Dallas. The blast severely injured…

Two people were killed and two others were injured Tuesday evening after a head-on collision on Highway 99 in Sutter County, authorities said. The crash happened around 5:27 p.m. on northbound Highway 99, just south of Howsley Road near the Pleasant Grove community. The collision prompted a temporary closure of the northbound lanes as emergency crews responded to the scene. According to the California Highway Patrol’s Yuba-Sutter division, a white Toyota Corolla was traveling southbound when it crossed the dirt median and entered the path of a Volvo XC60. The vehicles then collided head-on. The impact caused the Toyota to…