Author: Edward Campbell

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…

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…