Author: Edward Campbell

Every school day, children across Texas ride buses over railroad tracks where federal records show there are no crossing gates to stop vehicles if a train approaches. A recent review found 704 railroad crossings used by Texas school buses that do not have gates. Nearly 300 of those crossings have a documented crash history, raising concerns about the risks faced by students traveling to and from school. The crossings are spread across the state, and many have been in use for years despite previous collisions involving trains and vehicles. A deadly crash in Athens The dangers became especially clear in…

A woman was killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting near Howe Avenue in Sacramento County, setting off a large police response that later shut down parts of Highway 50 during a standoff. Deputies were called to the 800 block of Howe Avenue in the Arden-Arcade area shortly after 3 p.m. after multiple reports of gunfire near a Panera Bread restaurant. Officers found a woman who was unresponsive at the scene. Medical personnel attempted to assist her, but she was pronounced dead. Investigators believe the shooting was not a random incident. Witnesses reported seeing a man shoot the woman before leaving…

One person died and another was injured after a boating accident Sunday afternoon at Union Valley Reservoir in El Dorado County, according to authorities. The accident was reported at about 2:30 p.m. Three adults were aboard the boat when the incident occurred, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. One of the people on board suffered a head injury. Another person died as a result of the accident, while the third person was not injured. Authorities have not released the identity of the person who died. No further information about the victim was immediately available. The circumstances surrounding the…

Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies located 79 children reported missing and endangered across Ohio during a monthlong operation that officials described as the largest missing-child operation in the state’s history. The U.S. Marshals Service announced the results of Operation Meridian on September 8 after investigators spent August working cases involving children ages 6 to 17. The effort brought together law enforcement agencies from across Ohio and included federal partners as investigators followed leads both inside and outside the state. The children had been reported missing under a range of circumstances, including suspected human trafficking, physical or emotional abuse,…

Two people were killed and another person was injured Saturday evening when a utility terrain vehicle crashed in the Bergoo area of Webster County, West Virginia. The victims were identified as 24-year-old Maggie Driggs of Charleston and 43-year-old Richard Brian Chandler of Hurricane. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. along Bergoo Road. Emergency responders were alerted after an automated crash notification reported a possible collision, followed by a 911 call reporting that a side-by-side UTV had left the roadway and traveled about 75 feet down an embankment. When responders reached the scene,…

A 65-year-old Bronx nursing aide was recovering in the hospital after being struck by a stray bullet during a triple shooting near University Avenue late Monday night, according to police and her daughter. The woman, identified by her daughter as Cheryl, had been working at the Hope Center and was about an hour from finishing her shift when she stepped out to a deli to get some water shortly before 11 p.m. She was leaving the store when gunfire erupted, according to police. A 43-year-old man was struck in the head in the shooting. Cheryl was also hit, with the…

ANNANDALE, Minn. — A Minnesota community is coming together for 10-year-old Henry Dolan, an Annandale boy who is facing the possibility of a second heart transplant. Henry was born prematurely with two serious heart defects and, as a baby, was given only a 2% chance of survival. After receiving a donor heart, he eventually left the hospital and grew up like many other children in the Annandale area, becoming known as an active, sports-loving kid. That changed this summer when Henry began telling his family that he did not feel well. His doctors later determined that the transplanted heart was…

Five people who were killed when an Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport have been identified as authorities continue investigating why the aircraft failed to stop after landing. The victims were on the ground when Amazon Air Flight 7598, operated by 21 Air LLC, ran beyond the end of Runway 30 on Sunday, Sept. 6. The Boeing 767 traveled about 1,300 feet beyond the paved runway before hitting vehicles, fences and airport equipment. The five people killed were identified as Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodríguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys…

A 6-year-old Frankfort student died Tuesday after she was struck by a school bus on Aberdeen Road, leaving her family, classmates and the wider community mourning her death. Frankfort police said officers were called to the 500 block of Aberdeen Road shortly after 3:20 p.m. for a collision involving a school bus and a pedestrian. When officers arrived, they found the girl unresponsive with serious injuries. First responders immediately began life-saving efforts before she was taken to a nearby hospital. She was later pronounced dead. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as Jenna Menias of Frankfort. She…

A 24-year-old man has died and a 26-year-old woman remains missing after a vehicle carrying five people crashed into the Little Calumet River on Chicago’s Far South Side early Tuesday. The crash happened at about 2:30 a.m. near the 1300 block of South Indiana Avenue. Chicago police said the driver lost control of the vehicle, struck a barrier and went into the river. Three people managed to get out of the vehicle and reach the shore. A fourth passenger, identified as 24-year-old Trumayne Sanders, was pulled from the water by Chicago’s Marine Unit. Sanders was taken to the University of…