Author: Edward Campbell

A woman was hospitalized early Sunday morning after being found with multiple stab wounds in a Deerfield Beach neighborhood, and a female suspect was later taken into custody, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and fire rescue personnel responded to the area of Northwest Third Avenue, also known as Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, and Fourth Court at about 3:45 a.m. Sunday. They found the injured woman at the scene and she was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The woman suffered stab wounds that were considered non-life-threatening, according to information released by authorities. Her identity has not…

A dispute that began after two men crashed into each other while riding electric scooters ended with one man dead Sunday afternoon in northwest Miami-Dade, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened shortly before 5:25 p.m. near Northwest 75th Street and Northwest 22nd Court in the Gladeview area. Sheriff’s officials said the two men were riding electric scooters when they crashed at the intersection. The collision led to an argument, and the situation escalated when one of the men pulled out a gun and shot the other, authorities said. The shooter then got back on his electric scooter…

A 34-year-old man was critically injured in a shooting Saturday evening at the P.T. Barnum Housing Complex in Bridgeport, about two weeks after another man was fatally shot at the same complex. Bridgeport police said they received a ShotSpotter alert at 5:42 p.m. reporting eight rounds fired between Buildings 10 and 11. Officers responding to the area found the victim’s unoccupied vehicle with multiple bullet holes. The injured man had been taken to Bridgeport Hospital in another vehicle, according to police. He underwent emergency surgery for multiple gunshot wounds and remained in critical condition, authorities said. Detectives interviewed the person…

A 21-year-old Paxton man is facing felony motor vehicle homicide and other charges after investigators say he was driving at a high rate of speed and under the influence when he crashed into a car stopped at a red light in North Reading, killing a father and his 8-year-old daughter. Matthew Sweeney was arrested at the scene and charged with felony motor vehicle homicide, operating under the influence and operating to endanger, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and North Reading police. The crash happened at about 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, on Route 28 near the intersection of…

Lillian Smart, an 8-year-old girl from Ruston, Louisiana, has died after developing a rare and usually fatal brain infection linked to the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, according to her family and local health officials. Lillian died Saturday, Aug. 22, one day after her eighth birthday, according to a statement from her family shared on the “Love for Lillian” Facebook page. Her family said the injuries to her brain had become too severe for her to recover. Lillian had been hospitalized since Aug. 15. The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Aug. 19 that a Louisiana resident had contracted Naegleria fowleri and…

Boston police are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman in connection with an assault and battery involving an elderly person in Roxbury. The incident happened Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the area of Rockland Street, according to the Boston Police Department. Detectives assigned to District B-2 are investigating and are seeking information that could help identify the woman shown in police images. Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic woman who was wearing a white top and blue jeans at the time of the incident. Investigators said she left the area in an unidentified blue-and-black SUV. The Boston Police…

A mostly sunny start to the week is expected across Berks County and the Lehigh Valley, with a few isolated showers possible and stronger winds developing as a front moves through the region. Monday is shaping up to be a bright and relatively comfortable day across Berks County and the Lehigh Valley, with mostly sunny skies, low humidity and west winds increasing through the day. The National Weather Service forecast calls for isolated showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon, with only a 20% chance of precipitation in both Berks County and the Lehigh Valley. Temperatures are expected to reach the…

A day after five people were found dead on a rural property outside Forest Grove, Oregon, authorities identified a 36-year-old man as the homicide suspect and found him dead inside a vehicle in Enumclaw, Washington. A man suspected in the deaths of five people found at a rural property outside Forest Grove was found dead Sunday in Enumclaw, Washington, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators identified the suspect as 36-year-old Benjamin Charles Parker. Authorities believe Parker died by suicide. The sheriff’s office said there is no ongoing danger to the public. The case began Saturday morning at a…

Fifteen years after a rare 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Virginia, the shaking that reached Maryland and much of the East Coast remains one of the region’s most memorable natural disasters. At 1:51 p.m. on Aug. 23, 2011, the earthquake struck near Mineral in Louisa County, Virginia, about 90 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. The earthquake was the largest recorded in the eastern United States since 1944 and was felt across a remarkably wide portion of the country. In Maryland, the shaking was strong enough to damage historic buildings and disrupt normal life. In Baltimore, the Basilica of the National Shrine of…

PHOENIX — Two former Phoenix police officers have been fired and arrested after investigators determined they assaulted a man and woman during an unreported traffic stop earlier this month, authorities said. Former officers Luis Vasquez Jr. and Antonio Felix were arrested Saturday after the Phoenix Police Department investigated the Aug. 5 encounter. Police Chief Matt Giordano said detectives determined that both former officers physically assaulted the two people and that a Taser was used during the stop. The traffic stop occurred late at night in south Phoenix. According to newly released court documents, Vasquez and Felix were driving an unmarked…