Author: Edward Campbell

Baltimore is starting the new school year with a stretch of pleasant weather before rain and thunderstorms become more likely later this week. Baltimore City Public Schools welcomed students back Monday, Aug. 24, and Maryland’s state school calendar also lists Aug. 24 as the first day for students in Anne Arundel County. Monday morning is expected to be comfortably cool, with temperatures generally in the low to mid-60s around the Baltimore area. Some locations outside the immediate metro could start the day in the upper 50s. For students heading to bus stops and families getting an early start, the weather…

A firefighter suffered a non-life-threatening injury and a cat was resuscitated after a house fire spread to a neighboring home Sunday evening in Dallas, officials said. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews were dispatched to a home at 6931 Echo Bluff Drive shortly after 6:25 p.m. Sunday after a 911 call reported a fire, according to NBC 5 and Dallas Fire-Rescue information cited in local reports. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy flames in the rear of the one-story home. Crews deployed hand lines and began an offensive attack, but the fire extended to the neighboring house at 6933 Echo Bluff Drive, prompting…

Authorities are searching for 44-year-old Jerome Woody after he escaped custody from a hospital room in Marysville early Sunday morning. The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office said Woody escaped from Adventist Health Rideout Hospital shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23. Woody had been receiving medical care while in custody and was being watched by a private security company contracted by Sutter County to provide nonviolent prisoner watches, according to authorities. Sheriff’s officials said Woody was in custody on nonviolent charges and is not believed to be armed or dangerous. Jail records show Woody had been arrested in connection with possession…

Two people were killed Saturday morning in Mays Landing when a stolen vehicle crashed head-on into another vehicle, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Aug. 22 near Route 50 and Third Street in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township. The two people killed were identified as Robert Barr Jr., 54, and Alice Stilwell, 67, both of Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. Investigators determined that the stolen vehicle was at fault in the collision. Authorities said the stolen vehicle was occupied by 18-year-old Nayshaun Brown of Atlantic City and three juveniles. All four…

Police are searching for a gray vehicle, possibly an SUV, after a woman was struck while crossing West Washington Place early Sunday morning. A 22-year-old Brooklyn woman was killed early Sunday after police said she was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in Greenwich Village. The crash happened around 5 a.m. Sunday at West Washington Place and Sixth Avenue, according to the NYPD. Police said the woman, identified as Destiny Murrell, was crossing West Washington Place in a crosswalk when she was hit. Investigators said the vehicle continued north on Sixth Avenue before turning onto Waverly Place. Murrell…

Two women were hospitalized after a shooting at a Canoga Park apartment Sunday morning, with police investigating whether the incident may have stemmed from domestic violence. The shooting was reported around 8:30 a.m. in the 21900 block of Roscoe Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. When officers arrived, they found two women suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital in grave condition, police said. Their identities had not been released as of Sunday evening. A person of interest was detained in connection with the shooting. Police had not announced an arrest as of…

WHITTIER, Calif. — Ten people were hospitalized after a two-car rollover crash in Whittier Sunday night, with three of the victims reported in critical condition, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The crash was reported at about 9:10 p.m. near Telegraph Road and Biella Way. Los Angeles County firefighters said crews were dispatched to the area after two vehicles collided. When firefighters arrived, one vehicle was on its side near a building, while the other had overturned onto its roof in the middle of the street. Crews found 10 people who needed medical attention and transported all of…

A motorcyclist was seriously injured Sunday after veering off Kanan Road near Agoura Hills and crashing down an embankment, according to Los Angeles County firefighters. The crash was reported around 4 p.m. near the 3000 block of Kanan Road at Silver Creek Road. Firefighters who responded to the scene found the motorcyclist between about 50 and 80 feet below the roadway. The rider, whose identity was not released, suffered severe injuries in the crash. Rescue crews treated the victim at the scene while waiting for an emergency helicopter. The motorcyclist was then airlifted to a hospital for further medical care.…

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A man was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery near the Santa Monica Pier Sunday night, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. Officers responded to the area near the Pier ramp at about 7:49 p.m. on Aug. 23 after receiving a report of a shooting. Police said the victim had been approached by a group of people and an altercation followed during an attempted robbery. During the confrontation, one person fired a gun, striking the victim in the leg, according to the department’s preliminary investigation. Santa Monica police officers provided medical aid at…

Five people were injured Sunday evening after a four-vehicle crash on Cahuenga Boulevard near the 101 Freeway in the Hollywood Hills, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The collision was reported around 6 p.m. in the 2800 block of Cahuenga Boulevard, a stretch of road that runs alongside the 101 Freeway. Five people were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging in severity, firefighters said. The cause of the crash had not been determined as of the latest available information. The collision left several vehicles badly damaged and scattered across the roadway. Aerial video from the scene showed four damaged…