Author: Edward Campbell

A 37-year-old Wilton woman died and four other people were seriously injured after an SUV struck an Amish buggy from behind Friday afternoon on State Highway 131 in Monroe County, Wisconsin. The crash happened around 3:35 p.m. Sept. 4 on Highway 131 between County Highway A and Irondale Avenue in the Town of Tomah, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators determined that the buggy was traveling southbound uphill when it was hit from behind by a 2025 Volkswagen Atlas driven by a 38-year-old woman from Tomah. Authorities said the driver told investigators she had experienced a “sneezing fit”…

A 2-year-old girl died after she was found unresponsive in an outdoor pool at a home in Scott County, Iowa, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to a home on Maysville Road shortly after 2:25 p.m. Sunday following a report of an unresponsive child. According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, the girl had fallen into the pool and remained submerged for an undetermined amount of time. Family members found the child and began performing life-saving measures before emergency responders arrived. The toddler was taken by air ambulance to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for treatment. She was…

Four members of a Florida family were found dead Tuesday after their small plane disappeared while flying from the Bahamas to South Florida, according to a family member. The victims were identified as 80-year-old Mario Lamar, his wife, 79-year-old Lili Lamar, and their grandchildren, 28-year-old Sofi Sosa and 22-year-old Christian Sosa. The family had been returning to Miami after spending the Labor Day weekend at their second home in Great Harbour Cay in the Bahamas. Mario Lamar was piloting the aircraft. His niece, Silvia Larrieu, said he had more than 40 years of experience as a pilot and regularly made…

A building that once housed a gas station and auto shop has become one of Santa Fe’s most talked-about places to eat. Leo’s, at 1200 Hickox St., has quickly built a reputation around Thai and Malay-inspired cooking, a communal dining room and a menu that is designed to be shared. Now the restaurant has picked up another major piece of national recognition after being named to Bon Appétit’s 2026 list of Best New Restaurants in America. That honor follows an appearance on Esquire’s 2025 Best New Restaurants in America list, giving the relatively young Santa Fe restaurant a growing collection…

Italian food gets a distinctly New Mexico twist at Pazzi Ristorante Italiano, where handmade pasta, wood-fired-style pizzas and familiar comfort dishes share the menu with flavors such as green chile. Located at 10721 Montgomery Blvd. NE in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights, Pazzi has become one of the area’s newer Italian dining options after reopening in 2026 with a substantially refreshed concept and menu. The restaurant is part of Cantina Hospitality Group and operates as an Italian restaurant, pizzeria and wine bar. The restaurant’s current approach is built around scratch-made food and a setting designed for both casual meals and longer dinners.…

New Jersey has plenty of places to grab a drink, but only three made the cut when food writers from across the country selected their favorite bars in America for 2026. The national list recognizes 38 bars across the country, representing a wide range of drinking spots, from neighborhood favorites and historic taverns to beach bars and lively nightlife destinations. New Jersey’s three selections are D’Jais in Belmar, Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell and The Riverside Inn in Cranford. Each offers a very different version of the state’s bar culture. D’Jais in Belmar D’Jais has been a fixture on the Jersey…

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,…