Author: Edward Campbell

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…

A Frankfort, Illinois, mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son has been ordered to remain in custody after prosecutors argued that she could pose a continuing danger to her family. Corie Walsh, 40, appeared Tuesday, September 8, in Will County Court in Joliet, where she faces three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death of her son, Barrett. Walsh’s attorneys argued that she was experiencing a severe psychotic episode when the boy died and asked the court to allow her to receive treatment in a secure psychiatric facility instead of remaining in jail. The judge rejected that request…

A woman suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday morning after being attacked by a pit bull in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, according to police. The attack was reported around 9:20 a.m. on the 500 block of Larkin Street, between Eddy and Turk streets. When San Francisco police officers arrived, they found the injured woman and the dog near her. Officers separated the woman from the dog and provided assistance until medical crews arrived. The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious, traumatic injuries. The dog was described by authorities as a large pit bull-type dog. Video from the scene…

A three-vehicle collision on the southbound 110 Freeway in Los Angeles left one person dead and sent four others to hospitals Monday night, causing significant traffic delays near the 105 Freeway. The crash was reported shortly after 8 p.m. in the Broadway-Manchester area, just north of the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway. Emergency crews responded to the scene as authorities worked to manage traffic and investigate what led to the collision. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. Four other people were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment of injuries. Their current conditions were not immediately available. A witness reported…

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Authorities have identified the fourth person killed in a rollover crash near Wrightwood that left four young people dead and two others critically injured early Sept. 4. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the victim as 19-year-old Cole Torres. Torres died from blunt trauma, according to information released by the medical examiner. The other three people killed in the crash were previously identified as Rebekah Cabral-Gonzalez, 21, Jason Potter, 19, and Nevaeh Harper, 20. All four victims were from Wrightwood. The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. along State Route 2 between Big Pines and Wrightwood, near…