Author: Edward Campbell

Two people were killed Saturday night when a small plane crashed in a wooded area of Ludlow, Massachusetts, authorities said. The crash happened at about 9:15 p.m. Sept. 5 near Center Street, close to the Belchertown line. The aircraft was reported missing before local and state authorities began searching the area. Search crews eventually located the plane in a remote wooded area off Center Street. Two people were found dead at the scene. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft as a Piper 28A and said two people were aboard. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the…

A 16-year-old girl was killed and a 21-year-old man was seriously injured after gunfire erupted Friday night during a crowded First Friday event in Old Town Manassas, police said. The shooting happened at about 9:30 p.m. near the train depot as thousands of people were attending the summer event in the downtown area. The teenage girl was an innocent bystander, according to Manassas Police Chief Doug Keen. A second victim, a 21-year-old man, was taken to a Fairfax County hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The girl was identified as a student at Patriot High School, according to a statement…

Twelve people were taken to area hospitals Saturday after dangerous levels of carbon monoxide were detected at three apartment buildings in Gaithersburg, Maryland, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Emergency crews were called to the Streamside Apartments on North Summit Avenue around 8:44 a.m. after reports of a possible gas leak and multiple people feeling sick. Firefighters detected high carbon monoxide readings inside one building before finding elevated levels in neighboring buildings. More than 50 residents were evaluated during the response. Twelve people were ultimately transported to hospitals, including seven children and four adults. The age of the…

Two suspects are in custody after a stabbing on Interstate 476 Sunday evening triggered a police pursuit, a crash involving a Lower Merion police officer and a temporary lockdown at Villanova University. The incident began around 5:35 p.m. Sept. 6 on the southbound Blue Route near Exit 13 in the Radnor Township and Lower Merion Township area. Investigators said a fight broke out between people traveling in a U-Haul truck and a person in a dark-colored Mercedes-Benz. During the confrontation, one person was stabbed in the stomach. Police responded to the highway and began searching for the people who left…

Two teenagers were injured early Sunday morning when an e-bike collided with a Cadillac in West Philadelphia’s Cobbs Creek neighborhood, leaving a 15-year-old in critical condition and a 16-year-old hospitalized. The crash happened shortly after 1 a.m. Sept. 6 at the intersection of 58th Street and Hazel Avenue, according to Philadelphia police. Police said the 15-year-old was operating the e-bike with a 16-year-old passenger as they traveled west on Hazel Avenue. At the same time, a red 2019 Cadillac CTS was traveling north on 58th Street. The e-bike entered the intersection without stopping at a posted stop sign and struck…

A wet weather pattern is expected to continue across parts of the Gulf Coast and Florida this week, with repeated thunderstorms bringing periods of heavy rain and a risk of localized flooding. Forecasters are watching an active pattern that is allowing moisture to remain in place across the Southeast. As storms develop during the afternoon and evening, some could move slowly or repeatedly pass over the same locations, increasing rainfall totals in a short period. The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center currently has areas of the Southeast under a risk for excessive rainfall, while its latest forecast calls for…

An Amazon cargo plane crashed after overrunning a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, killing at least five people and injuring five others, authorities said. The Boeing 767-300, operating as 21 Air Flight 7598, had arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it went beyond the end of the runway at about 2 p.m. The aircraft continued into an area near the airport and struck several vehicles before coming to rest in a nearby field. The crash triggered a large emergency response and temporarily disrupted operations at one of the nation’s busiest airports. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue sent more…

Professional wrestler and musician Andy Williams, best known to wrestling fans as “The Butcher,” died Saturday night after collapsing following a match at an independent wrestling event in Millvale, Pennsylvania. He was 48. Williams was competing with his longtime tag-team partner Jesse Guilmette, known as The Blade, at Mr. Smalls Theatre during an Enjoy Wrestling event when he collapsed near the end of the match. He struck his head as he went down and was immediately attended to by medical staff at the venue. Kurt Hackimer, co-owner of Enjoy Wrestling, said two doctors who were working at the event responded…

Two people were seriously injured Friday after a commercial garbage truck went off the road and crashed into the Pequabuck River in Bristol, Connecticut, according to police. The crash happened shortly before noon as the truck was traveling north on Willis Street. The vehicle continued through the parking lot of Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School, crossed Memorial Boulevard and ended up in the river. The truck was reportedly on fire when emergency crews arrived, with two people inside. Both occupants were able to get out of the vehicle on their own, but they suffered serious injuries. Bristol firefighters then…

A 43-year-old woman who was critically injured during an alleged attack inside her Poway home earlier this month has died from her injuries, authorities said Friday. Her former boyfriend, who investigators believe was responsible for the attack, is now wanted for murder. Azucena Gonzalez Martinez was found suffering from severe traumatic injuries after deputies responded to a 911 call at a home in the 14100 block of Brighton Avenue shortly before 3 a.m. on Aug. 11. Investigators identified Jeronimo Cedillo, 38, as the suspect. Authorities say Cedillo and Gonzalez Martinez had previously been in a dating relationship and that he…