Author: Edward Campbell

Subway service on the A, B, C and D lines in Upper Manhattan returned Monday night after emergency crews spent much of the day repairing cracks discovered beneath the trackbed near Central Park. The issue was found during planned weekend track work near 81st Street and Central Park West. The discovery prompted additional repair work and disrupted service for thousands of riders traveling through the Upper West Side. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority restored full service shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, ending hours of disruptions that had affected both local and express subway service in the area. Before service was restored,…

UCLA has removed Martin Jarmond as athletic director after more than six years in the position and appointed longtime Los Angeles Lakers executive Tim Harris as the university’s new CEO and director of athletics. The leadership change was announced Monday by UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk, who said the university needs a new approach to running its athletic department as college sports continue to undergo major financial and structural changes. Jarmond’s departure is effective immediately. Harris, 64, returns to UCLA in a leadership role after spending more than three decades with the Lakers. He is a 1989 UCLA graduate who earned…

Terry Lamar Easter, the Apple Valley man accused in the high-speed Victorville crash that killed two teenage girls, pleaded not guilty Monday as the case moved into the next stage of the court process. Easter, 50, is facing two counts of murder in connection with the Aug. 14 crash that killed 17-year-old Maddalyn Dailey and 16-year-old Isabell Hill. The two girls were close friends and were traveling together when their Acura was struck at an intersection in Victorville. The court appearance came as Maddalyn’s family prepared to say goodbye to her at a funeral service. Maddalyn’s father, Dustin Dailey, said…

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Flowers, handwritten notes and other tributes are appearing near the site of a deadly crash that shook downtown Fort Collins over the weekend. Joshua Robert Douglass, 33, was killed Saturday after a Chevrolet pickup truck entered the sidewalk in the area of West Mountain Avenue and College Avenue, striking several pedestrians before coming to a stop near a tree and an ice cream shop. The crash happened at about 11:44 a.m. Aug. 29, when Old Town was unusually busy as people gathered for the annual Tour de Fat bicycle parade and related activities. Police said the…

Family and friends gathered Monday evening in Woodridge to remember 18-year-old Kamarion L. Coleman, who was fatally shot over the weekend in Crest Hill. Dozens of people attended the vigil, where mourners released balloons in Coleman’s memory. Two teenagers who were also wounded in the shooting were among those who came to honor him. Coleman, a Woodridge resident, was killed after gunfire broke out late Saturday night near Crest Hill Memorial Park. Police responded to the area around 11 p.m. after receiving reports of shots fired and found four teenagers with gunshot wounds. Coleman was pronounced dead early Sunday morning.…

A 75-year-old grandmother has died after being pulled from a pond in Acton, Massachusetts, while trying to rescue her young grandson, who also died following the incident. The tragedy happened Friday afternoon at the Nathaniel Allen Recreation Area, commonly known as NARA Park, on Ledge Rock Way. The grandmother had been at the park with her three grandchildren, and officials said the family did not appear to be there for swimming. Authorities believe the toddler, who was nearly 2 years old, may have accidentally made his way toward the water during a walk. The child entered the pond, and his…

Three teenagers were shot Monday afternoon near Lawrence High School in Massachusetts as students were leaving school, prompting a large police response and a search for the person responsible. The shooting was reported shortly after 3 p.m. around Exeter Street and E. Dalton Street, near the Lawrence Housing Authority and South Lawrence East Elementary School. The incident happened as schools in the area were dismissing students, adding to the confusion as families and children made their way home. The three victims were taken to Lawrence General Hospital for treatment. Police Chief Maurice Aguiler later said two of the teenagers suffered…

A woman was taken to a hospital Monday after suffering a leg injury while swimming at Norton Point in Edgartown, Massachusetts, in an incident officials said may have involved a shark. Emergency crews were called to the beach around 1:40 p.m. after the woman, who is in her late 20s, was injured in the water. She had wounds on her lower leg that officials said were consistent with a bite from a marine animal. No shark or other marine animal was seen or confirmed to have been involved. The woman received treatment from Edgartown Fire and EMS personnel at the…

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a young boy who was found alone Monday afternoon in DeKalb County. The boy is believed to be about 8 years old and appears to be nonverbal, according to police. Officers were called around 4:30 p.m. after the child was found at a gas station in the 1400 block of Bouldercrest Road. Authorities are now working to determine who the boy is and locate his parents or guardians. Emergency medical personnel examined the child and found no injuries. He was then taken for care while police continued efforts…

A weekend flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon has left two people dead and prompted a continuing search for hikers who remain unaccounted for, including two Texas-connected men who were traveling with one of the victims. John Giusti, a chiropractor from Granbury, Texas, was identified by his family as one of the people killed in the flooding. His friends, Brent Rosenkranz, 42, and Timothy Allen Smith, 53, remain missing as search crews continue working through areas damaged by the powerful flooding. The three men entered the Grand Canyon together for a trip that included hiking, camping, fishing and exploring. Their…