Author: Edward Campbell

A man was killed after being struck by a train Monday night near the South Sacramento area, prompting an investigation and temporary road closures along Calvine Road. Emergency crews were called to the railroad crossing near Calvine Road and Ardith Drive at about 8:42 p.m. after reports that a train had hit a pedestrian. The location is near the border of Sacramento and Elk Grove. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not released his identity. The collision occurred on the railroad tracks near Calvine Road, and both eastbound and westbound lanes of Calvine Road were closed…

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities are searching for a 38-year-old California man and his 14-year-old daughter as investigators piece together the circumstances surrounding the death of a newborn found along a roadside in northern Monterey County. Sergio Galvez Perez is wanted on multiple felony allegations, while an arrest warrant has been issued for the teenage girl on suspicion of murder, authorities announced Monday. The investigation began on Aug. 1, when emergency crews and sheriff’s deputies were called to the 100 block of Struve Road, near Highway 1 north of Moss Landing, at about 8:30 a.m. A newborn girl had been…

A 21-year-old Sacramento man is wanted for murder after a security guard was fatally shot during a private event at the Los Banos Fairgrounds, authorities said. The shooting happened late Saturday, Aug. 29, at about 11:12 p.m. Deputies responding to the fairgrounds found 31-year-old Kody Pena suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Pena had been working security at the event. Investigators said he had been involved in an altercation shortly before the shooting, though authorities have not publicly released further details about what led to the gunfire. Investigators have identified Gabriel Angel Salas of…

A woman has died and three people remain unaccounted for after a private boat collided with a towboat Sunday night on the Monongahela River near Rices Landing in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The collision happened at about 9 p.m., roughly one mile south of Min Love Park. The private vessel, described as a 24-foot boat, capsized after the crash, sending its passengers into the river. Five people were aboard the smaller boat. Two were rescued from the water by members of the towboat crew and taken by medical helicopter to hospitals. One of those rescued, a woman who was flown to…

A 75-year-old Virginia man died Sunday after falling about 50 feet while climbing a rock feature in the Monongahela National Forest in Pendleton County, West Virginia. Emergency crews were called shortly after 3 p.m. to Smoke Hole Road after receiving a report that a climber had fallen. The accident occurred in Smoke Hole Canyon, about a half-mile north of U.S. Route 220 near Upper Tract. Responders from Pendleton County Emergency Rescue, the Upper Tract Volunteer Fire Department and West Virginia State Police went to the scene. They found the man deceased from injuries believed to have been caused by the…

A newborn found alone in a women’s restroom at a ShopRite in White Plains early Sunday is recovering at a local hospital as police investigate the circumstances surrounding the abandonment. White Plains police and emergency personnel were called to the ShopRite at 13 City Place, inside the City Center shopping complex, after the infant was discovered in the restroom. First responders secured the area and quickly arranged medical care for the baby. The newborn was taken to White Plains Hospital and was reported to be in stable condition Sunday, according to the White Plains Department of Public Safety. The White…

A shelter dog looking for a home found an unexpected second chance when a family recognized her in an old puppy photo — and realized she was the sister of their beloved dog who had died the year before. Ginger, a senior border collie-German shepherd mix, had returned to Pasadena Humane in 2025 after spending about 12 years with another family. Her owner’s health problems had made it impossible to continue caring for her. The shelter shared Ginger’s adoption profile on Facebook on Aug. 21, including recent photographs as well as a picture of her from 2013, when she was…

A search for an Illinois man missing from Great Smoky Mountains National Park has expanded, with 57 park rangers and volunteers now working in and around the park, according to the latest update from the National Park Service. Marcin Bachleda-Blaszczak, who is from Illinois, was reported missing to park dispatch on the evening of Aug. 24. Investigators said his vehicle was later found in the parking lot at Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg. His last known location is believed to be the Sugarlands Visitor Center parking lot on Aug. 22. The National Park Service said search crews have been expanding…

Gary, Ind. — The family of 67-year-old Kenneth Williams is seeking answers after the longtime Gary man was fatally shot during a confrontation with police officers near the Gary Metro Center Friday night. Williams was working as an armed security guard near 4th Avenue and Broadway when officers responded to a report that he was behaving unusually and erratically, according to Indiana State Police. The incident unfolded late Friday, Aug. 28. Police were called to the area at about 10:54 p.m., and investigators say officers attempted to de-escalate the situation. About 11:20 p.m., gunfire was exchanged between Williams and responding…

A 19-year-old man died Saturday afternoon after falling onto the electrified third rail at the MBTA’s Forest Hills station in Boston while trying to help a woman who had fallen onto the tracks, authorities said. The incident happened shortly after 1 p.m. at the Jamaica Plain station. Transit police said the man and a 19-year-old woman were together at the station and were carrying flags representing Caribbean countries. The pair were reportedly heading to Boston’s Caribbean Festival. According to investigators, the woman appeared unsteady and lost her balance near the yellow warning strip on the platform. The man went to…