A 61-year-old Georgia man has been charged in connection with a deadly shooting last year in Chicago’s South Austin neighborhood. Donnell Simmons, of Lithonia, Georgia, was arrested Friday and charged with one felony count of first-degree murder. According to Chicago Police Department, Simmons was identified as the second suspect in the Aug. 17, 2025, shooting … Read more
More than six months after a deadly tour bus rollover in western New York claimed five lives, prosecutors have formally charged the driver in connection with the crash. Bin Shao, 56, of Flushing, Queens, faces counts of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, according to court records. Authorities allege Shao was driving at a high … Read more
A man was shot and killed by police in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday after officers responded to a reported disturbance, authorities said. According to Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the agency is investigating the officer-involved shooting. Police Chief Bill Schultz said officers were dispatched around 12:30 p.m. to Chateau Park Drive near Northwest 9th Avenue. … Read more
Authorities in Laurel County have issued a Golden Alert for a missing 23-year-old man last seen near London. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says Justin A. Robinson was last seen around 9 p.m. on Feb. 12 near Bill Karr Road in Lily, approximately seven miles south of London. Deputies report Robinson requires medication for mental … Read more
A tragic house fire in Leslie County late Friday night claimed three lives and sent a teenager to the hospital. According to Kentucky State Police Post 13, crews responded just before 11 p.m. to a mobile home along Highway 421 in the Hyden community. Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames, but while searching the residence, … Read more
A late-night party at a rental home in Anderson County turned violent early Saturday when gunfire broke out, leaving two people injured. According to Kentucky State Police, officers were called to Lover’s Leap Road around 1:27 a.m. after reports of shots fired at a gathering attended by roughly 50 to 75 students from Kentucky State … Read more
Brandon Leandrews Robinson, 33, of Hammond, is facing multiple felony charges after police say he stabbed two men in separate incidents just minutes apart on Feb. 12, 2026 — first inside a grocery store and later at the scene of a traffic crash on 165th Street. According to court records, the first incident happened around … Read more
Julia Lashay Watkins, 29, of Gary, is facing multiple felony charges in Lake County after police say methamphetamine and other narcotics were discovered on her body following a traffic stop in Hobart. According to court records, the investigation began around 3:42 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2026, when officers observed a silver Chevrolet HHR weaving through … Read more
Troopers with the Indiana State Police responded around 5:15 p.m. Saturday to a three-vehicle crash on northbound I-65 at the 253.6 mile-marker beneath the 73rd Avenue overpass. The crash involved a yellow bus towing a passenger car, an SUV and a pickup truck. Authorities said the bus was a retired school bus that had been … Read more
A coal operator announced plans to idle more than six mining operations in West Virginia and permanently lay off over 500 employees. Greenbrier Minerals LLC filed a WARN notice Friday confirming that 530 workers will be laid off starting April 14. The notice states the job cuts are permanent. The affected sites include mines and … Read more