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Court records say a Nitro man is facing an attempted murder charge after shots were fired during an argument with his wife early Monday morning. Police were first called to a home in Nitro just after 4 a.m. after a woman reported she had locked herself inside a bedroom during an argument and that her … Read more
Police said a man died after being hit by a train Tuesday in Charleston. Kanawha County dispatchers reported the incident around 11 a.m. near Chesterfield Avenue and Courtney Drive in the Kanawha City area. Charleston police are investigating. No additional information was released.
The Elkview quadruple murder case is back in court, with jury selection expected to follow a different approach this time. Court officials plan to summon more potential jurors than usual for the retrial of Gavin Smith, whose 2022 convictions for killing four family members were overturned by the West Virginia Supreme Court. A pretrial hearing … Read more
A mother is speaking out to warn others after her son suffered severe burns linked to a TikTok trend. Loyola Hospital’s Burn Center has treated several injuries tied to the viral trend, which involves using a popular toy in a way it was never intended to be used. The NeeDoh Nice Cube is a gel-filled … Read more
DuPage County authorities said the Westmont man charged with killing a pregnant woman in Downers Grove last week has been released from the hospital and is back in custody at the DuPage County Correctional Facility. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Sunday that 19-year-old Nedas Revuckas had been hospitalized after being … Read more
Police said two teenagers are recovering in the hospital after an early-morning shooting on the city’s South Side. According to police, the shooting happened just before 3 a.m. near an apartment building in the 2200 block of East 67th Street in the South Shore neighborhood. Officers initially responded to reports of a person shot in … Read more
Authorities are investigating after a dispute turned into a shooting overnight on the city’s Southeast Side. Police said the incident happened just after 3 a.m. in the 8700 block of South Burley Avenue in South Chicago. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Officers said the shooting occurred after a 40-year-old man got into an … Read more
One person is in custody and another is recovering in the hospital after a stabbing and fire at a home on the city’s West Side. Police said the incident happened around 4:30 a.m. inside a residence in the 5800 block of West Division Street in the Austin neighborhood. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines … Read more
A shooting Tuesday afternoon on Chicago’s Near West Side left two people dead and one person wounded. Chicago police said three men were sitting inside a vehicle near a White Castle parking lot in the 2300 block of West Roosevelt Road just before 1:30 p.m. when three armed suspects walked up and opened fire. Investigators … Read more
Police say a child is recovering after being hurt in a shooting on Chicago’s Far West Side. Chicago police reported that a 12-year-old boy was riding in a vehicle in the 900 block of North Leamington Avenue in the Austin neighborhood just before 7 p.m. when a bullet grazed his head. Read more: Latest Chicago … Read more