Officials said a man was found dead in a creek in the northwest suburbs Monday morning. The West Dundee Police Department notified the Elgin Police Department after a deceased person was located in Jelkes Creek near South 8th Street and Boncosky Road shortly before 11 a.m. The Elgin Fire Department recovered the adult male’s body … Read more
CSU Bakersfield closed its campus Monday after an anonymous threat was reported, according to the university’s website. Officials later announced the campus will reopen and classes will resume on Tuesday, February 3, during regular hours. CSUB officials said there was no active threat. A university official said that around 2:45 p.m. on February 2, 2026, … Read more
A woman is in custody after police said she drove into two pedestrians and stabbed a third person in a violent incident in the north suburbs Monday morning. The Gurnee Police Department said officers responded just after 10 a.m. to the 600 block of Grand Avenue following reports that a pedestrian had been struck by … Read more
A Jackson County judge found probable cause Monday in a case involving a West Virginia woman accused of making threats to assassinate the president of the United States. Morgan L. Morrow, 39, of Ripley, appeared in magistrate court after her arrest on Jan. 25. Investigators said the arrest followed social media posts in which she … Read more
A homicide suspect wanted for a deadly shooting in Camarillo died by a self-inflicted gunshot on the 405 Freeway near Los Angeles International Airport after a high-speed chase on Saturday, authorities said. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office reported that Camarillo police responded to a shooting on the 400 block of Walker Avenue around 11:45 a.m., … Read more
A death investigation has been launched in Marina del Rey after a woman’s body was discovered floating in the harbor on Saturday afternoon. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies said they were called to the scene around 2:30 p.m., approximately half a mile from the harbor’s north entrance. Authorities have not released details about the circumstances … Read more
The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old boy who was last seen in northeast Bakersfield. Police said Angel A. Servin was last seen on Friday, January 30, 2026, in the 3400 block of Harvard Drive, near Columbus Street and Oswell Street. Authorities consider Angel at risk because he … Read more
Bakersfield Vice Mayor Manpreet Kaur announced she will run against State Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) in the 2026 primary election for California’s District 16 Senate seat. Kaur was elected Vice Mayor in Dec. 2024. In a statement, Kaur said: I’ve been encouraged by community and my constituents to explore my options, which in my eyes, … Read more
Kern County Public Works will open a temporary Tehachapi Transfer Station starting Feb. 9, 2026, to meet residential and commercial solid waste needs as the Tehachapi Sanitary Landfill approaches capacity, officials said. Because of operational limits at the temporary site, some waste materials and load types will be diverted to the Bena Landfill or the … Read more
A massive multi-vehicle crash involving 59 vehicles shut down portions of Highway 99 near Earlimart for several hours Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said the incident affected both the northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 99. The initial report came in around 8:16 a.m. on Jan. 31, when authorities were told … Read more