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
Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu was temporarily closed Monday night after a pedestrian was struck and killed. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. near Winding Way, just east of Kanan Dume, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim, not yet identified, was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics. … Read more
A high-profile “stand your ground” hearing is taking place in Broward County for three Miami-Dade police officers charged with manslaughter in a deadly shootout on Miramar Parkway nearly six years ago. Officers Rodolfo Mirabal, Richard Santiesteban, and Leslie Lee face charges related to the December 5, 2019 incident, which began when two assailants hijacked a … Read more
The Kern County coroner confirmed that a 27-year-old man from Shafter, Ronald Amilcar Angel Guardado, was found unresponsive in Wasco on Friday. Guardado was discovered around 3:19 p.m. on Jan. 30, 2026, in a dirt lot in the 11000 block of Jumper Avenue by Kern County fire personnel. An autopsy is pending to determine the … Read more
A motorcyclist died following a hit-and-run crash Saturday night in southwest Bakersfield, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Officers responded to the crash in the 4500 block of Ming Avenue around 10:44 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2026. When they arrived, they found a male motorcyclist suffering from injuries initially reported as non-life-threatening. The vehicle involved, … Read more
Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a Kankakee County bar on Monday afternoon. According to police, sheriff’s deputies responded just before noon to a bar in rural Momence, near the Illinois-Indiana state line along Illinois Route 14, following a report of a deceased person. The woman was identified as 30-year-old Courtney … Read more
Authorities arrested three people following a stabbing at Hard Rock Casino Tejon that left one person injured early Sunday morning. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said that around 1:41 a.m. on February 1, 2026, deputies from the Tejon Substation responded to the casino on Garone Farm Road after receiving reports of multiple people involved in … Read more
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