A 19-year-old man from East Chicago is facing felony charges in Lake County after police say he was found carrying a handgun with an obliterated serial number during an investigation tied to a Hammond battery case. According to a probable cause affidavit, officers were responding Feb. 17, 2026, to a reported battery at Columbia Park … Read more
A 23-year-old man from East Chicago is facing multiple felony firearm and drug charges following a traffic stop in Gary, according to court records. Breyaun Evans was stopped Feb. 17, 2026, after an officer observed a black Chevy Impala disregard a traffic signal near 5th Avenue and Burr Street. Police said the vehicle was traveling … Read more
The West Virginia House of Delegates has approved legislation aimed at stabilizing emergency medical services as agencies across the state face mounting financial pressures. House Bill 5168 proposes using state lottery funds to support ambulance services, with counties required to match the state contribution using local resources. Supporters say the measure would create West Virginia’s … Read more
Travelers at South Florida airports faced widespread disruptions Sunday as a powerful winter storm in the Northeast combined with temporary federal screening changes to create long lines, cancellations and soaring ticket prices. Passengers at Miami International Airport reported confusion after the Department of Homeland Security briefly paused TSA PreCheck, the expedited security screening program. The … Read more
An armed man was shot and killed early Sunday after making an unauthorized entry into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, according to the U.S. Secret Service. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m., officials said. During a news conference, Ric Bradshaw, sheriff of Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, said security personnel detected an individual who had … Read more
A shooting on the city’s South Side overnight forced authorities to shut down the northbound lanes of I-57 for several hours early Sunday, according to Illinois State Police. Officials reopened all lanes around 6:30 a.m. ISP reported that the shooting occurred at approximately 1:15 a.m. on northbound I-57, just north of Halsted Street. Authorities diverted … Read more
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and later mounted two historic presidential campaigns, has died at 84, his family announced. Jackson died peacefully Tuesday morning, surrounded by loved ones, according to a family statement. He had been hospitalized in November for observation, … Read more
One man was killed and another critically injured after a violent rollover crash involving two tow trucks in southwest Miami-Dade on Monday, authorities said. The collision occurred near Southwest 288th Street and Old Dixie Highway. Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office closed the area to both drivers and pedestrians for several hours while investigators examined … Read more
A serious crash involving a Broward Sheriff’s Office cruiser occurred overnight in Fort Lauderdale. Video from the scene showed two tow trucks positioned near Northwest 31st Avenue and Prospect Road, close to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. One tow truck hauled away a pickup truck, while the other removed the damaged Broward Sheriff’s Office cruiser. Witnesses … Read more
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is investigating a dog attack that left a man hospitalized and led deputies to fatally shoot two dogs Monday night. According to the sheriff’s office, two deputies were at a residence near Southwest 172nd Avenue and Southwest 160th Street taking a robbery report when the incident unfolded. Deputies said they rushed … Read more