With Santa Ana winds returning and hundreds of homes in ashes, firefighters are struggling to corral a devastating Southern California wildfire that has ravaged scenic canyons and celebrity enclaves near the ocean. Fire crews had to stamp out two new blazes on Monday while still working to corral the hot… Read More
Lawsuit: Police fatally shoot guard who was detaining suspected shooter
A police officer fatally shot an armed security guard who was wearing a hat with “security” emblazoned across the front and holding a man down following a shooting inside the suburban Chicago bar where the guard worked, says an attorney for the guard’s family who filed a federal lawsuit. Jemel… Read More
Hollywood star shares shocking “selfie” of California fires
The death toll from the wildfire that incinerated Paradise and surrounding areas climbed to 29 — matching the mark for the deadliest single blaze in California history — as crews continued searching for bodies in the smoldering ruins, with nearly 230 people unaccounted for. Statewide the number of dead stood… Read More
Police recover body suspected to be woman who disappeared in Lake Michigan
Authorities say a body has been recovered near where a suburban Chicago woman disappeared after going swimming in treacherous waters in Lake Michigan. The Chicago Sun-Times reports a woman’s body was found Saturday in Highland Park, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of downtown Chicago. WLS-TV reports the Lake County… Read More
[Stunning video] Deadly wildfires engulf California
As wildfires raged at both ends of California, officials released another grim statistic: six more dead in a swath of Northern California wiped out by fire, raising the death toll there to 29. It matched California’s record for deaths in a single fire and brought the statewide total to 31…. Read More
URGENT: Reward increases to $20,000 in search for kidnapped teen
A total reward of $20,000 is being offered in the case of a 13-year-old girl kidnapped from a North Carolina mobile home park. News outlets report Lumberton police announced Friday that Gov. Roy Cooper’s office is offering $5,000 for information that leads to Hania Noelia Aguilar. The FBI is offering… Read More
Firefighters race to save 30,000 people as California burns (pics)
A wildfire that moved so fast that firefighters couldn’t hope to stop it quadrupled in size Friday after destroying several thousand buildings and leveling much of a Northern California town of nearly 30,000 people, authorities said. Only a day after it began, the fire near the town of Paradise had… Read More
Victim of California bar shooting also lived through Vegas massacre
Borderline Bar and Grill in California had become a safe haven for dozens of survivors of last year’s massacre at a Las Vegas country music festival, a place where they gathered for line dancing and drinks. They found themselves in a terrifyingly familiar scene Wednesday night, when bullets began flying… Read More
Fast-moving wildfire rips through North California
Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures. “Pretty much the community of Paradise… Read More
California gunman was erratic but passed mental health exam
Ian David Long began his adult life by enlisting in the Marines and getting married. Years after a divorce and a discharge and months after shouting brought a mental health expert to his door, Long killed 12 people at a country music bar outside Los Angeles. Long, 28, was a… Read More