Detectives said the boy found an unsecured gun inside the house and shot himself. POINCIANA, Fla. — A young boy was hospitalized Thursday after an accidental shooting inside a home in Poinciana, where detectives said he gained access to an unsecured firearm and shot himself in the chest. The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. at … Read more
Investigators from several agencies are still trying to determine what caused the late-night blast in Madison County. TROY, Ill. — Three people died after a house exploded and burned late Sunday near Troy in southwestern Illinois, and investigators from multiple agencies remained at the scene Monday and Tuesday as officials worked to determine what caused … Read more
The 5-year-old boy was taken to Harlem Hospital after falling from a third-floor Bronx apartment window, officials said. BRONX, N.Y. — A witness who heard a sudden thud outside a Bronx apartment building said he ran for help Monday after discovering a 5-year-old boy had fallen from a third-floor window in Morrisania. The child fell … Read more
Authorities say 29 students and a bus aide were onboard when the train struck the rear of the vehicle in Bushnell. BUSHNELL, Fla. — A Sumter County school bus driver was fired and arrested after a train clipped the back of a bus carrying 29 students and a bus aide at a railroad crossing Thursday … Read more
Authorities say a car swerved into a utility vehicle as the firefighters searched for a missing woman in Richmond Township. RICHMOND TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Two volunteer fire chiefs were killed Saturday evening when a car struck their utility vehicle head-on along Route 222 while they were helping search for a missing woman, authorities in Berks … Read more
Deputies had responded several times to the home before gunfire erupted Friday. KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A shooting inside a Kissimmee home Friday left a man hospitalized and his elderly father in custody, after deputies say repeated domestic disputes between the pair escalated into violence. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a … Read more
Friends and relatives prepared for a candlelight vigil after the 4-year-old was killed in a driveway accident. APOPKA, Fla. — Grief spread through an Apopka neighborhood and beyond this week after 4-year-old Kamaria Simmons died in a driveway crash, prompting a continuing state investigation and a community vigil planned for Saturday evening. Florida Highway Patrol … Read more
A March 21 discovery in East San Jose has turned a missing-man inquiry into a possible homicide investigation. SAN JOSE, Calif. — What began publicly as a request for help locating a missing San Jose man widened Tuesday into a possible homicide investigation after police said a decomposed body was found inside a truck linked … Read more
The 8-year-old was hit while crossing the road, and Indianapolis police say the investigation is ongoing. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A child killed in a weekend crash on Indianapolis’ near east side has been identified as 8-year-old Keliyah Dycus, as police continue investigating the collision on North Rural Street. Keliyah was struck Saturday while crossing the … Read more
The Friday arrest on Jupiter Island shifted attention from Woods’ possible return to golf back to a familiar cycle of injury, recovery and legal trouble. JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. — Tiger Woods’ latest attempt to steady his golf future was jolted Friday when the former world No. 1 was arrested after a rollover crash near his … Read more