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Two hospitalized after shoot out in Malden

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:12:33 GMT

A pair of people are in the hospital after a shooting in the lobby of a Malden apartment complex, according to the local chief of police.Malden Police Chief Glenn Cronin told the Herald that his department responded to 10 Overlook Drive, located in the Quarrystone at Overlook Ridge apartment development, very early Sunday morning after multiple gunshots were reported.Officers arrived before 3 a.m. to find an as yet unidentified 33-year-old woman suffering from “apparent gunshot wounds,” according to a statement from the Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office. A man later turned himself into a local hospital, also with gunshot wounds from “multiple parties” firing shots inside the lobby of the complex, the DA’s office wrote.“The motive remains under investigation, however, it does preliminarily appear that one of the men was being targeted,” the DA’s office said.The target of the shooting or someone else in his pa...

‘Deal with together’: Manitoba community prays for loved ones who died in bus crash

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:12:33 GMT

DAUPHIN, Man. — Residents of a city in western Manitoba sought solace at church services Sunday — lighting candles, wiping away tears and offering prayers —as they mourned 15 community members who died in a bus crash that also left 10 gravely injured.Father Brent Kuzyk of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Dauphin dedicated part of his liturgy to victims of the crash between a transport truck and a minibus.The bus was carrying a group of seniors from Dauphin and the surrounding area to a casino near the town of Carberry, some 190 kilometres away.Churchgoers lit candles and sang hymns. A few wiped tears from their eyes with tissues.Many knew the victims, as some were members of the church.“It’s a tragedy everyone must deal with together,” said Kuzyk.“We shall meet the sadness, meet the devastation, meet the horror head-on and meet the questioning head-on, because there is no way to get around it. There is … no way to deny it. There is no way...

Heat wave triggers big storms, power outages in US Southeast, raises wildfire concerns in Southwest

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:12:33 GMT

Triple-digit temperatures prompted more heat advisories across much of the southern U.S. on Sunday, triggered severe thunderstorms that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people from Oklahoma to Mississippi and produced gusty winds that raised wildfire threats in Arizona and New Mexico.A suspected tornado struck near Scranton, Arkansas early Sunday, destroying chicken houses and toppling trees onto houses, the National Weather Service said. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency for north and central Louisiana after strong winds and severe weather caused widespread power outages on Saturday. On Sunday, indicated more than 740,000 people were without power in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, according to PowerOutage.us.The National Weather Service warned that potentially record-breaking temperatures would continue over southern Texas and the western and central Gulf Coast and t...

2 dead and 3 hurt — including suspected shooter — at Washington state music festival

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:12:33 GMT

GEORGE, Wash. (AP) — Two people were killed and three others injured after police said a shooter began firing “randomly” into a crowd at a Washington state campground that was hosting people attending a nearby music festival on Saturday night, police said.The suspect was among those injured. He was shot in a confrontation with law enforcement, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.Authorities received the first report of the shooting shortly before 8:30 p.m. at the camping area a few hundred yards from the Gorge Amphitheater, where thousands of people were attending an electronic dance music festival, Foreman said. The Gorge is near the small city of George, about 150 miles (239 kilometers) east of Seattle.After the initial shots were fired, the suspect started moving through the campground and “continued to shoot randomly into the crowd” until he was eventually confronted by police and taken into custody, Foreman said.A pub...

Man stabs pit bull to death in Central Park after argument between dog walkers

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:12:33 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A man stabbed a pit bull to death following a quarrel with the dog’s owner in New York City’s Central Park, officials said. The seriously injured dog was transported to a local animal clinic, where he was euthanized after the stabbing Saturday evening, police said. According to the New York Daily News, an argument broke out between the man and the woman when the assailant’s unleashed dog began biting at the woman’s pit bull. As she tried to separate the dogs, the man pulled out a switchblade and stabbed the pit bull mix.No arrests were made as of Sunday. An investigation was ongoing. Associated Press, The Associated Press

Trudeau calls byelection in riding of Calgary Heritage for July 24

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:12:33 GMT

OTTAWA — Voters in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage will go to the polls late next month.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a byelection will be held in the Alberta riding on July 24.Conservative MP Bob Benzen resigned his seat in Calgary Heritage at the end of last year.Benzen easily won re-election in 2021, with New Democrat Kathleen Johnson placing second and Liberal Scott Forsyth coming third.Elections Canada says it will open an office in Calgary Heritage soon.The latest call comes as voters cast ballots Monday in four other byelections across the country.This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2023.The Canadian Press

Divers searching for person last seen going under water at lake in Northwest Indiana

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:12:33 GMT

HOBART, Ind. — Divers are searching Sunday afternoon for a missing person in Lake Robinson in Hobart who was last seen going under the water.In a video posted to social media, Assistant Chief John Robinson said divers are in the water searching for a missing female. Chicago boy, 7, dies after drowning in Lake Michigan The Hobart Police Department said a female was seen going under the water and witnesses haven't been able to find her.Robinson said several agencies are responding to the scene to assist them. A helicopter from the Lake County Sheriff's Office is also coming to help.Additional details haven't been released.

Heat wave triggers big storms in US Southeast, raises wildfire concerns in Southwest

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:12:33 GMT

(AP) - Triple-digit temperatures prompted more heat advisories across much of the southern U.S. on Sunday, triggered severe thunderstorms that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people from Oklahoma to Mississippi and produced gusty winds that raised wildfire threats in Arizona and New Mexico.A suspected tornado struck near Scranton, Arkansas early Sunday, destroying chicken houses and toppling trees onto houses, the National Weather Service said. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency for north and central Louisiana after strong winds and severe weather caused widespread power outages on Saturday. On Sunday, indicated more than 740,000 people were without power in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, according to PowerOutage.us. When will El Niño peak? The National Weather Service warned that potentially record-breaking temperatures would continue over southern Texas and the we...

New study tracks California to Texas migration

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:12:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Within the past 10 years, Californians moving to Texas has become as clichéd as New Yorkers moving to Florida, according to a new study.“Not only is Texodus not slowing down, but the route is getting more crowded, increasing by a whopping 80% in 2021 compared to figures from a decade before,” StorageCafe, a company that has tracked migration trends, said.StorageCafe provided an analysis of Greater Austin counties after it conducted a Texas-wide study.According to the analysis, more than 16,000 Californians relocated to Williamson and Travis counties in 2021.“Travis County alone stars as by far the most preferred relocation destination among the state's top 25 routes for Californians,” StorageCafe said.The analysis said a big reason people were leaving the Golden State was to get more for their housing dollar.“A typical home in [Williamson and Travis] counties is 69% cheaper than in notoriously expensive LA County, resulting in a list price gap of ...

Jamar Cain has unique title, big task: Help Broncos pass-rushers harass opposing quarterbacks

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:12:33 GMT

Sean Payton’s first Broncos coaching staff had mostly been unveiled when news of a late addition with a unique background and unique title emerged.That’s Jamar Cain, the longtime college coach who joined the Denver staff in late March as the team’s pass-rush specialist.His job: Pretty straightforward, as the title implies.The way he fits into the picture, of course, is more about communication and structure considering the Broncos have a defensive line coach, outside and inside linebackers coaches and a senior defensive assistant in Joe Vitt all working with the front seven in addition to coordinator Vance Joseph.But Payton had a clear idea of what he wants out of Cain, who spent 2022 as the defensive line coach and run game coordinator at LSU after two seasons at Oklahoma. The title may not be particularly common in the NFL, the task is.“We can call them assistant defensive line (coaches),” Payton said. “When you get deeper into recruiting (a coach), now we need something a little ...