Urban Flood Advisory Issued in Broward County
Showers and storms are expected in South Florida through the weekend as what's left of the dissipated Tropical Storm Chantal brings moisture to the area. Rains Saturday was spotty but heavy, and...
View ArticleKids Made Themselves Sick in Cafeteria as Part of Game
The 22 children who became ill Thursday after eating lunch at a San Diego school cafeteria made themselves sick on purpose as part of a game, school officials confirmed on Friday. According to San...
View ArticleRace to Mackinac Parade of Boats Launches
A new kind of parade set sail in Chicago Saturday. Ashore Thing, presented by Michigan Avenue Magazine and the Chicago Yacht Club, celebrated the start of the famous Race to Mackinac Island boat race...
View ArticleArrest Made in Fatal Bus Bench Shooting
A 21-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday in the murder of a man at a Miami bus bench the day before, Miami Police said. Zackary Joshua McGriff faces charges of first-degree murder with a firearm,...
View Article'Lucky to Be Alive' After Laundry Room Explosion
One man was hospitalized and another injured after an explosion and fire inside a laundry room at an apartment building in Tamarac late Thursday night. The incident happened at the Vicaya Villa...
View ArticleShuttle Bus Catches Fire on Julia Tuttle Causeway
Fire rescue crews responded after a hotel shuttle bus caught on fire on the Julia Tuttle Causeway Saturday morning. The incident happened around 10:25 a.m. as the bus was traveling in the eastbound...
View ArticleBoy Runs Through Burning Homes to Warn Residents
Firefighters are crediting a 12-year-old boy with alerting residents of a fire that broke out in a building Saturday morning, causing an extra-alarm blaze in Chicago’s Canaryville neighborhood....
View ArticleBART Investigates Sex Tape Taken on Train
Bay Area Rapid Transit police are investigating an amateur sex tape that was apparently shot on a moving BART train. Deputy Chief Ben Fairow said his officers are trying to track down the cell phone...
View ArticleWoman Who Spent 15 Years on the Run Sentenced in Drug Case
A South Florida woman who spent nearly 15 years on the run following her conviction on a drug possession charge was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday. Kathia Farfan, 48, was given the sentence in...
View Article19 Injured in San Francisco Light-Rail Crash
A crash involving a MUNI light-rail train and a van in San Francisco's Bayview District has sent more than a dozen people to the hospital, according to a San Francisco Fire dispatcher. The crash was...
View ArticleGiants' Lincecum Throws First No-Hitter
Tim Lincecum threw his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder Hunter Pence in the San Francisco Giants' 9-0 win...
View ArticleProtesters March in D.C. After Zimmerman Acquittal
Marchers took to the streets of D.C. early Sunday morning to protest George Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin. "Trayvon was murdered," the marchers chanted as they walked up U...
View ArticleCar Crashes Into Pool in Southwest Miami-Dade
A driver who lost control and crashed through a fence wound up in a homeowner's pool in southwest Miami-Dade early Saturday. The crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. in the 11600 block of Southwest...
View Article1 Dead, 1 Injured in Separate Hollywood Shootings: Police
A 20-year-old man is dead and a teen was in critical condition following separate shootings in Hollywood Friday, officials said. The first shooting happened around 5:15 p.m. at 900 N. 66th Avenue,...
View ArticleCorpse Flower Ready to Bloom
A very stinky flower is getting ready to bloom, and its unique aroma is attracting visitors rather than driving them away. The U.S. Botanical Garden Conservatory said its titan arum, or corpse flower,...
View ArticleWeather Forecast: Rain to Continue Sunday in South Florida
Sunday morning started out dry, but deep tropical moisture will bring the possibility of heavy afternoon downpours. There is a 60 percent chance of rain for the day, with a slight chance of flooding....
View ArticleDetectives Release Surveillance in Hollywood Shooting
Hollywood detectives have released surveillance video taken by the scene of a Friday shooting. Investigators said the man seen fleeing in the video is the subject responsible for the shooting of...
View ArticlePost Zimmerman Verdict Gets Violent in Oakland
Anti-war and anti-racism activist groups, including Occupy Oakland, held sometimes violent protests on both sides of the Bay Area throughout the weekend in response to the "not guilty" verdict in the...
View Article43 Years Later, Woman Finds Officer Who Saved Her Life
A woman used social media to reunite with the police officer who rescued her 43 years ago from a Santa Ana, Calif., house fire that killed her mother. Angela Basore, 47, now of San Diego, said that...
View ArticleMan Leaves 7-Year-Old Girl on Median After DUI Crash
A man left a seven-year-old girl on a street median after he fled two DUI crashes, deputies said. Grant Mulder, 41, was arrested in Madeira Beach, Fla., after he struck a telephone pole, left the...
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