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A single driver died after a Kia Optima slammed into a Boyle Heights overpass during the early hours Thursday, triggering a SigAlert that snarled the morning commute for more than four hours. The crash unfolded around 2:15 a.m. On the…
Whittier police are warning Southern California homeowners to inspect their landscaping after detectives found a spy-style camera hidden in artificial foliage across from a burglarized home. The discovery came during an active burglary investigation at the dead end off Hadley…
Vanessa Bautista, 24, and Alexa Navarro, 23, were positively identified Thursday after their bodies were pulled from a submerged Jeep in the St. Joseph River. The two young mothers, both from South Bend, Indiana, were discovered Tuesday night inside the…
Taylor Frankie Paul’s parenting time has been slashed to just eight hours a week after she failed multiple court-ordered drug tests in the last 60 days, according to a new report. The 32-year-old “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star must…
Brian Hickerson has broken his silence on Hayden Panettiere’s death in a brief exchange with a photographer. Hickerson, 35, was approached by a videographer in a clip and asked how he was “holding up” after the Heroes star died last…
Kayla Saager-Beckley’s cause of death may not be known for up to half a year, the Tulsa County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday. The 30-year-old pregnant former Division I soccer standout collapsed and died just 10 minutes after finishing a…
A 60-year-old man fatally shot his sister on the front steps of a Pennsauken, New Jersey, home before killing himself inside the residence Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. Daniel Lopez, 60, opened fire on Janet Camacho outside the Bethel Avenue property…
A Miami emergency room nurse has spoken out after surveillance footage captured her being beaten by a patient inside a brand-new hospital wing, as her attorney warns the assault could have turned fatal. Yanira Eguileor, a career trauma nurse at…
Johan Moreno has warned that his family is not collecting donations after his sister’s death. Eliana Moreno’s brother, Johan Moreno of Brooklyn, posted on X Wednesday night that any online fundraising pages were unauthorized. The warning came one day after…
King Charles and Prince William are “completely united” on blocking Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from any royal representation, a royal author has claimed. Russell Myers, royal author, said that the monarch, 76, and the Prince of Wales, 43, are…
Elizabeth Carter told lawmakers she is “ashamed” of her party’s immigration stance after her newlywed son, daughter-in-law and their cat were killed by an illegal immigrant truck driver. Carter, a self-described “lifelong Democrat,” gave emotional testimony before Congress this morning…
Ben Saunders, the first-ever winner of “The Voice” franchise, has died at 43. View this post on Instagram The Dutch singer was discovered Tuesday afternoon at the Rijkerswoerdse Plassen recreational lake in the Netherlands, according to local outlet De Telegraaf.…
Krista Perez broke down in a patrol car after refusing sobriety tests during her August DUI arrest in Tacoma. The Washington state House candidate, who advanced from last month’s primary in the 29th Legislative District, was filmed sobbing and praying…
A woman’s body was found inside a trash can at a remote Brooklyn beach parking lot Wednesday afternoon. The NYPD, 911 dispatchers and EMS crews converged on Plumb Beach, a sliver of shoreline off the Belt Parkway near Knapp Street…
Juan Antonio Gonzaba, 39, pleaded not guilty Wednesday after allegedly stealing a Tesla and plowing into a crowded San Diego boardwalk during a chaotic Monday police chase. The suspect faces up to 24 years and eight months in state prison…
Groton Police Chief Louis Fusaro is urging the public to stop spreading serial killer theories about a cluster of coastal deaths. Fusaro, who leads the department in the Connecticut seaside town where one of the bodies was found, spoke to…