Christopher Ruddle

Prosecutors said a handgun found in a Detroit home’s bathroom discharged while Adriana Arnold was handling it, wounding her younger sister. DETROIT, Mich. — A case that began after authorities said an unsecured handgun was found in a bathroom and discharged inside a west-side Detroit home is headed to sentencing after a 21-year-old woman pleaded guilty. Adriana Arnold entered the plea Oct. 8 to one count of careless discharge of a firearm causing injury or …

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A fatal tree fall in Birmingham came amid widespread reports of downed trees as officials shifted from storm response toward cleanup. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Isaias left a deadly mark on the Birmingham area Saturday, killing one person when a tree fell on a home and leaving emergency, public works and utility crews to respond to scattered tree damage, debris and power disruptions across Jefferson County. The death occurred at a home in the 1300 block …

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Joshua Flores faces eight felony counts tied to the Oct. 4 attack, while all three stabbing victims have left the hospital. BOSTON — A Brighton man accused of stabbing three men early Sunday is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing after prosecutors brought multiple felony charges against him following a separate machete-related arrest, according to police and court reporting. Joshua Flores, 24, faces three counts of armed assault with intent to murder, three …

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Authorities say there is no continuing public threat, but major questions about the victims, relationships and motive remain unanswered. ERIE, Pa. — Erie authorities were withholding victims’ identities and declining to speculate about a motive Saturday as investigators examined a shooting that left nine people dead, including two children and the suspected shooter. The killings unfolded Friday at a home in the 700 block of Perry Street on the city’s east side. Police responded around …

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A suspect was taken into custody after a neighborhood search that followed gunfire directed at two officers and responding police. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Philadelphia investigators were examining three recovered firearms Saturday as they worked to reconstruct a West Philadelphia shooting that killed Officer Shane Seiber, wounded another officer and led to the arrest of a suspect after an extended neighborhood search. The investigation centers on what happened after officers responded shortly after midnight to a …

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The suspect accused of attacking a toddler and her mother had been found incompetent in previous criminal cases, including one this summer. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The arrest of a man accused of stabbing a 2-year-old girl and her mother has put new focus on a series of competency findings that previously kept him from standing trial in Rhode Island criminal cases. Nelson Blanco, 46, was arrested Wednesday after police say he attacked the mother and …

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Fire officials said occupants tried to fight the Waters Road blaze before crews arrived to find heavy flames and two people trapped. ATLANTA — The first Atlanta firefighters reached a burning southwest Atlanta home in less than five minutes Wednesday night, but officials said efforts to extinguish the fire before the emergency response began cost critical time as flames spread through the residence. The Oct. 7 fire on Waters Road killed a woman and her …

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Police records described earlier allegations involving Nathaly Ramirez and her former boyfriend months before authorities accused him in her death. NEW YORK — The death of 23-year-old Nathaly Ramirez after she and her infant daughter were pushed from a Bronx apartment balcony has drawn renewed scrutiny to a reported history of domestic violence involving the man now charged with killing her. Police arrested Ramirez’s former boyfriend, 31-year-old Angel Carrasco, late Wednesday after a search that …

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The “Pretty Little Liars” actor suffered a forehead injury after two men demanded his watch and fled, authorities said. WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Actor Keegan Allen said he was beaten and robbed by two armed men outside a West Hollywood business Thursday night, an attack that left him with a forehead injury and was partly captured on surveillance video. Allen, 37, known for playing Toby Cavanaugh on the television series “Pretty Little Liars,” posted video …

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One victim was critically injured after gunfire struck their truck during a confrontation along Winchester Road in Whitehaven. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men were wounded Wednesday night in a Whitehaven shooting that a witness said happened while they were making DoorDash deliveries, according to police accounts and local reports. One of the men was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Memphis police responded at about 8:45 p.m. Oct. 7 to a shooting near the …

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