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Indianapolis Girl, 8, Dies After Being Struck Crossing Street

Police said the driver stayed at the scene and investigators have not announced any charges. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — An 8-year-old girl died after she was struck by a vehicle on Indianapolis’ near east side, police said, in a Saturday afternoon crash near North Rural Street and East 12th Street that remains under investigation. Authorities identified the child Monday as Keliyah Dycus. Investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are still working to determine how the …

Body Discovered in Unused Police Car Parked Steps From Azusa Station

Family and supporters gathered as investigators worked to explain how Eric Valencia entered an unused patrol car. AZUSA, Calif. — Family members and supporters gathered Friday night outside the Azusa Police Department after Eric Valencia was found dead in the back seat of an unlocked patrol car parked in front of the station, a discovery that has unsettled the community and prompted multiple investigations. Valencia was identified by local officials and media reports as 37 …

House fire in White Bear Lake kills 1 adult, 3 children and dog

The longtime Minnesota Wild reporter died alongside her three children after flames engulfed the family’s White Bear Lake home. ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota hockey world is mourning the loss of reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children after an early Saturday house fire in White Bear Lake left four people and a dog dead. What began as a local fatal-fire investigation quickly became a statewide story because of who Pierce was to Minnesota …

Woman Found Alive After Violent Explosion Destroys Texas Home

Investigators had not announced a cause Friday after a woman was pulled from the wreckage and taken to a hospital. LAKE DALLAS, Texas — A house explosion in a Lake Dallas neighborhood Thursday evening destroyed a home, injured at least one person and forced nearby residents to leave while firefighters and utility crews secured the area. Authorities said the blast happened around 7:05 p.m. in the 600 block of Moseley Street, just east of Lake …

Parents Accused of Meth Use in Murrieta Fire That Killed Daughters

Prosecutors say the couple were under the influence when the December blaze began at their mobile home. MURRIETA, Calif. — Two Murrieta parents have been charged months after a fire tore through their mobile home and killed their two daughters, with prosecutors alleging both adults were under the influence of methamphetamine and cannabis when the blaze broke out. The case has drawn renewed attention in Riverside County because investigators now say the December fire was …

Deadly Flushing Fire Leaves Four Dead and Several Injured

The four-alarm fire in Flushing killed four people and injured civilians and firefighters as investigators examined the damaged property. FLUSHING, N.Y. — A four-alarm fire tore through a mixed-use building in Flushing on Monday, killing four people, including a young child, injuring residents and firefighters, and forcing a block-long emergency response at a busy Queens intersection. What began as a midday fire call quickly became one of the city’s deadliest residential blazes of the year. …

Child Dead, Mother Fighting for Life After Violent Frankford Ambulance Collision

Police said the ambulance was carrying the child and mother to a hospital when it struck a car at a major intersection. PHILADELPHIA — An infant died and the child’s mother was critically injured after a private ambulance crashed with another vehicle early Sunday in Philadelphia’s Frankford section, where investigators said the ambulance entered an intersection at high speed without emergency lights or sirens. Authorities said the collision happened as the ambulance was taking the …

Man Dead After Fort Worth Officer Opens Fire on Highway 287 Overpass

Fort Worth police said an officer stopped to check on a man above the highway, then opened fire after the man approached with a sharp object. FORT WORTH, Texas — An officer-involved shooting on a bridge above U.S. 287 in Fort Worth left one man dead Thursday afternoon after police said he rushed toward an officer with broken glass, closing a major traffic corridor for much of the evening. The episode drew immediate attention not …

Milwaukee officer dragged by truck fatally shoots wanted driver

Police said the officer fired after a man wanted on a parole violation drove off with the officer hanging from the truck. MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Milwaukee police officer shot and killed a 35-year-old tow truck driver Thursday morning after the driver sped away during an attempted arrest, dragging the officer for several blocks on the city’s south side, police said. Milwaukee police said the confrontation began around 10 a.m. on March 12, when officers …

7-year-old girl with autism found dead in Pearland retention pond

Investigators said video, K9 tracking and iPad data helped lead crews to a neighborhood pond. PEARLAND, Texas — What began as a neighborhood search for a missing 7-year-old girl in Pearland ended Wednesday afternoon when police said Skylar Hopson was found dead in a retention pond near her home. Pearland police said the child, who was nonverbal and had autism, was reported missing from the 2000 block of Sunset Springs Drive after she was believed …