Chris Boyette

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Jul 4, 2024 ... A shooting in Yellowstone National Park left one park ranger injured and the shooter dead, according to the National Park Service.

6 hours ago ... A West Virginia police chief has resigned after hiring the former Cleveland, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in ...

After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to evacuate Tuesday morning amid fears the structure could rupture, local officials now say the situation is under control.

A 500-acre fire in Riverside, California, that has burned homes and caused $10 million in damage was sparked by fireworks, according to local officials.

An actor who played the Green Samurai Ranger in “Power Rangers” shows and movies has been accused of assaulting a man over a parking spot in Idaho, and police say a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Four former hotel workers have pleaded not guilty to charges of felony murder in connection with the case of D’Vontaye Mitchell, a 43-year-old Black man who died June 30 after he was pinned to the ground outside a downtown Milwaukee hotel in an encounter partially captured on video.

An 11-year-old boy has admitted to police he fatally shot the former interim mayor of a small Louisiana town and his adult daughter, authorities said.

A mountain lion that attacked a 5-year-old boy during a family picnic over the holiday weekend in Los Angeles County has been euthanized, according to state wildlife officials.

Wildfires in California and Nevada are driving thousands from their homes as firefighters in the air and on the ground work to contain them, amid daytime temperatures nearing 100 degrees. Here is the latest:

An Apalachee High School teacher praised for helping save lives after being shot when a gunman opened fire on the Georgia campus in the year’s deadliest US school shooting, is giving thanks of his own, posting a heartfelt message of gratitude to those that helped him as he lie bleeding on the floor and in his recovery in the days since.

The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, issued a proclamation Thursday claiming temporary emergency powers “to mitigate public safety concerns” as false claims about Haitian immigrants continue to stoke bomb threats and the specter of violence in the community.

Cooper and Witten Jones insist they weren’t scared when four large trees smashed into the front of their home as Hurricane Helene raged through their Georgia community. The twin 6-year-old brothers said they weren’t even scared when their mother, Kristin rushed them, their big sister and the family dog into the bathroom to take shelter in the tub.

A California man has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting nine women over the course of three years, including one woman who died from the drugs, prosecutors said Friday.

A shooting on Albany State University’s campus in Georgia after its homecoming game left one person dead and multiple others injured, university officials said.

As communities devastated by Helene in western North Carolina work toward a post-storm recovery and dare to picture a return to normalcy, students in the Asheville area have started returning to classrooms.

With just days until Election Day, hundreds of ballots were destroyed by fires this week at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest, and investigators are searching for a culprit they say is responsible for both.

Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at several Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday.