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Toronto Police Superintendant Rob Johnson said there was an altercation between groups of men in Toronto’s Yorkdale Mall and one of them fired a handgun at least twice. “Nobody was hit,” he said. Johnson said two people suffered minor injuries while trying to flee the mall. Police said they were looking for multiple suspects, including two men in their 20s, and said one had a handgun. The mall was on lockdown and nobody was being let in. Police said the incident happened in the east side of the mall and were looking for witnesses and video. Hundreds of people milled...

A Mingo County Schools bus driver was arrested Tuesday after police say he was driving the school bus while impaired. David Lee Justice Jr. was driving the Mingo Central High School girls team to a soccer game when he was pulled over along U.S. 119 in Boone County. One coach was also on the school bus. West Virginia State Police say he failed field sobriety tests and later had blood drawn to check for drugs or alcohol. Justice's father said he believes his son had a medical emergency on the bus, like a heat stroke. He said his son is...

Bath Township, MICHIGAN (WJRT) - (08/21/2018) - The Michigan Department of Transportation tweeted out photos of a motorcycle on I-69 missing its driver. MDOT is using the photos as reminder of the importance of driving safety in work zones as the busy construction season is wrapping up. Their Facebook Post, which has generated thousands of responses and shares, asks if you have lost a motorcycle driving on I-69 in Clinton County Monday. One of the photos, which appears to show tire imprints in wet concrete, serves as a reminder of why it's not a good idea to use closed lanes...

It's a blimp war! Giant balloon of mayor Shadiq Khan in a yellow bikini to be flown over London in protest at "Trump Baby" which depicted US President in a nappy during his visit to Britain.

Judge Jeff McElroy on Wednesday dismissed all of the charges against three of the five defendants arrested in connection to a New Mexico compound linked to “extremist Muslims” because authorities violated the state’s “10-day rule.” This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

A shallow magnitude 4.4 earthquake was reported Wednesday morning two miles from La Verne, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 7:33 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.7 miles.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima Police Department is asking the public to help find the person who vandalized a department-sponsored mural in downtown Yakima. “This beautiful new artwork was recently graffiti’d on,” police said in a Monday Twitter post. Located at Sixth Street and East Lincoln Avenue, the mural was commissioned by several officers in the Yakima Police Department’s Gang Prevention Unit. It is the first piece of graffiti art to be commissioned by the city, and says “Yakima” in large purple letters. The mural was vandalized less than a week after it was highlighted in the Herald-Republic in a...

(Gateway Pundit) – On Monday the Chicago Cubs took on the new York Mets tonight in Wrigley Field. Only four members of the Cubs team made it out on the field during the National Anthem. Then the Cubs crowd blocked the US Marines as they were leaving the field.

Texas man whom authorities claim has a "dim" view of women was arrested this week, accused of firing shots at women drivers because he doesn't believe they should be allowed behind the wheel, officials said. Nicholas D’Agostino, 29, is linked to at least three road rage shootings, all occuring in the Houston suburb of Katy, officials said. He appeared before a judge Thursday night on charges of shooting two women in their cars in two separate instances, Fox 26 Houston reported.

Police are responding to a “mass shooting” Sunday at a popular area in downtown Jacksonville, Fla., filled with bars and restaurants.

Philadelphia mom, 44, who shelled out $25k on Arabian themed prom send-off for her son complete with camel and three dates is charged with fraud for collecting disability and faces 140 years behind bars Saudia Shuler, the mom who dropped $25,000 for her son's 2017 prom, has been charged with wire fraud, theft of government funds and Social Security fraud The 44-year-old was said to have applied for benefits, describing herself as disabled and unable to work, but continued working She even operated a restaurant called Country Cookin' - costing the government close to $37,000 Shuler could face a staggering...

While investigating the 2015 robbery of a grocery store in Trenton, a police detective showed a witness a group of photos that included one of suspect Donnell Perry. The witness did not pick Perry out of the grouping, known as a photo array, and which usually include similar-looking mugshots . But in a second photo array, the witness identified Perry because of the tattoos on his face. It was the only photo in that array of a person with tattoos on his face. And the witness testified at a later hearing, which would determine if the identification could be used...

The strong odor that forced a flight from San Francisco International Airport to divert to Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday came from "someone or something in the cabin," according to the airline. Investigators concluded that the odor did not come from a problem with the aircraft, but instead from a passenger or their belongings. "After a maintenance inspection of [the plane], it was determined the odor was not caused by the aircraft," a spokesperson for Alaska Airlines said on Tuesday. "The cause of the odor is believed to have emanated from someone or something in the cabin. The aircraft...

Reports of overdoses continue to skyrocket as the day progresses. A Public health alert has been issued. NEW HAVEN, CT — Emergency crews are responding to a mass overdose at the New Haven Green Wednesday. Overdoses have now spread to other parts of the city as well and are pushing emergency crews to the limit. Overdose reports continue to come in rapid fire; there were two additional reports during the span of a short late morning press conference. The city has declared a public health alert after more than 30 overdoses. A local man believed to be connected to at...

All gates on Fort Campbell Kentucky are closed until further notice. A vehicle entered the installation without stopping. Procedures dictate that all gates close until the vehicle is located or situation is deemed all clear

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (WCCO) — An Apple Valley man has been charged after inflicting harm upon his infant son, who later died of his injuries. Police say Michael Herkal, 32, was taken into custody Sunday after responding to two 911 calls regarding the child. The first was placed by the infant’s mother, Herkal’s girlfriend, who was not in the home at the time of the assault. The second was placed by Herkal. Upon arriving to the residence around 7:30 p.m., officers found Herkal’s 13-day-old son unresponsive on the living room floor. The infant, Anthony Herkal, had begun to turn blue...

The viral recording, which surfaced Monday, shows a man identified by police as Changseok Jun, owner of Jun’s Beauty Supply in Tulsa, Okla., punching the woman outside the store Sunday after her child pocketed a small item as the family was walking out the door.~~~“Mr. Jun followed the victim outside to confront her, and she threw the item back inside the store, then pushed him in his upper torso as she was leaving,” says Tuell. “Mr. Jun then punched the woman in the right side of her mouth with his closed fist.” Jun was charged with assault and battery, a...

He was just trying to rescue his bird, but he ended up needing a rescue himself. A Belleville man got stuck in waist-deep mud Sunday afternoon when his pet parrot flew off his shoulder and into the center of one of the dredged lakes at Bicentennial Park. Fire crews were called to the scene at 4:30 p.m. after a bystander in the park heard the man calling for help. When crews arrived, they faced a sticky situation, Belleville Fire Chief Tom Pour said. “He was probably several hundred feet out into the mud with the parrot on his back,” Pour...

SUFFOLK, Va. — A man allegedly shot a pit bull while trying to help a woman who was attacked by the dog Wednesday around 12 p.m. The woman was in the 100 block of Chestnut Street when the dog reportedly latched onto her hand and would not let go. This is when the man, in an attempt to help the woman, shot the pit bull killing it, according to Suffolk Police. The woman was able to drive to the hospital for treatment. She has already been released from medical care. Police tell News 3 the incident remains under investigation.

The Los Angeles Police Department released surveillance footage Thursday of a taco truck robbery in the hopes that the public will be able to identify three suspects who robbed the truck's employees at gunpoint. In the video, three hooded men can be seen entering the food truck. One of them points a handgun at one of the workers, and then runs outside to force another worker back into the truck. The suspects then force the two employees to the ground, and one of the suspects can be seen striking a worker in the back of the head with his gun.