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(DYER COUNTY, Tenn.) -- As the search continued on Monday for a 28-year-old man suspected in the homicides of four people in Tennessee, two additional individuals have been arrested on charges linked to the killings, authorities said.Dyer County, Tennessee, District Attorney Danny Goodman said Dearrah Sanders and Brandon Powell were the latest suspects arrested in connection with the quadruple killing that included three victims from the same family. Goodman made […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- A man is in custody on attempted murder for allegedly shooting a driver who plowed his car through a crowd in Los Angeles last month, police announced Monday.The arrest comes more than two weeks after what police called the "chaotic" incident outside the music venue The Vermont in East Hollywood.Prosecutors allege the driver intentionally drove his vehicle onto a sidewalk and into the crowd gathered outside the club around […]

(SOLVANG, Calif.) -- Over 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in Southern California that has scorched over 65,000 acres, prompted evacuation orders and caused three injuries, according to officials.The Gifford Fire, which began on Friday afternoon, is situated within the Los Padres National Forest in Solvang, California, impacting those within Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said. As of Monday, the fire has engulfed 65,062 acres and […]

CDCR (LOS ANGELES) -- Erik Menendez is back in prison -- weeks ahead of his parole hearing -- after an extended hospitalization, sources confirmed to ABC News.On July 22, ABC News learned the 54-year-old was in the hospital. The younger Menendez brother was suffering from kidney stones, Los Angeles ABC station KABC reported.Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are both serving their time at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in […]

mbbirdy/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) -- Two people were killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting at an apparent afterparty in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.Around 11 p.m. Sunday, officers saw someone run into a location that appeared to be a party with about 50 to 60 people in attendance, Los Angeles Police Department commanding officer Letisia Ruiz said. One person was arrested for possession of a firearm, […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Hundreds of wildfires still burning in Canada are expected to undermine air quality across the Upper Midwest and Northeast into Tuesday.At least 738 wildfires are currently burning in Canada, with at least 201 out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.As a result, at least eight states from Wisconsin to Maine were under air quality alerts as of Monday morning due […]

Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A small earthquake rattled some parts of the New York City area Saturday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The epicenter of the 3.0 magnitude quake was northeast of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, in Bergen County, about 10 kilometers below the surface, USGS said.Though the quake was relatively minor, there were reports of brief shaking in parts of the area.In a statement posted […]

Courtesy Polk County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Office (CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) --  Tennessee man was taken into custody Friday after authorities allege he threatened to kill public officials and law enforcement and was then discovered with 14 improvised explosive devices in his home when investigators arrived to arrest him.Kevin Wade O'Neal, 54, was arrested at a residence in Old Fort, about 40 miles east of Chattanooga, near the Georgia border, according to the […]

gsheldon via Getty Images (DERRY TOWNSHIP, PA) -- The death of a 9-year-old girl who drowned at Hersheypark has been ruled accidental, with no criminal activity found on the part of the park's employees, according to police.Sophia Subedi drowned on July 24 in the wave pool at the Pennsylvania theme park, the Derry Township Police Department said.A review by police concluded that the park upheld safety standards and that the […]