At least 55 people have been shot, eight fatally, in gun violence across the city over the Fourth of July weekend, Chicago police said. ABC7 is tracking holiday weekend shootings from the morning of Thursday, July 3 at midnight to the evening of Sunday, July 6 at 11:59 p.m.
Water rescues and evacuations are underway in central Texas Friday morning after torrential sent river levels surging and triggering deadly flash flooding. At a news conference late Friday morning, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly declined to specify the number of casualties or missing, but said authorities may do so Friday afternoon. Kerr County is about 75 miles west of Austin. Kelly said they have yet to identify most of the dead. "We're having to fingerprint them at the funeral home. One of them was completely naked, didn't have any ID on them at all," he said. Kerr County is home to many summer camps, and some of the children attending them are among the missing or stranded. At the news conference, a reporter pressed Kelly on why the camps had not been evacuated on Thursday after an advisory from the Texas Department of Emergency Management. read more
Police in Savannah, Georgia, are responding to a mall shooting that left "several victims," the department said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Oglethorpe Mall, located on the south side of the city. Multiple agencies were dispatched to the scene. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Waffle House had a welcome announcement for customers of its round-the-clock breakfast offerings: it has officially taken its egg surcharge off the menu. read more
Idaho Statesman: Pat Riley, Northern Lakes fire chief, said the firefighters were responding to a wildland fire that turned into an "ambush-style active shooter." read more
Looks like no one read the link on how his daughter ended up overboard. He should be billed the rescue costs.