A motorcyclist died Thursday after colliding with a sedan in what police said was a DUI-related wreck involving another driver. The crash happened about 4:45 p.m. in the area of Buchanan Road and Woodborough Place. Officers arrived to find the 46-year-old Concord resident down. He died despite rescue efforts by police and medical personnel.
Officers responded around 7:10 p.m. near Lakeshore Road and Stavebank Road on Thursday after a blue Chevy Trax struck a pedestrian "crossing midblock," said Cst. Tyler Bell-Morena in an emailed statement Friday.
The victim was hit in the right arm in front of an apartment building on MacDonough Street near Howard Avenue at about 10 p.m. He was taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
King Charles III will grant police full access to all files held at Buckingham Palace relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, underscoring the monarchy's commitment to transparency and accountability. The dramatic move follows Andrew's arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The 66-year-old was detained on Thursday - his birthday - at his temporary home on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. He was questioned for 11 hours at Aylsham Police Station before being released under investigation.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
Quentin Griffiths, the co-founder of online fashion giant Asos, has been named by Thai police as the man who plunged to death from a building on 9 February 2026 in the eastern seaside town of Pattaya. Police were called to investigate the case last Monday night after receiving an alert that a man fell from an 18-floor condominium and was found dead on the ground, a police investigator told the BBC.
A 34-year-old transient was shot Wednesday night in East Oakland while he was collecting cans, authorities said. The man was in stable condition at a hospital Thursday, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg. The shooting happened about 8:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 1800 block of 73rd Avenue, not far from International Boulevard. The man told police he was collecting cans in the area to earn some money when he heard a loud noise and realized he had been shot.
At a Juvenile Court hearing this week in East Lost Angeles, sheriff's deputies led shackled defendants into a courtroom reserved for youths accused of serious crimes. Most were baby-faced teenagers wearing orange jumpsuits. Then they brought out a 39-year-old father of four. The man, Victor Perez, is accused of killing a woman in Hollywood in 2003. But because he was 17 at the time, Perez, who has pleaded not guilty, is being prosecuted as a juvenile - at least for now.
ANTIOCH A 21-year-old man was stabbed multiple times Sunday night at a motel, authorities said. The man, who is not an Antioch resident, was in critical condition at a hospital, police said.. The stabbing was reported about 8:37 p.m. Sunday at the Comfort Inn in the 2400 block of Mahogany Way. Police have not said if the stabbing happened in one of the rooms or in another part of the motel, and have yet to
A 90-year-old man missing for more than a week in Toronto has been found dead, police say. The man, identified only as Joseph, had been last seen on Jan. 29 at about 11:50 p.m. in the area of Coxwell Avenue and Gerrard Street E., Toronto police said in a news release. He was found dead on Wednesday. There's no word on where the man was found or how he died.
Over the man he appointed to be his ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson. So Mandelson resigned last year after an earlier batch of the Epstein files revealed he had kept up communication friendship with the late sex offender after Epstein's conviction. Now, the latest batch show he allegedly passed sensitive U.K. government information to Epstein. Mandelson denies wrongdoing, but police are investigating, and all of this has led to questions about Starmer's judgment in appointing him in the first place.
Salvini, leader of the far-right League party and a member of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's coalition government, said he was "closely monitoring the situation". "The serious incidents of sabotage that occurred this morning near Bologna train station and in Pesaro, causing significant disruption to thousands of travellers, are worrying," he said in a statement. He noted the rail sabotage that paralysed France's high-speed train network hours ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony in July 2024.
Three men have been rushed to hospital with knife wounds following a violent confrontation at a railway station. A pair of 20-year-olds sustained stab wounds while a 22-year-old suffered facial slash injuries during the violence at Egham railway station in Surrey. An 18-year-old was also attacked. Royal Holloway University of London confirmed three of the victims are students at the institution. Emergency services including BTP, paramedics and Surrey Police rushed to the location after receiving reports around 9pm of four people suffering knife injuries.
SAN BRUNO - A shooting and fire are under investigation in San Bruno, police said. The incident was reported just after 3:30 p.m. Friday at a two-story home in the 100 block of Keefe Court, a cul-de-sac located off Rosewood Drive, according to the San Bruno Police Department. Additional details about the incident were not immediately available. In an update around 5:15 p.m., police said the scene was still active and asked the public to avoid the area. Check back for updates.
"We consider there are reasonable grounds for investigation, given that he held the positions of chair of the Nobel Committee and Secretary General of the Council of Europe during the period covered by the released documents," Paal Loeseth, director of Norway's economic crime police unit, Oekokrim, said in a statement. "Among other things, Okokrim will investigate whether gifts, travel and loans were received in connection with his position," the statement added.
Jason Vasquez, 51, of New Bedford, was found dead in the harbor Jan. 31, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said in a press release. He was last seen Jan. 28 after he visited a "local adult establishment," the DA's office said. Prior to his death, Vasquez worked on a ship at the New Bedford Shipyard and Shoreline, the DA's office said. His boss reported him missing Jan. 30 after his vehicle was found in the shipyard's parking lot.
