Crime

Over the July 4 holiday weekend, several thousand young people converged in two spots in Raleigh, North Carolina, police said.

Taking into account factors like poverty rates and racial demographics to ensure researchers compared neighborhoods similarly, they saw that trends in gun violence near schools diverged after the 2013 school closures, with the areas near closed schools seeing a 10 percent uptick in violence.

The identity of the victim is not known, but police say he is in “stable” condition.

Daniel Ryan charged with theft, official misconduct, and misapplication of funds.

John Howard Association: closure plans have not helped.

The Illinois Department of Transportation reported 415 fatal crashes so far this year.

The suspect placed the merchandise in a cart while walking through the store. After gathering the items, the suspect exited the business without paying for the merchandise and fled the scene.

Governor refers to unarmed mother who was shot as a ‘victim,’ says he’s otherwise not ready to comment.

If the governor’s daughter were the victim, “I would want to wring this person’s neck.”

Without further information, the pathologist wrote he “cannot rule out if any intervening nonaccidental factors contributed to or caused the death of Nolan Wells,” according to the attorney.