A 14-year-old amateur rider from Crescent City, Fla., died Monday after an on-track incident during the AMA Flat Track Grand Championship in Du Quoin. Organizers paused the event while officials and the AMA offered condolences.

A shooting in the GM Arlington plant parking lot left a 24-year-old hospitalized; police say the shooter called 911 and surrendered. Investigators have the suspect in custody and charges are pending.

A semi‑truck fire on northbound I‑5 near Templin Highway spread into brush and prompted an evacuation warning for Paradise Ranch Estates, with lane closures snarling traffic.

Researchers confirmed reproducing Manila clams from Cape Cod to Boston Harbor, prompting new monitoring and community-science efforts. Officials urge photos and reports rather than moving shellfish.

A deadly crash on I-55 in Southaven closed a southbound exit ramp and snarled evening traffic, police said.

A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a stabbing in north-central Phoenix; police say the suspect remains at large.

A person driven to Grady with a gunshot wound died Monday night; homicide detectives are probing a southwest Atlanta shooting near Old Hapeville Road.

Bricks came loose from the facade of a Midtown East tower Monday, closing East 42nd Street and prompting a DOB inspection.

Carlos Santana expanded his Las Vegas residency with eight November shows at the House of Blues, joining September dates and a busy summer tour.

An estimated 40,000 people lined Ridge Road for Parma’s bicentennial Fourth of July parade, led by hometown star Mike “The Miz.”

Demand in Columbus hit a five‑year high this spring, but a surge of new completions has pushed vacancy higher across the metro.

A Reseda woman admitted to second‑degree murder after prosecutors say she sold a fentanyl‑xylazine mix that killed a Simi Valley man.

The Library of Congress announced an 80+ author lineup for the National Book Festival on Aug. 22, with free but required tickets and special America 250 programming.