DDN (Chicago, IL) – With 573 homicides in 2024, Chicago remained the country’s homicide capital for the 13th year in a row. Ted Dabrowski, president of Wirepoints, sees that as a disease that has been left untreated for too long. At 21.5 murders per 100,000 people, Chicago had the highest murder rate per capita among...
DDN – A new dog is always exciting to bring home. However, being a pet parent may sometimes be a little overwhelming, particularly for people who are adopting a dog for the first time. Some dog breeds may be more suitable for first-time pet owners than others, even though all dogs need to be socialized,...
TULSA, Okla. (DDN) – Tulsa Police Department officers responded to a report of a vehicle that was traveling at an excessive speed and was inhabited by three adolescents on Sunday morning. Around six o’clock in the morning, officers from the Toronto Police Department saw a white Kia Soul traveling at an excessive pace near the...
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (DDN) – After being arrested and charged with OWI Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death in connection with a single-vehicle accident that occurred at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) early on Saturday morning, a 22-year-old is currently in custody without release. Lt. Justin Sears of the Terre Haute Police Department (THPD) said that...
BALTIMORE, Mary. (DDN) –A six-figure household income does not always imply wealth—in many circumstances, it just indicates that you are middle class. According to a SmartAsset analysis of 2023 income data from the United States Census Bureau, the highest limit of what constitutes middle class for households exceeds $100,000 in every state. The analysis, which...
Social Security benefits are a valuable source of retirement income, and no one wants to lose them to taxes. Unfortunately, some retirees end themselves owing money to both the IRS and their state or local government. On the federal level, you’ll be taxed on up to 50% of your benefits if your provisional income exceeds...
POMONA, Cali. (DDN) – Two people were killed and a baby was badly injured Saturday after a wrong-way motorist collided with two automobiles on the 60 Freeway near Pomona, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 11 p.m., CHP received notification of a wrong-way driver on the westbound lanes of the 60 Freeway near...
FORT WORTH, Tex. (DDN) – A 1-year-old boy’s body has been retrieved after a car crashed into the Trinity River, officials said on Sunday morning. His mother, who is in the hospital, was removed from the vehicle the night before. Just before 6 p.m. Saturday, Fort Worth Police were dispatched to the intersection of Beach...
MIDVALE, Ut. (DDN) – A 17-year-old was murdered in an automobile collision near 7200 South 800 East on Saturday, Midvale Mayor Dustin Gettel announced on Facebook. A passenger was also left in critical condition. The mayor stated that the 17-year-old was a student at Hillcrest High School. The Unified Police Department reported that the accident...
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (DDN) – Four brothers were inside a car that crashed off an I-95 overpass in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood, killing two of them. According to Police, a Mazda with four brothers inside mysteriously veered off I-95 and crashed on Castor Avenue below the freeway at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. The video from Chopper...