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• 1 killed, 2 injured in Redwood Road crash Salt Lake police investigate a fatal crash at the intersection of 400 South and Redwood Road in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News One man is dead and two people were injured in a car crash on Redwood Road Wednesday night. A small car with two people inside was southbound on Redwood Road when the vehicle made a left-hand turn and collided with a northbound SUV at the intersection of 400 South,…
• Fatal East Bay crash marks 8th this year on Highway 4 A crash on Highway 4 early Friday morning killed a person and marked the eighth fatal crash on the highway in 2021. Details weren’t available immediately but initial reports confirmed by the California Highway Patrol indicated that a vehicle overturned several times while going eastbound on the highway near the Lone Tree Way exit and wound up between the east and westbound directions. The CHP responded and issued a Sig Alert for severe traffic just before 3:40 a.m. that was…
• Woman killed in I-57 shooting near Vollmer Road A woman was killed in a shooting April 2, 2020 on I-57 in Matteson. | File photoThe shooting happened about 2:35 p.m. on I-57 near Vollmer Road in suburban Matteson, according to Illinois State Police. A 31-year-old woman was killed in a shooting Friday afternoon on Interstate 57 in South suburban Matteson. Troopers responded to a shooting about 2:35 p.m. on I-57 near Vollmer Road and found a woman in the driver's seat with a gunshot wound, according to Illinois…
• San Jose: Shooting leaves one with life-threatening injuries SAN JOSE – A shooting in San Jose late Monday left a person with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Officers were called to West San Carlos Street and Mayellen Avenue about 9:45 p.m. for a report of a shooting, the San Jose Police Department said in a social media post. No suspect information or motive was immediately available. Check back for updates. Officers are the scene of a shooting incident. This one is at Mayellen Av and W San Carlos St.…
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• San Jose police: Parolee found with ‘ghost guns,’ linked to shooting after Alum Rock standoff SAN JOSE — A man who touched off a neighborhood manhunt Monday after he was seen with a gun, then stalemated police overnight by holing up in his Alum Rock home, was arrested on suspicion of having “ghost guns” as a parolee, authorities said. After his arrest, investigators linked him to a March 11 attack in which he is accused of shooting and wounding a woman through her bedroom window at a home a few blocks away, according to San…
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• San Jose vaccination clinic gets musical accompaniment Getting a COVID-19 vaccination at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose has become a more pleasant experience. That’s largely due to a pilot program that provides live music, including Afro-Latin jazz, R&B and mariachi for people in line for their shot or waiting out the observation period after receiving the vaccine. And while the music is entertaining, it’s serving a bigger purpose, too. Omar Rodriguez, owner of Kooltura Marketing, said it’s important to find creative ways to “build a…