Police identified the suspect they allege killed four relatives of a baby abandoned in a &#8220;random&#8221; yard in western Tennessee earlier this week.
The case began on Tuesday when authorities found a baby girl in a car seat abandoned in &#8220;a random individual&#8217;s front yard.&#8221; &#8220;A dark-colored minivan or a white mid-size SUV&#8221; reportedly dropped the child off in a yard in Dyer County, according to a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1154669463364683">statement</a> made by the local sheriff&#8217;s office. A witness saw the infant in a car seat and called 911. Investigators identified the child and began searching for her family to question them about the incident.
A few hours later, authorities found the bodies of the infant&#8217;s family in a wooded area of Lake County, the county to the north of Dyer. The deceased were identified as the baby&#8217;s mother, Adrianna Williams, 20; father, James Wilson, 21; grandmother, Cortney Rose, 38; and uncle, Braydon Williams, 15.
The suspect, Austin Robert Drummond, 28, is wanted on four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and various firearm charges, <a href="https://tbinewsroom.com/2025/07/31/suspect-wanted-in-deaths-of-4-people-in-lake-county/">according</a> to a press release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
The police are still looking for Drummond, and he is considered armed and dangerous. There is a $17,500 reward for information leading to his arrest.
About a dozen agencies are working on the case, including the FBI. Authorities have not released a suspected motive.
District Attorney Danny Goodman <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-manhunt-quadruple-murder-suspect-tied-targeted-attack-after-baby-found-abandoned-da">told</a> Fox News that authorities believe it was a targeted attack.
&#8220;We don&#8217;t think there’s a need for the community to be concerned, as far as it being some type of random act or anything like that,&#8221; Goodman said.
&#8220;The TBI has been actively working this case,&#8221; Goodman added. &#8220;It’s a twenty-four hour, round-the-clock operation right now. They have received several leads and they are following up with those.&#8221;
Goodman said Drummond knew the victims. Rose&#8217;s half sister is Drummond&#8217;s current girlfriend, according to the district attorney.
The exact relationship between Drummond and the half sister is unclear. A woman who identified herself as Rose&#8217;s sister-in-law said in a Facebook post that the girlfriend used to date Drummond. An obituary for another relative, however, said the pair was married.
The sister-in-law, Brier-Ashley Childress, said Drummond had been close to the family.
&#8220;We NEVER expected him to cause ANY harm to ANYONE, much less anyone in our family,&#8221; Childress said. &#8220;Cortney, Adrianna, Braydon, and Matthew THOUGHT they knew him. We all trusted him.&#8221;
Drummond was convicted of armed robbery in 2014 in Madison County, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/relative-4-found-dead-tennessee-says-family-trusted-murder-suspect-run-rcna222379">reported</a>. His prison sentence ended in September. Two months later, he was charged with attempted murder and drug crimes. Drummond was out on bond at the time of the killings.
Drummond is now on the TBI&#8217;s Most Wanted List. Authorities found his abandoned car on MCO Road in Jackson, Tennessee, on Aug. 1. In a press conference later that day, TBI Director David Rausch said the agency believes Drummond is still in the area.
&#8220;He has direct ties to Jackson and the vehicle being found here certainly heightens that focus,&#8221; Rausch said.
The TBI said people nearby have been told to lock doors and stay alert.
Lake County Sheriff Bryan Avery said the infant found in the yard &#8220;is safe and being cared for.&#8221;
The TBI arrested two Jackson men over the weekend for allegedly assisting Drummond. Tanaka Brown was <a href="https://tbinewsroom.com/2025/08/02/jackson-man-charged-with-accessory-after-the-fact-to-1st-degree-murder/">charged</a> with accessory after the fact to first degree murder and tampering with evidence. Giovonte Thomas was also <a href="https://tbinewsroom.com/2025/08/02/jackson-man-charged-with-accessory-after-the-fact-to-1st-degree-murder-2/">charged</a> with accessory after the fact.
Brown is out on bond, according to a TBI press release. Thomas was being held on charges unrelated to the murder and will be transferred to the Lake County Jail.
Drummond is still at large. Anyone with information about Drummond is encouraged to contact the authorities by calling 911 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
This story has been updated to include additional information.

TBI Suspect Austin Drummond

A Baby Was Abandoned In A Random Yard. Her Family Was Found Dead, And A Suspect Is On The Loose.

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Tributes have been pouring in after it was announced that pro wrestling legend Terry Gene Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, died on Thursday morning at the age of 71 in Clearwater, Florida.
Hogan’s former employer, WWE, posted a tribute on their social media just after the news broke. 
&#8220;WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away. One of pop culture&#8217;s most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s. WWE extends its condolences to Hogan&#8217;s family, friends, and fans,&#8221; the organization <a href="https://x.com/WWE/status/1948414335153230023?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">shared</a> via X.
Hogan also received an outpouring of love from conservatives, as the wrestling pro had been a fervent supporter of President Donald Trump, going so far as to take the stage at the Republican National Convention in 2024.
Vice President JD Vance <a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/1948422347037245660">wrote</a> on X, &#8220;Hulk Hogan was a great American icon. One of the first people I ever truly admired as a kid. The last time I saw him we promised we&#8217;d get beers together next time we saw each other. The next time will have to be on the other side, my friend! Rest in peace.&#8221;
&#8220;R.I.P to a legend,&#8221; Donald Trump Jr. <a href="https://x.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1948412612619776434">shared</a>.
&#8220;Hulk Hogan was a genuine, uniquely American creation. Fearlessly original. Flawed but unbowed. He had the courage to stand on his own principles, and he never stopped fighting for his country. An American icon. He will be missed,&#8221; Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk <a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1948411387237302316">said</a> in tribute.
U.K.-based journalist Piers Morgan also paid his respects on X, <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1948423585824936463">writing</a>, &#8220;RIP Hulk Hogan &#8211; the most iconic wrestler in history, a wonderful character, and in person, a far gentler, charming, intelligent man far removed from his snarling beast ring (and Rocky movie!) persona. Sad news.&#8221;
Members of the wrestling community also reacted to the passing of one of the most well-known faces in the industry.
“WWE would not be where it is today without the larger-than-life characters that compete in the ring … and few, if any, loomed larger than Terry ‘Hulk Hogan’ Bollea,” former pro wrestler Triple H, real name Paul Levesque, wrote in his X tribute. “He was the archetype of what it meant to be a ‘Superstar’ &#8211; a global sensation that inspired millions to work hard at whatever it was they wanted to accomplish and a look that made him recognizable to fans around the world.” 
“Hulk Hogan, clad in red and yellow or nWo black and white, was simply put, iconic. As a Real American or the leader of one of the industry’s biggest factions, he transcended and elevated the entire business to heights never before seen &#8211; in every country and on every continent,” he went on. “There was no one like The Hulkster and there very well may never be another. My family sends their condolences to his family, friends, and fans.”
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&#8220;Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and wrestling legend, Hulk Hogan. Terry Gene Bollea — known to millions as Hulk Hogan — was more than an icon in the ring. He was a man with a big heart and a genuine desire to help others,&#8221; former wrestler Marc Mero <a href="https://x.com/MarcMero/status/1948421311044157856">wrote</a> on X. “I’ll truly miss him. He was one of the greats — not just in professional wrestling, but in the way he treated people. Rest in peace, Hulkster. You’ll always be remembered, brother.”
Retired wrestler Jake &#8220;the Snake&#8221; Roberts shared on Instagram, &#8220;It&#8217;s hard to put into words what Terry &#8216;Hulk Hogan&#8217; Bollea meant to professional wrestling and entertainment. He may be gone, but his memory and legacy will live forever.&#8221;
A cause of death has not yet been disclosed. Hogan’s health has been in the headlines as rumors swirled that he was “on his deathbed” or “in a coma.” Meanwhile, Sky, whom Hogan wed in 2023, insisted he was fine. She said Hogan was doing well and recovering from recent surgeries. 
Clearwater police <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClearwaterPolice/">wrote</a> on Facebook that they had been dispatched to Hogan’s house on an emergency call for cardiac arrest at 9:51 a.m. on Thursday. Hogan was transported to Morton Plant Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76.
The musician died “surrounded by love,” his family said in a <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/23619758/ozzy-osbourne-dead-black-sabbath-parkinsons/">statement</a> shared with The Sun on Tuesday. The location of his death was not disclosed.
“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.”
The rocker’s death comes just weeks after his farewell concert with Black Sabbath called &#8220;Back to the Beginning.&#8221; The July 5 event in Birmingham, UK, featured a full day of performances by various artists and marked the end of an era for both Osbourne and the iconic heavy metal band.
Osbourne had Parkinson&#8217;s disease and had suffered other health problems in recent years, including complications from injuries received from a fall in 2019. This led to the singer being forced to cancel some shows.
In 2023, Osbourne predicted he had ten years left, “at best,” and expressed a desire to perform at least one more time, despite his ongoing health issues. 
“If I can’t continue doing shows on a regular basis, I just want to be well enough to do one show where I can say, ‘Hi guys, thanks so much for my life.’ That’s what I’m working towards, and if I drop down dead at the end of it, I’ll die a happy man,” Osbourne <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-gives-health-update-at-best-ive-got-10-years-left?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Ozzy+Osbourne+Gives+Health+Update%3A+%E2%80%98At+Best%2C+I%E2%80%99ve+Got+10+Years+Left%E2%80%99">told</a> Rolling Stone UK at the time.
Osbourne was born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948, in Birmingham, England, and received the nickname “Ozzy” in school. He’s considered one of the most iconic figures in heavy metal after rising to fame in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of Black Sabbath.
After being kicked out of Black Sabbath in 1979 due to substance abuse issues, Osbourne launched a successful solo career. This included releasing hits like “Crazy Train” and “Mr. Crowley.” Over the years, he became a well-known figure in pop culture.
Osbourne married Sharon in 1982. The couple has three children: Aimee, 41, Kelly, 40, and Jack, 39. Their lives were documented in the popular MTV reality show “The Osbournes.”

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DHAKA (Reuters) — Police used tear gas to disperse angry students in Bangladesh on Tuesday who demanded answers from the interim government after an air force fighter jet crashed into a Dhaka school and killed 31 people, at least 25 of them children.
The children, many aged under 12, were about to return home from class on Monday when the Chinese-manufactured F-7 BGI Bangladesh Air Force jet ploughed into their school and burst into flames, trapping pupils in the fire and debris.
The military said it had suffered mechanical failure.
Students from the school and others from nearby colleges protested as two government officials visited the crash site, demanding an accurate death toll and shouting, &#8220;Why did our brothers die? We demand answers!&#8221;
Elsewhere in the capital, hundreds of protesting students, some of them waving sticks, broke through the main gate of the federal government secretariat, demanding the resignation of the education adviser, according to local TV footage.
Police baton-charged them, fired tear gas, and used sound grenades to disperse the crowd, leaving dozens injured, witnesses said. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Talebur Rahman said they had to use tear gas to disperse the protesters. He said he did not have information on the number of injured.
Rescue workers continued to scour the charred buildings for debris on Tuesday as distressed residents of the area looked on. Some parents were inconsolable.
Abul Hossain broke down as he spoke about his nine-year-old daughter, Nusrat Jahan Anika, killed in the crash. &#8220;I took her to school yesterday morning like every day. I had no idea it would be the last time I would be seeing her,&#8221; he said.
She was buried on Monday night.
Rubina Akter said her son Raiyan Toufiq had a miraculous escape after his shirt caught fire when he was on a staircase.
&#8220;He sprinted to the ground floor and jumped on the grass to douse it,&#8221; she said. &#8220;He tore his shirt and vest inside, which saved him from severe burns.&#8221;
The jet had taken off from a nearby air base on a routine training mission, the military said. After experiencing mechanical failure, the pilot tried to divert the aircraft away from populated areas, but it crashed into the campus. The pilot was among those killed.
<div id="attachment_950273" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-950273" class="wp-image-950273 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-22T034514Z_1_LYNXMPEL6L03U_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-22T034514Z_1_LYNXMPEL6L03U_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-22T034514Z_1_LYNXMPEL6L03U_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-22T034514Z_1_LYNXMPEL6L03U_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-22T034514Z_1_LYNXMPEL6L03U_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-1536x1025.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Members of the Bangladesh air force investigate the site after a training aircraft crashed into a building belonging to Milestone School and College campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain</div>
On Tuesday, the military said in a statement that 31 people had died and 165 had been admitted to hospitals in the city. The health ministry said 68 remained in hospital, and the condition of 10 of them was critical.
The government announced a day of mourning, with flags at half-mast and special prayers at all places of worship.
Pope Leo said he was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life in the crash and prayed that families and friends may be consoled in their grief, and for the healing and comfort of the injured, according to a Vatican statement.
The protesting students called for those killed and injured to be named, the decommissioning of what they said were old and risky jets, and a change in air force training procedures.
A statement from the press office of Muhammad Yunus, the country&#8217;s interim administrator, said that the government, the military, school, and hospital authorities were working together to publish a list of victims.
It also said the air force will be told not to operate training aircraft in populated areas.
The F-7  BGI is the final and most advanced variant in China&#8217;s Chengdu J-7/F-7 aircraft family, according to Jane&#8217;s Information Group. Bangladesh signed a contract for 16 aircraft in 2011, and deliveries were completed by 2013.
The Chengdu F-7 is the licence-built version of the Soviet era MiG-21.
The incident comes as neighboring India is still grappling with the world&#8217;s worst aviation disaster in a decade after an Air India plane crashed into a medical college hostel in Ahmedabad last month, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground.
Bangladesh has faced months of political uncertainty after then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee the country last August following weeks of deadly student protests.
The interim government of Nobel laureate Yunus has promised to hold elections next year amid mounting demands from political parties to advance them.
(Reporting by Ruma Paul, Sam Jahan and Sudipto Ganguly; Writing by Tanvi Mehta and YP Rajesh; Editing by Christopher Cushing, Kate Mayberry, Saad Sayeed, Alexandra Hudson)

Air Force training aircraft crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka

Students Protest After Military Jet Crash Kills 31, Mostly Children

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DHAKA (Reuters) — At least 19 people were killed and 164 injured as a Bangladesh air force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in the capital Dhaka on Monday after experiencing a technical problem shortly after take-off, a military spokesperson said.
The F-7 BGI jet took off at 1:06 p.m. (0706 GMT) from the Bangladesh Air Force base in Kurmitola, Dhaka, as part of a routine training mission, but encountered a mechanical failure, said the spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Sami Ud Dowla Chowdhury.
&#8220;The pilot &#8230; made a valiant attempt to divert the aircraft away from densely populated areas. Despite his best efforts, the aircraft &#8230; crashed into a two-storey building belonging to Milestone School and College,&#8221; he said.
The pilot was among those killed in the incident, the military said, adding that a committee had been formed to investigate its cause.
The F-7  BGI is the final and most advanced variant in China&#8217;s Chengdu J-7/F-7 aircraft family, according to Jane’s Information Group. Bangladesh signed a contract for 16 aircraft in 2011 and deliveries were completed by 2013.
The Chengdu F-7 is the licence-built version of the Soviet MiG-21.
Videos of the aftermath of the crash showed a big fire near a lawn emitting a thick plume of smoke into the sky, as crowds watched from a distance.
Firefighters sprayed water on the mangled remains of the plane, which appeared to have rammed into the side of a building, damaging iron grills and creating a gaping hole in the structure, footage filmed by Reuters showed.
<div id="attachment_949695" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-949695" class="wp-image-949695 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-21T105116Z_2_LYNXMPEL6K0HG_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-21T105116Z_2_LYNXMPEL6K0HG_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-21T105116Z_2_LYNXMPEL6K0HG_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-21T105116Z_2_LYNXMPEL6K0HG_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-21T105116Z_2_LYNXMPEL6K0HG_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />An ambulance carrying injured people comes out of the spot after an air force training aircraft crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain</div>
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<div id="attachment_949701" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-949701" class="wp-image-949701 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-21T105116Z_2_LYNXMPEL6K0HC_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-21T105116Z_2_LYNXMPEL6K0HC_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-21T105116Z_2_LYNXMPEL6K0HC_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-21T105116Z_2_LYNXMPEL6K0HC_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/2025-07-21T105116Z_2_LYNXMPEL6K0HC_RTROPTP_4_BANGLADESH-CRASH-1536x1025.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />An ambulance passes near the spot after an air force training aircraft crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain</div>
&#8220;A third-grade student was brought in dead, and three others, aged 12, 14 and 40, were admitted to the hospital,&#8221; said Bidhan Sarker, head of the burn unit at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where some victims were taken.
Images from the scene also showed people screaming and crying as others tried to comfort them.
&#8220;When I was picking (up) my kids and went to the gate, I realised something came from behind &#8230; I heard an explosion. When I looked back, I only saw fire and smoke,&#8221; said Masud Tarik, a teacher at the school.
The incident comes a little over a month after an Air India plane crashed on top of a medical college hostel in neighbouring India&#8217;s Ahmedabad city, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground, marking the world&#8217;s worst aviation disaster in a decade.
(Reporting by Ruma Paul and Sudipto Ganguly, writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh, Christina Fincher and Aidan Lewis)

Air force training aircraft crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka

At Least 19 Killed, Scores Injured As Military Jet Crashes Into College Campus

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Three Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s deputies were killed in an explosion at a training center Friday morning.
Local and federal authorities are on the scene investigating after &#8220;a loud noise&#8221; was heard at the sheriff department&#8217;s Biscailuz Center Training Academy, east of downtown, around 7:30 a.m. PT, KTLA <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/explosion-reported-at-east-l-a-sheriffs-training-center/">reported</a>. Aerial footage from the scene showed damage to the rear windshield of what appears to be an L.A. County Sheriff&#8217;s Department bomb squad truck.
L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna revealed in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/IJJb24ADfgI?si=1-NyZoM0JB9-Uqha&amp;t=10967">press conference</a> that the three deputies killed were assigned to the arson explosives detail. It was previously reported that a fourth person was injured in the explosion and transported to a hospital, but Luna clarified that no one else was wounded in the blast.
&#8220;This is, unfortunately, is the largest loss of life for us as the L.A. County Sheriff&#8217;s Department since 1857. Between all three sworn members, they had served the community proudly for 74 years,&#8221; Luna said.
Authorities are not yet releasing the names of those killed in the blast as family members are still being notified.
Luna said that &#8220;there is a lot more that we don&#8217;t know than what we do know&#8221; about what caused the explosion. He added that homicide detectives are on the scene investigating the deaths with the assistance of the FBI. The LAPD&#8217;s bomb squad successfully &#8220;render[ed] the devices safe,&#8221; shortly before the sheriff took the podium. Luna said there &#8220;is no threat to this community.&#8221;
The Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-18/explosion-la-sheriff-training-facility">reported</a> that a bomb squad was moving an explosive ordnance at the time of the explosion. The Los Angeles Police Department’s bomb squad arrived at the scene a little over an hour after the blast.
&#8220;I just spoke to [U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli] about what appears to be a horrific incident that killed at least three at a law enforcement training facility in Los Angeles,&#8221; U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1946234954620313884">said</a>. &#8220;Our federal agents are at the scene and we are working to learn more. Please pray for the families of the sheriff’s deputies killed.&#8221;
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🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: 3 KILLED AFTER EXPLOSION AT LA COUNTY SHERIFF FACILITY
A deadly explosion rocked the LA County Sheriff’s S.E.B. compound in East L.A.
It reportedly happened next to a Bomb Squad vehicle and shattered nearby windows.
At least 3 people are confirmed dead.… <a href="https://t.co/BeNFPaill2">pic.twitter.com/BeNFPaill2</a>
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&#8220;The City of L.A. is supporting the @LASDHQ through this horrific incident in Monterey Park. LAFD/ATF arson investigators and members of the LAPD bomb squad are assisting at the training facility,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/MayorOfLA/status/1946243632152846400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1946243632152846400%7Ctwgr%5E131f531b4ebaf2443accd12c347fa8ef63b09541%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fabc7.com%2Fpost%2Fat-least-3-killed-apparent-explosion-lasd-facility%2F17180373%2F">said</a> L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. &#8220;The thoughts of all Angelenos are with all of those impacted by this blast.&#8221;
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Pop singer Connie Francis, best known for her iconic single “Pretty Little Baby,” has died at the age of 87.
The celeb is also known for being the first female singer to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Besides “Pretty Little Baby,” Francis is known for the single &#8220;Who&#8217;s Sorry Now?&#8221; and for singing the theme song for the film “Where the Boys Are” (1961). She also acted in the movie.
Her death was announced via Ron Roberts, president of her label Concetta Records, in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ron.roberts.102977/posts/pfbid02CXrUcxAHfrbZ5EUy2N19u4WgsxMrqoy6YRtWguTH8ybPMwgsQSLzPuB43yJ3Dh9gl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> post. 
“It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night. I know that Connie would approve that her fans are among the first to learn of this sad news,” the update said. “More details will follow later.”
Francis had previously shared a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ConnieFrancisOfficial/posts/pfbid0fv6cDaArP8WXBNkeDCaq4kXsyDgYsXj684t45Wfj5xrou3ebEuXuSbpyS9jTDYfGl">health update</a> with her fans in March, saying she was in a wheelchair &#8220;to avoid undue pressure on a troublesome, painful hip.”
Her last social media update was shared on July 4 when she said, &#8220;Today I am feeling much better after a good night.&#8221;
The singer was born Concetta Franconero in Newark, New Jersey, and later changed her name at the suggestion of TV host Arthur Godfrey, per <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/17/1238530020/connie-francis-dead">NPR</a>. Francis became massively popular at a young age, selling more than 40 million records by the age of 25.
Besides music, she had a short-lived acting career and appeared in several romantic comedies. The outlet also noted several major tragedies that happened to her over the years.
For example, Francis’ good friend was strangled to death in 1967, and her brother was murdered in 1981.
Francis had cosmetic surgery on her nose in 1967, which left her unable to sing. It would take three more surgeries over the years to correct the damage.
&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t sing in air conditioned rooms,&#8221; she told NPR in 1982. &#8220;Which presented great problems in Las Vegas. They had to shut the air conditioning off, and the people would wilt. And I would, and the band would.&#8221;
Then in 1974, the singer was raped at knifepoint at a Howard Johnson motel after singing at a music festival. She wound up receiving $2.5 million, the largest settlement for a rape case in history to that point.
&#8220;There was a doctor in New York who said that he could correct this,&#8221; she told NPR. &#8220;So I went for surgery, and two weeks before I went in for that surgery, I was recording an Italian album, and two weeks after the surgery, I went back to finish the overdub of the album, and that was one of the most terrifying moments of my life, because my voice was gone.”
She continued, “So, it wasn&#8217;t the rape that affected my voice. It was definitely the surgery. And I had a range of about seven notes. There was not one song I could sing from beginning to end. Oh, incidentally, two months after I&#8217;d lost my voice, my husband got up and left, and he just left. And that was the end of that.&#8221;
Francis has been out of the industry for years after retiring to Florida, but has become a household name among the youth after the song “Pretty Little Baby” went viral on TikTok recently.
The singer addressed the newfound popularity of the song. &#8220;My thanks to TikTok and its members for the wonderful, and oh so unexpected, reception given to my 1961 recording &#8216;Pretty Little Baby,'&#8221; she <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ConnieFrancisOfficial/posts/1259428432215110">wrote</a> on Facebook in May.
&#8220;The first I learned of it was when Ron called to advise me that I had &#8216;a viral hit.&#8217; Clearly out of touch with present-day music statistics terminology, my initial response was to ask: &#8216;What’s that?'&#8221;
“Thank you everyone!” she added.

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Texas-based country singer Pat Green said his stepbrother and other family members were among the victims of the deadly flooding that occurred over the Fourth of July holiday.
“Over the weekend, during the devastating flooding that hit Central Texas, my family — like so many others — suffered a heartbreaking and deeply personal loss,” the recording artist shared on his Instagram account. “We are grieving alongside countless Texans whose lives have been upended by this tragedy.”
The post continued, “Right now, we kindly ask for privacy and space as we mourn, support each other, and begin to process what comes next for our family. Thank you for your love, prayers, and compassion,” he concluded.
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Green’s younger stepbrother, John Burgess, 39, is one of the confirmed victims, per local outlet <a href="https://www.kwtx.com/2025/07/05/china-spring-native-family-among-those-missing-amid-deadly-flooding-texas-hill-country/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KWTX</a>. According to KHOU, his wife, Julia Anderson Burgess, 39, also died. Their two sons, James and Jack, were still missing as of Monday. The deceased couple lived in Liberty, Texas, but were camping at the Blue Oak RV Park in Kerr County with their boys when the flooding occurred. Their 8-year-old daughter was reportedly at a camp that was not affected by the flooding and is safe.
According to a <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/07/us-news/texas-dad-refused-to-let-go-of-his-babies-during-flood-and-all-were-swept-away-witness-says/">report</a> from the New York Post, a bystander at the RV park pleaded with Burgess to hand over his children to safety, but he would not let them go.
“My husband was in the water trying to ask them, ‘Please throw me your baby!’ The man was holding tight to his babies, and he just got swept away,” Lorena Guillen, owner of the Blue Oak RV Park, said. 
As of Wednesday, at least 173 people are still missing, including 161 unaccounted for from Kerr County, the hardest-hit area. The death toll from the flooding across the state reached 119 on Wednesday, including dozens of children. Five young girls and one counselor remain missing from Camp Mystic, the Christian girls’ camp that took the brunt of the flooding when the Guadalupe River in Central Texas rose more than 30 feet in under an hour in some spots.
Green has been in the music industry since 1995, recording seven total studio albums. His single, &#8220;Wave on Wave,&#8221; from his gold-certified album of the same name, reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2003. It was featured during campaign rallies for George W. Bush during his 2004 re-election campaign.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott provided another tragic update on the catastrophic floods on Tuesday, saying that 161 people remain missing in Kerr County, Texas, while another 12 people are still missing in other parts of the state.
Earlier on Tuesday, <a href="https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1942691818065580061">reports</a> had the number of those missing at 40, but the governor&#8217;s latest update reveals an even grimmer situation after the state was devastated by the floods that hit over the July Fourth holiday. The death toll from the flooding across the state reached 109 on Monday, including dozens of children.
“To put this into perspective &#8230; there are far more fatalities than there were in Hurricane Harvey. That’s how catastrophic this is,” Abbott <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/07/08/texas-gov-greg-abbott-provides-latest-numbers-regarding-fatalities-missing-people-in-hill-country-floods/">said</a>, giving an <a href="https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1942682122839376065">update</a> from Hunt, Texas, in Kerr County.
&#8220;Know this: We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/texas-floods-live-updates-death-passes-100-rcna217415/rcrd84625?canonicalCard=true">added</a>. &#8220;Know this also: There very likely could be more added to that list.&#8221;
Five young girls and one counselor remain missing from Camp Mystic, the Christian girls&#8217; camp that took the brunt of the flooding when the Guadalupe River in Central Texas rose more than 30 feet in under an hour in some spots. Camp Mystic said on Monday that the death toll of campers and counselors had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unimaginable-tragedy-camp-mystic-says-27-campers-and-counselors-killed-in-sudden-flash-floods?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Unimaginable+Tragedy%E2%80%99%3A+Camp+Mystic+Says+27+Campers+And+Counselors+Killed+In+Sudden+Flash+Floods">risen</a> to 27.
Emergency responders have rescued at least 850 people. One United States Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer, Scott Ruskan, is credited with saving 165 people, most of them children, alone.
As more days go by in the rescue operation, however, hope for finding anyone alive fades into dread that any bodies found will only add to the already-large death toll.
“The primary job right now continues to be locating everybody who was affected by this flood,” Abbott said.
Flood victims include children such as 8-year-olds, Renee Smajstrla and Eloise Peck, who were attending Camp Mystic, and 64-year-old Sherry Richardson, whose cabin in Liberty Hill, Texas, was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/08/us/texas-floods/d4fb0256-df9f-5328-a32a-8b77c20670c0?smid=url-share">swept away</a> on Saturday morning. The bodies of sisters Blaire and Brooke Harber were <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/sisters-found-hands-locked-together-following-20630269.php">found</a> 15 miles from where the flood waters washed them away from a cabin near the river, according to the Houston Chronicle. Blair and Brooke, ages 11 and 13, were found clinging to each other while holding rosaries, their aunt said.

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Camp Mystic, the Christian summer camp for young girls at the center of the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas, said on Monday that the death toll of campers and counselors has risen to 27.
The camp posted an <a href="https://www.campmystic.com/">update</a> on its website Monday morning, revealing the current death toll and adding, &#8220;Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly.&#8221;
&#8220;We have been in communication with local and state authorities who are tirelessly deploying extensive resources to search for our missing girls,&#8221; Camp Mystic added. &#8220;We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from community, first responders, and officials at every level.&#8221;
The record-breaking torrent from the Guadalupe River reaped <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/search-for-missing-texas-flood-victims-intensifies-as-death-toll-rises?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Search+For+Missing+Texas+Flood+Victims+Intensifies+As+Death+Toll+Rises">destruction</a> over the July Fourth weekend, with Camp Mystic and the surrounding area of Kerrville facing the brunt of the devastation. People in the camp had little time to flee as the river rose more than 30 feet in an hour in some spots during the middle of the night.
Throughout Central Texas, at least 82 people have been killed in the flooding. In Kerr County alone, where the camp is located, 68 people have been confirmed dead, 28 of whom were children. It&#8217;s unclear if Camp Mystic&#8217;s update adds to the total death toll or if the 27 campers and counselors were already included. It&#8217;s also unclear if any campers are still missing.
Some of the young girls who were killed in the flooding have been identified, including 8-year-old Renee Smajstrla, 9-year-old Lila Bonner, 8-year-old Eloise Peck, 9-year-old Janie Hunt, and Sarah Marsh, who was about to start third grade.
The camp&#8217;s director, Richard &#8220;Dick&#8221; Eastland, died while trying to rescue campers from the floodwaters.
&#8220;He died doing what he’d done for 50 years—protecting the girls of Camp Mystic,&#8221; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ryanwolftvnews/posts/1260843148735770?ref=embed_post">wrote</a> FOX San Antonio anchor Ryan Wolf. &#8220;Richard &#8216;Dick&#8217; Eastland, beloved camp director and co-owner, was swept away in the Hill Country floods while trying to reach campers in danger. His final act was one of courage, devotion, and love.&#8221;
Counselor Chloe Childress, who had just graduated from high school, was also identified as a victim who &#8220;lost her life upholding this selfless and fierce commitment to others.&#8221;
“Chloe Childress lived a beautiful life that saturated those around her with contagious joy, unending grace, and abiding faith. Returning as a counselor to the place she loved so dearly, Chloe was looking forward to dedicating her summer days to loving and mentoring young girls at Camp Mystic,” the Childress family said in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmandaHTV/posts/%EF%B8%8Frest-in-peace-chloe-childress%EF%B8%8F-the-camp-mystic-counselor-is-being-honored-by-he/1151242190156476/">statement</a>. “Our family was shocked to hear of the horrific tragic flooding in the hill country, and we were devastated to learn that our precious Chloe was among the victims. While we know that her joy is now eternal and her faith has become sight, our hearts are shattered by this loss and the similar heartbreak of other families like ours.”

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At least 82 people have been found dead from the catastrophic flooding that hit Central Texas over the July Fourth holiday, and the search continues for missing victims.
Among the missing are 10 girls who were attending Camp Mystic, a Christian girls&#8217; camp in Kerrville, the small town that took the brunt of the record-breaking flash flooding, FOX 26 Houston <a href="https://www.fox26houston.com/news/live-updates-texas-flooding-more-than-80-people-dead-10-girls-still-missing">reported</a>. Rescuers intensified their search efforts on Monday as the region faced more rain and possible flooding into the early morning hours.
Most of the deaths reported have come from Kerr County, where at least 68 people have died after the Guadalupe River rose more than 30 feet in an hour in some areas. Of the 68 deaths there, 28 were children, including two sisters whose bodies were found 15 miles from where the flood waters washed them away from a cabin near the river, according to the <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/sisters-found-hands-locked-together-following-20630269.php">Houston Chronicle</a>. Blair and Brooke Harber, ages 11 and 13, were found clinging to each other while holding rosaries, their aunt said. The aunt, Jennifer Harber, said that Brooke sent a final text to her family at 3:30 a.m., saying, &#8220;I love you.&#8221;
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“Blair and Brooke Harber clung to each other as they were swept away by ravaging floods in Kerr County early Friday with rescuers discovering the bodies of the 11- and 13-year-old sisters from Dallas with rosaries and hands locked together” <a href="https://t.co/afEj0trvvc">https://t.co/afEj0trvvc</a>
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The girls&#8217; parents, RJ and Annie, were staying in a different cabin slightly farther from the river, the WSJ <a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/a-texas-dad-tried-to-kayak-to-his-daughters-the-girls-texted-i-love-you-99eaaaaf?mod=article_inline">reported</a>. When RJ woke up to pounding rain and flood waters pouring into the cabin, he borrowed a kayak, a life vest, and a flashlight to help alert other sleeping families to the flooding and attempt to reach his daughters. But the water was moving too rapidly, and debris, including floating vehicles and other cabins, was piling up.
“There were cars floating at me and trees floating at me. I knew if I took even one stroke further, it was gonna be a death sentence,” RJ said.
Authorities also confirmed on Sunday that the dead body of a Camp Mystic counselor who had just graduated from high school was found. Chloe Childress &#8220;lost her life upholding this selfless and fierce commitment to others,&#8221; according to the Kinkaid School, where Childress had attended.
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Chloe Childress, a counselor at Camp Mystic, was killed during the devastating flooding in Hunt, Texas, over the holiday weekend, according to a representative of her high school.
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“Chloe Childress lived a beautiful life that saturated those around her with contagious joy, unending grace, and abiding faith. Returning as a counselor to the place she loved so dearly, Chloe was looking forward to dedicating her summer days to loving and mentoring young girls at Camp Mystic,&#8221; the Childress family said in a statement. &#8220;Our family was shocked to hear of the horrific tragic flooding in the hill country, and we were devastated to learn that our precious Chloe was among the victims. While we know that her joy is now eternal and her faith has become sight, our hearts are shattered by this loss and the similar heartbreak of other families like ours.&#8221;
The flooding has also devastated other counties in Central Texas. In Travis County, five deaths have been reported, three people have died in Burnet County, two more deaths were confirmed in Williamson County, and Kendall and Tom Green Counties each reported one death due to the flooding.
Authorities have rescued more than 850 people trapped by floodwaters. One U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/an-american-hero-kristi-noem-praises-coast-guard-rescue-swimmer-for-braving-texas-floodwaters">credited</a> with saving the lives of 165 flood victims.
“This was the first rescue mission of his career and he was the only triage coordinator at the scene,&#8221; said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. &#8220;Scott Ruskan is an American hero. His selfless courage embodies the spirit and mission of the @USCG.”
President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/god-bless-texas-trump-issues-disaster-declaration-as-texas-reels-amid-devastating-floods?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=%E2%80%98GOD+BLESS+TEXAS%E2%80%99%3A+Trump+Issues+Disaster+Declaration+As+Texas+Reels+Amid+Devastating+Floods">signed</a> a disaster declaration for Kerr County on Sunday, directing federal resources to support the area&#8217;s recovery. Trump also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-shares-plan-to-visit-site-of-texas-flood-damage?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Trump+Shares+Plan+To+Visit+Site+Of+Texas+Flood+Damage">said</a> that he expects to visit the devastated region on Friday.
“We wanted to leave a little time. I would’ve done it today, but we’d just be in their way,” the president said.

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