Two people are dead after at least 12 were shot at a large Halloween party in Joliet Township, Illinois, authorities have announced. Over a dozen people were hospitalized after being injured in the shooting. The WCSO confirmed that two of the victims died “as a result of their injuries on scene,” while four others sustained life threatening injuries. An investigation is ongoing, and authorities said the shooting occurred outside in the backyard near a DJ booth....

Photo: Matt Rourke/AP/Shutterstock Two people were killed and 12 were injured after a gunman opened fire at a house party in Cumberland County, New Jersey, on Saturday night. The shooting took place around 11:50 p.m. local time at a residence on East Commerce Street in Fairfield Township, New Jersey State Police said in astatement posted to Facebookon Sunday. Twelve other adult victims were shot and transported to local hospitals with various injuries....

Photo:Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Stephen J. Cohen/Getty According to a Saturdaystatementfrom Churchill Downs, mare Kimberely Dream was euthanized following a distal sesamoidean ligament rupture to her front leg sustained in the first race on Saturday. Stallion Lost in Limbo was also euthanized following a similar injury sustained in the seventh race on Friday. “Unfortunately, in both scenarios, attending veterinarians determined that the injuries were inoperable and unrecoverable and made the difficult but most humane decision to euthanize,” the statement read....

Two people were killed and 20 others were injured after a pair of cars crashed and careened into a crowd late Sunday night, according to authorities. The crash took place just after 10:45 p.m. Sunday night when a black Ford Taurus traveling westbound on O Street struck a white Toyota Corolla facing eastbound on the roadway,the Lincoln Police Department saidin a statement on Monday. The LPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment....

After 47 years, the family of a 17-year-old girl who was found slain in an Indiana river may finally get justice.Fred Bandy Jr. and John Lehman, both 67, were arrested Monday on one count each of first-degree murder in connection with the 1975 killing of Laurel Mitchell, theAssociated Pressreported andonline recordsconfirmed.On Aug. 6, 1975, Laurel was at her summer job at a snack bar at Epworth Forest church camp near a lake in her hometown of North Webster, the AP reported....

Photo: Getty Strong winds and cold waters led to the deaths of two men who were boating in Long Island Sound over the weekend. In astatement, Stamford Fire Department in Connecticut said they received a call about a small boat in distress near Shippan Point in Stamford on Easter Sunday. The department sent out 22 firefighters, including on-duty SCUBA divers, in response to the call, while the Stamford Marine Division, Stamford Police Department and other agencies also joined the rescue effort....

Nearly a month after authoritiesconfirmed the death of missing former child actorand original MouseketeerDennis Day, two woman have been charged in the alleged theft of his car in which they were riding days after he was last seen. But according to theMail Tribune, warrants issued last week accuse Wanda Diane Garcia, 57, of Medford, and Lori Ann Declusin, 34, of White City, of felony unauthorized use of Day’s 1990s model Ford Escort after they were stopped in the vehicle last July 26....

A YouTuber from Virginia ended up in the hospital with gunshot wounds after he tried to prank a man in a local mall food court.The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office receivedreports of shots firedat the Dulles Town Center in Sterling, Virginia, just before noon local time on Sunday, police said in a release. Officers were at the mall within three minutes and found a man who had been shot in the stomach....

Rafael Dìaz (left) and Reid Alexander with their wedding cake.Photo: Courtesy Reid Alexander and Rafael Dìaz A 24-year-old man got his happy ending twice over when he met his soulmate onTinder— who was also a perfect match for the kidney transplant he needed. Reid Alexander tells PEOPLE he’s still in disbelief about how the events of the last year left him with a new husband and a second chance at life....

Photo: google The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of 25 individuals in a statement on Wednesday, as well as various wire fraud charges for a scheme “that created anillegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses.” According to the DOJ’s news release, the defendants are accused of selling fraudulent nursing degrees and transcripts from accredited Florida schools, Siena College and Sacred Heart International Institute in Broward County, and Palm Beach School of Nursing in Palm Beach County....

Hunter and Emily smile with their kids at their wedding.Photo: Ivory Row Photography When doctors told 27-year-old Hunter Knisley he only had weeks to live, strangers sprang into action to grant his last wish: to marry his fiancée, Emily Draper Knisley, in their dream beach wedding. “She’s the love of my life,” Hunter tells PEOPLE. It’s a connection that dates back to birth. Emily was born just four hours after Hunter at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio — so close that their Social Security numbers are one digit apart....

Photo: File: Shutterstock A 29-year-old man is dead after falling from Kentucky’s Clay Wade Bailey Bridge. The Covington Police Departmentidentified the manin a press release on Monday as Cincinnati resident William J. Ramos II, who was spotted walking alongside the bridge’s roadway at around 2 a.m. According to the release, Ramos sat on a concrete divider as the responding officer got out of his patrol car but then “suddenly fell over the edge....

3-legged bear breaks into lanai, raids patio fridge of Lake Mary, Florida home.Photo:WESH 2 News WESH 2 News A bear in Floridawas on a mission to have a good time this past Labor Day weekend. A family in Lake Mary was in for the shock of a lifetime when their home security cameras caughtspectacular footage. On Sunday, Joseph Diglio was hanging out at home watching television when the family dog began barking uncontrollably....