Month: October 2026

By Kalea Gunderson

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    PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Three teenagers were injured in a shooting outside Cupples Stadium in Pittsburgh’s South Side on Thursday night, just feet from police officers who were breaking up fights in the area.

A postgame interview captured the sound of gunshots, followed by players and spectators running from the field, as seen on a live stream from 22 The Point.

Pittsburgh police Chief Jason Lando said, “There was a large crowd out here on Carson Street. A couple of fights broke out.”

He added that officers were present in the crowd and were just steps away from the shooter when the shots were fired.

The victims, a 16-year-old girl, a 16-year-old boy, and an 18-year-old, were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition.

“Hoping they make a full recovery,” said Jason Stefko, a neighbor who lives near Cupples Stadium.

Stefko said most game nights are chaotic along South 9th Street.

“A lot of it is because they let big crowds out front of the entrance,” Stefko said. “You’ll see people all down the road the entire night.”

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In response to the incident, Pittsburgh Public Schools announced new safety measures for football games Friday night. Spectators must be 18 or older, gathering outside the stadium is prohibited, and attendees inside the venue must remain in the stands and avoid congregating in walkways and corridors. Police presence will also be increased.

Pittsburgh City Council member Bob Charland addressed the violence, noting that it follows what he said was the South Side’s safest summer on record.

“We’d like to see the district enforce a chaperone policy. It’s something that we’ve asked them to do repeatedly, year after year,” Charland said. “Sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t. Certain games have a chaperone policy, but we really need to see a chaperone policy here at Cupples Stadium.”

Police confirmed that one person was taken to headquarters for questioning Thursday night, and a firearm was recovered near the scene. It remains unclear if the shooter or the victims had entered the game, though security used metal detectors at the stadium entrances.

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By Initha Selvakumar

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    DEERFIELD, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A horse has been rescued after getting stuck in deep mud in Bear Brook State Park near Beaver Pond Deerfield.

A group of passing mountain bikers say they jumped in to help rescue the horse, named Mac, shortly after he began to sink into the mud. They say they helped keep his head above the muck and worked to push him out.

At least three fire departments and nearby animal groups, including the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, assisted in the rescue.

Multiple agencies and several mountain bikers assisted in the rescue.

Individuals on the scene told News 9 the horse was freed from the mud with specialized equipment and was led out of the woods. Crews were on the scene for hours.

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By Kendra Broddus & Jackson Stoever

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    LONDONDERRY, New Hampshire (WMUR) — The Londonderry firefighter who caught fire during a call is now recovering at home.

Lieutenant Mike England was responding to a house fire Friday night when a flashover broke out in the house. That’s when a room fills with hot air and smoke, then the entire room catches fire.

He said he was inside because he thought there could still be people there.

Lt. England suffered a leg fracture and minor burns and is out of the hospital. He told News 9 he considers himself the “luckiest unlucky guy” when considering his injuries in the context of what happened.

News 9 withheld the video of Lt. England’s escape until speaking with him.

Lt. England has been with the Londonderry Fire Department for 11 years.

“Other firefighters that were there put him out by patting him down to put the fire out,” Battalion Chief Bruce Hallowell said.

Battalion Chief Hallowell said Lt. England didn’t realize he was injured at first and went back in to continue firefighting.

Every member at the Londonderry Fire Department recently received two brand new sets of personal protective equipment.

“This is the result,” Battalion Chief Hallowell said. “This is the happy result that, you know, the lieutenant was able to sustain a significant thermal assault and get out with very limited injuries.”

The call came in Friday night after a fire started in the kitchen of the home. There were five people inside the home at the time of the fire. They were all able to evacuate themselves and refused medical treatment.

Emergency crews from Derry, Salem, Litchfield, Bedford, Windham and Manchester responded to the scene.

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By Jacqueline Policastro | Quincy News Correspondent

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    Washington (Quincy News) — Market Recap: U.S. stocks rallied Friday after a weaker-than-expected September jobs report reduced expectations for another Federal Reserve rate increase this month. Employers added 29,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.2% from 4.1%.

The S&P 500 gained 0.7%, the Nasdaq rose 1.2% and the Dow added 0.5%. Despite an initial drop after the jobs report, Treasury yields climbed back later in the session, with the 10-year finishing at 5.28% and the 30-year at 5.63%.

Oil remains a major source of uncertainty heading into the week. Brent settled Friday at $102.25 a barrel, while U.S. crude closed at $91.11. OPEC+ on Sunday agreed to keep its November production targets unchanged. Oil briefly jumped Sunday evening after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they launched missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco sites, a claim Saudi Arabia has not confirmed. Brent topped $103 in early Asian trading, but the gains faded as Middle East exports rose and G7 nations pledged to release emergency stocks.

Today’s Focus: Final September S&P Global U.S. services and composite indexes arrive at 9:45 a.m. ET, followed by the ISM services index at 10 a.m. The employment and prices components will provide updated readings on hiring and inflation pressures across the services sector.

The bigger question for markets is now whether the Fed will pause after its September rate increase. The central bank raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point last month to 3.75% to 4.00%, but the combination of softer inflation and weaker hiring has lowered expectations for another move at the October 27-28 meeting. Investors will get a closer look at the Fed’s thinking Wednesday, when minutes from the September meeting are released.

ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2026

-9:45 a.m. ET – Final September S&P Global U.S. services and composite PMIs

-10 a.m. ET – September ISM services index

-Tuesday, 10:45 a.m. ET – Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman speaks on regulation and supervision

-Tuesday, 1:40 p.m. ET – Treasury buyback covering 2- to 3-year securities

-Tuesday, 7 p.m. ET – Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan joins a discussion on policy and the economy

-Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. ET – EIA weekly petroleum report

-Wednesday, 1 p.m. ET – Treasury 10-year note reopening

-Wednesday, 2 p.m. ET – Minutes from the Fed’s September 15-16 meeting

-Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET – August consumer credit

-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. ET – Weekly jobless claims

-Thursday, 1:40 p.m. ET – Treasury buyback covering 20- to 30-year securities

-Friday, 10 a.m. ET – Preliminary October University of Michigan consumer-sentiment index

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By Ashley Sharp

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    STOCKTON, California (KOVR) — A determined Division I swimmer at the University of the Pacific (UOP) is diving past a debilitating diagnosis and making a splash doing so.

Sophomore Macy Coad was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis when she was just 18 months old. To this day, she has never let it slow her down.

“I would say the water is my happy place,” said Coad.

Juvenile arthritis affects about 300,000 children and teens in the United States.

Coad’s goal was to push past the pain and pursue her potential.

“I really wanted to try and accomplish swimming at the highest level I possibly could and that is D-I,” said Coad.

As the saying goes, it’s different strokes for different folks. Unlike her fellow teammates, Coad deals every day with the hidden diagnosis and has to find ways to manage it.

“Sometimes it takes a lot more active communication with my coaches that day to see what am I capable of? What feels comfortable? What can my joints do?” Coad said.

After the diagnosis when she was a toddler, Coad’s childhood was full of managing the pain, swelling and stiffness that come with it.

That looked like routine infusions, steroid joint injections and physical therapy.

It’s a path she felt she walked alone among her peers.

“They kind of are like, ‘Kids don’t get arthritis. That’s what my grandma or my grandpa has.’ And so, growing up, that was definitely something I struggled with, was telling my classmates or my friends that I had arthritis because kids will be kids,” said Coad.

Coad says tried out other sports like soccer as a kid, but they were just too much on her joints. She found herself frustrated as she had to sit the bench in pain.

That was until until her mom signed her up for something lower impact: swimming.

It’s where she found her stride.

Today, her arthritis is a diagnosis she manages daily through medication and specialized treatment through the university’s athletic training department.

“If anything, it’s made me proud of myself that I was able to overcome that frustration that I had growing up in order to get to the level that I am at today,” said Coad.

She is surrounded by a team of fellow athletes and coaches who are eager to make a new lane for Coad.

“We really went into the season with an open mind and found ourselves just kind of navigating those flare ups as they came and having a plan,” said Katelyne Herrington, head coach of the men’s and women’s swim and dive team at UOP.

Coad is always pushing past her limits in the pool.

“I think the biggest concern I had is that she didn’t feel comfortable with talking to us about it, but I felt like we created such a safe space for her that she could come to us, talk to us about it,” said Herrington.

For the Arthritis Foundation, she is a true inspiration.

“It’s a huge, significant feat what she has accomplished. She’s definitely not letting her diagnosis hold her back in any way,” said Jennifer Sousa, Arthritis Foundation development director.

Coad has spent most of her life advocating for arthritis research.

She is one of the top fundraisers in the country, helping raise more than $300,000 for the foundation.

“She’s really making a groundbreaking difference, especially in our Northern California community,” said Sousa.

Coad says she is always hoping to encourage other young people to ‘just keep swimming’ no matter the challenge they are facing.

She has never competed with or against another swimmer with juvenile arthritis, but she wants that to change. She hopes also to inspire the next generation of athletes with chronic health conditions.

“I think if my story of overcoming adversity to get to this point of being a D-I athlete at an amazing school can help somebody younger than myself start their own path, that would be really amazing,” said Coad.

She is studying to become a doctor one day.

In light of her arthritis advocacy, Coad landed a $20,000 national AbbVie Immunology Scholarship, supporting students pursuing higher education while living with chronic diseases.

Coad says without it, she would not be swimming at UOP.

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By Carlos E. Castañeda, Da Lin

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    OAKLAND HILLS, California (KPIX) — A married couple known for their work in the apparel industry died in a shooting outside their Oakland Hills home on Friday morning, authorities said.

The shooting happened at about 10:43 a.m. on Panoramic Way near the Berkeley city limit and just east of the University of California, Berkeley campus.

The Berkeley Police Department said its officers found two people shot and performed life-saving measures until medics arrived. Oakland Police Assistant Chief Casey Johnson said OPD officers arrived at the same time and that both victims, who were residents of the home, died at the scene.

Johnson did not identify the victims but said that the woman was 63 years old and the man was 61.

Public records and neighbors identified the homeowners as Bryan and Michelle Walker, well-known clothing designers who operate Bryn Walker clothing stores in Berkeley and in Massachusetts. They also wholesale their clothing to boutiques across the country.

“”We heard two bangs, not too far apart, one louder, the other more muffled,” neighbor Alessandro Isolani said. “It’s shocking. I’ve lived up here on Panoramic Hill for 20-something years, and I have never seen any violent crime up here.”

Isolani added, “By all neighborhood accounts, [Bryan Walker is] a good guy, solid member of the community, long-term marriage.”

Johnson said investigators were not ruling out a possible murder-suicide.

“We aren’t looking currently for anyone at large,” Johnson said. “There is no current threat to the neighborhood.”

A firearm was located at the scene, Johnson said.

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By Jose Fabian

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    MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KPIX) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the man suspected of sexually abusing and impregnating his 14-year-old daughter has been arrested in Mexico.

Sheriff Tina Nieto said Diana Galvez Ortega was rescued safely by Mexican law enforcement, and her father, Sergio Galvez Perez, was arrested during the rescue operation.

Perez is wanted on suspicion of incest, lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14, lewd acts with a minor, unlawful sexual intercourse, child concealment and child endangerment, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies first began looking for Perez and the teen girl after the remains of an infant were found on the side of a Monterey County road on Aug. 1. Investigators eventually identified Perez and the teen girl and said they were wanted in connection with the infant’s death.

While investigators had initially said the teen girl had a warrant, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said no charging decision had been made.

“We recognize that the 14-year-old is a victim of her father’s abuse. No child should ever have to endure such horrific circumstances,” the DA’s office said in a statement on Sept. 2.

Nieto, on Sunday, said Perez was in possession of narcotics when he was found and that they would be holding a press conference at a later date.

“Mexican authorities are aware of the pending charges against him in Monterey County for crimes committed against Diana. Diana is safe and is currently in the care of local authorities in Mexico,” Nieto said.

Back in August, the sheriff’s office said they arrested the teen girl’s mother on suspicion of child endangerment and identified her as 36-year-old Ofelia Garcia Ortega. She was released after posting bail.

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