Hi! My name is Dan Hampton and I'm the breaking news manager for Patch's National Desk. Send tips and/or photos to dan.hampton@patch.com.
Previously: program manager for Patch's Test Kitchens, local editor on Long Island; and senior breaking news editor. Before Patch, I worked as a news associate at The Associated Press.
Ford will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio, including 1,800 union jobs at its Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake.
Health officials have now confirmed four cases of monkeypox in California.
Check your tickets! A lottery ticket worth $6 million was bought by a lucky winner for Wednesday night's drawing.
Daniel "Hutch" Hutchinson of Pleasant Ridge was shot and killed near his jewelry store in Oak Park, authorities say.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law legislation that bans anonymous sperm and egg donations, making it the first state to do so.
The company that owns Elvis Presley's likeness is reportedly sending cease-and-desist orders to Elvis-themed wedding chapels.
Darryl Blackmon, 13, was pulled from a hotel pool over the weekend after a football tournament. He reportedly died Tuesday night.
An Ohio woman approached a bison in Yellowstone National Park and the animal gored and tossed her into the air, officials say.
A judge reportedly dropped misdemeanor charges against Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who was arrested earlier this month.
A hang gliding crash at Ed R. Levin County Park in Milpitas left one person dead and a second critically injured, firefighters said.
Eight adults and five kids were on a boat at Lake Pueblo that capsized due to high winds. Two adults died and 11 people were hospitalized.
Four people, including two children, are dead in what appeared to be a murder-suicide in Wyoming, Michigan, authorities said.
A cougar attacked a 9-year-old girl who was playing hide-and-go-seek in Washington. She survived, but suffered multiple injuries.
A second likely monkeypox case has been found in California. Officials say the person was in close contact with the state's first patient.
Portland detected a cybersecurity breach and uncovered a $1.4 million fraudulent transaction.
Thousands of dollars have been raised to help cover funeral costs for a Medina woman found dead with cuts and bruises in a Cleveland home.
The San Francisco Unified School District, which serves about 51,000 students, has at least 13 division chiefs. That's about to change.
Miah Cerrillo, 11, smeared a friend's blood on herself and played dead when a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
A Denver-area man is likely the state's first case of monkeypox. He became infected after recently traveling to Canada.
TMZ reported Liotta died while in the Dominican Republic. He was shooting a movie called "Dangerous Waters" on the island.
