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.
Nika Nikoubin blindfolded a man she met on a dating app and stabbed him in the neck during sex at Sunset Station in Henderson, police say.
Megan Imirowicz, 18, threw drain cleaner on her father Oct. 1 in Groveland Township, state police say. He died of his injuries last week.
The lawsuit says a University of San Francisco assistant coach was often naked and swung his genitals around in front of players.
The man called the prize money "life-changing," and said it felt like a weight was lifted off his shoulders.
More than a dozen police units swarmed Interstate 71 in Columbus's Polaris neighborhood Friday morning for an "active shooter."
Tacoma police were called to a collision with injuries and a downed light pole Thursday night. A teenager reportedly died.
The shooting happened at a bar in north Columbus around 1:45 a.m., media outlets reported. One person was killed and three were wounded.
Matthew Dolloff, an unlicensed security guard for a Denver TV station, shot a man to death in a confrontation after a right-wing rally.
A 72-year-old man died of carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday evening in Cleveland. Three others in the home were hospitalized.
A body was found encased in concrete in the bathtub of a home in Honolulu. Scott Hannon and Juan Tejedor Baron were arrested in LA County.
As many as 2 billion mosquitoes will be released in California to help combat mosquito-borne diseases such as yellow fever, dengue and Zika.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Chipotle accusing the chain of subjecting young female workers to sexual harassment.
Police say four people were shot Wednesday evening at a Quality Inn hotel in Aurora. A 16-year-old boy was killed.
Brrr! The Denver area hasn't seen temperatures this low on this date in nearly a century.
The Golden Bears girls soccer team of Temecula Valley High School are D1 state champs after defeating the San Marcos Knights 4-1 Saturday.
Crenshaw High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday after a disturbance involving about 100 students, according to a report.
Novak Djokovic was listed as the No. 2 seed at the Indian Wells tennis tournament. The unvaccinated tennis star said he won't play.
An attack in the parking lot of SoFi stadium left a 49ers fan in a medically induced coma. His family says he's come out of the coma.
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is charged with attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, identity theft and more.
Two men were shot and killed in Pomona, and they were found lying within several yards of each other. Police don't know who shot them.
