Lewistown, Illinois: Four inmates escaped from a county jail in western Illinois and authorities advised area residents to remain locked in their homes as they searched Thursday for the men. Fulton County deputies learned of the escape Wednesday night after one inmate went missing from a cell block in the jail in Lewistown, about 210 miles southwest of Chicago, authorities said. It was later determined that three others also were missing. Authorities didn't immediately say how the men escaped, but said they should be considered armed and dangerous. As of Thursday morning, Jesse Davis, 35, Cody Villalobos, 26, Zachary Hart, 36, and Eugene Roets, 23, had not been captured. (Read more.)

The inmates are to be considered armed and dangerous. If you see them, do not approach them.

Call 9-1-1 or the Fulton County Sheriff's Office at (309) 547-2277

CLOSE CALL: Springfield man was almost struck by lightning while taking in his trash barrel Tuesday 👀

WARNING! GRAPHIC! From Inbox: Just another day in Brazil ... 👀

“Use of force is always ugly. Nobody likes it, especially police. And nobody knows how it will turn out. The message of this PSA is asking the public to help police by not escalating, not attacking, not fleeing, and not trying to disarm an officer."

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BREAKING! Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti sentenced to 2.5 years in prison in Nike extortion case. He faces two other trials in California this year. https://cbsloc.al/3hSLjfY

Jacksonville, Florida: Tornado major damage Philips at University Blvd roofs gone trucks flipped

⚠️ ALERT! Tornado Warning including Columbia NC, Creswell NC, Fairfield NC until 3:45 PM EDT

Vehicle Illegally Enters the United States Through Private Property in Northern Vermont. 😁

LASD West Hollywood: Do not pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk. A pedestrian you can't see may be crossing the street.

⚠️ High temps in some parts of LA County this weekend! Drink fluids, avoid the sun from 10am to 3pm when the sunrays are strongest, and monitor elderly neighbors, family and friends without AC. Call LASD if you need us to do a welfare check.

After enduring over a year of violent attacks, Portland Police have been subjected to yet another slap in the face - this time from Oregon's U.S. Attorney and the FBI.

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Lambda variant spreading in South America one of many Canada is monitoring. (Source.)

San Bernardino PD: SAVE THE DATE!

Join us for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 3rd from 5pm-7pm at Meadowbrook Park located at 250 North Sierra Way, San Bernardino.

BREAKING! A U.S. citizen of Haitian descent has been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, a senior official here said Thursday. James Solages, a U.S. citizen, is among the six people arrested in Moïse’s killing, according to Mathias Pierre, Haiti’s minister of elections and inter-party relations. Pierre told The Washington Post that at least one other detainee is also believed to be a Haitian American. Four other suspects have been killed, authorities have said. The assassination of Moïse early Wednesday has deepened the spiraling political crisis in this impoverished Caribbean nation. Authorities have not provided evidence of the detainees’ alleged involvement in the assassination. Pierre shared a video of two suspects being apprehended and jeered by a surrounding crowd. He said the detainees were being held at a police station in the capital that had been surrounded by an angry mob, LA Times reported.