Lake County

Deputies have charged a central Florida man in the May shooting death of his roommate who officials say he shot with a pellet air rifle because he was “being annoying.”

The suspect in the mass shooting at the Highland Park, Illinois Fourth of July parade disguised himself and blended in with the panicking crowd after firing more than 70 rounds at bystanders, Christopher Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office revealed Tuesday.

Cal Fire has issued a burn permit suspension for areas within its jurisdiction in Napa, Solano, Lake, Yolo and Colusa counties in anticipation of increased fire danger due to the ongoing drought, warmer temperatures, a reduced snowpack and the continued threat that climate change has had on California.

A preliminary 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck just after 11 a.m. Saturday in Lake County, according to the United States Geological Survey.

An American Buffalo is keeping people in Chicago’s northern suburbs on their toes. One resident in Hawthorn Woods recently captured footage of a buffalo out and about, just walking around. Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time one has been spotted roaming the region. Vince Clemens noticed the giant animal outside his home Friday, and his daughter,...