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Criminal JusticeWatch Eyewitness News and ABC13 originals around the clockTuesday, October 20, 2026 2:51AMHARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A man accused of posing as an attorney and offering legal assistance to a driver involved in a crash along the North Beltway is facing a rarely filed criminal charge. According to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office, Pedro Cura, 53, showed up at the scene of a two-vehicle collision near the North Freeway over the weekend, despite not being involved in the crash or being a licensed attorney. Deputies say Cura was wearing a green vest displaying his phone number. His vehicle had the same information. According to court records, Cura photographed the damaged vehicles and offered to help one of the drivers with their case. During Cura's first court appearance, a magistrate expressed concern about the allegations, particularly because the people involved in the crash were in a vulnerable position. "There's a real danger in this type of behavior because you're talking to people who have just been in an accident and in a vulnerable state," the magistrate said.

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A 56-year-old man from Quebec has been charged with fraud in connection with a grandparent scam in Thunder Bay, Ont. The Thunder Bay Police Service says it began investigating after receiving several reports of phone calls from alleged scammers.

TORONTO – Gavin McKenna scored the winner on a third-period power play as the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a three-game slide Monday with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Auston Matthews added a goal and two assists for Toronto (4-4-2). Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves to pick up his first home win for the Maple Leafs. Nick Paul added an empty-net goal late in regulation. Mason Marchment replied for San Jose (4-4-1), which got 28 stops from Yaroslav Askarov. McKenna fished the puck out of a crowd and fired past Askarov at 4:56 of the final period before dropping to one knee in celebration to snap a 1-1 tie. Story continues below advertisement

By Alejandra MolinaThe LA Local  Oct. 19, 2026 7:23 PM PT Boyle Heights and Arts District residents are joining forces to push for enforcement of an anti-camping zone at the park beneath the 6th Street Bridge, which is expected to open next year. Members of the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council recently voted 13 to 1 to sign on as supporters after Arts District residents spearheaded a petition calling for the city to implement such a zone for the sidewalks and perimeter around the future park. With this vote, the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council is joining the Arts District Little Tokyo Neighborhood Council and the downtown Los Angeles Residents Assn. in urging Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, Mayor Karen Bass and city staff to move forward with the designation and to coordinate a security plan for the park. The move comes after residents on both sides of the Los Angeles River have raised concerns for months about the possibility of homeless encampments forming at the park. Anti-camping zones — established through Los Angeles Municipal Code 41.18 — bar people from sitting, lying or sleeping in certain public spaces.

by Winston RogersMon, October 19, 2026 at 10:07 PMUpdated Mon, October 19, 2026 at 10:11 PMMaryland Congressman Steny Hoyer announces retirement on Jan. 8, 2026. (7News)GREENBELT, Md. (7News) — Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer said his office was among the latest to receive a "potentially hazardous letter," sent to his office in Greenbelt, Maryland, according to a statement. The letter was similar to those sent to other public officials, including fellow Democrat Virginia Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, according to the office of the Maryland 5th Congressional District representative. The office, located on Cherrywood Lane, was evacuated and his staff was safe, his office said. ALSO READ | Suspicious envelope triggers evacuation at Rep. Subramanyam’s Leesburg office"My district office staff work hard every day to deliver critical services to Marylanders across the Fifth Congressional District. It is unacceptable that their lives were put in danger," a portion of his statement read. "Intimidation efforts such as these are un-American and pose an existential threat to our democracy. We must not - and will not - allow them to prevent us from fulfilling our commitment to serving our communities.