The Latest Breaking News from Chatham

Leanne Dale's son Jack, 13, who has autism, ADHD and anxiety issues, was removed from Bradfields Academy in Chatham, Kent, last year and has since been rejected by 29 special schools

The Chatham County school system has confirmed that some Black students were "sold" by classmates at a mock "slave auction," but says no school employees were involved in the "racial incident."

A witness discovered the remains Friday afternoon in a trash can in an alley in the 8400 block of South Ingleside Avenue, Chicago police said.

Both were in good condition, police said.

A man was shot and killed while driving in Chatham on the South Side.

The man, 33, was driving in the 200 block of East 78th Street about 10:25 p.m. when someone in a white sedan opened fire, striking him in the head, police said.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Some Black students reportedly were “sold” by classmates at a recent “slave auction” at a Chatham County school, prompting the superintendent to send a letter to families condemning “recent unacceptable incidents.”

The man was making a delivery in Chatham when three people entered his car and tried to drive off, police said.

Marcus Floyd, 30, claimed he suffered from retrograde amnesia and could not recall the time surrounding the murder of Officer Thomas Wortham IV, who was shot and struck by a car on May 19, 2010, as a group of men tried to rob him of his motorcycle outside his parents’…

The 34-year-old was found in a vehicle with a gunshot wound to his head about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 8200 block of South Drexel Avenue, Chicago police said.

The management company and the owner of the properties dispute residents’ claims about deteriorating conditions, saying they have been making improvements in recent months.