MIAMI — Four people died and at least a dozen were injured in a boat collision off the Florida coast, authorities said Saturday. The boaters were celebrating the Fourth of July during the crash late Friday near a Miami marina. One boater said his boat was hit by another vessel and was taking on water. Eight people were taken to the hospital, and two later died. The bodies of two people missing from a second vessel were found Saturday. (AP)
CALIFORNIA
Patrol will review attack seen in video
LOS ANGELES — The Highway Patrol has vowed to carry out an investigation after a video emerged of one of its officers punching a pinned-down woman on the side of a Los Angeles freeway. The woman had been walking on Interstate 10, endangering herself and people in traffic, and the officer was trying to restrain her, the Highway Patrol said. (AP)
Crews make gains battling wildfires
POPE VALLEY— Crews have gained the upper hand on a pair of wildfires at opposite ends of California, authorities said Saturday. A blaze in Northern California is 65 percent contained while another to the south in San Diego county is 70 percent contained. No one has been hurt. (AP)
INDIANA
7 people shot, one of them critically
INDIANAPOLIS — Seven people were shot early Saturday morning in an Indianapolis neighborhood, police said. Multiple gunshots were reported at 2:23 a.m. leaving one man hospitalized in critical condition, officials said. (AP)