A memorial for the six victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore was vandalized over the weekend. The elaborate display near the south end of the bridge has grown to include decorated wooden crosses and a red pickup truck suspended from nearby tree branches, which represents one of the work vehicles used by the six construction workers …
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Police investigating fetus discovered on bus in Baltimore
A fetus was discovered Saturday afternoon on a bus in Baltimore, Maryland, according to officials. Baltimore Police and Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) police announced that a fetus had been found on an MTA Green Route bus. Police responded around 12:40 p.m. to the 2500 block of Kirk Avenue after an MTA bus driver reported finding a fetus on a seat …
Read More »Helicopter pilot plummets near residential home in fiery crash, police say
A pilot survived after his helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon in a fiery accident in New Hampshire. According to the New Hampshire State Police, the helicopter plummeted into the wooded line at a residential property at approximately 12:45 p.m. in Danbury. Authorities said that the initial investigation revealed that the pilot lost control. 4-YEAR-OLD AMONG 5 DEAD IN FIERY SOUTH CAROLINA …
Read More »A pedal-electric hybrid that's half bike, half car
If you’ve ever had to fight city traffic and, let’s be honest, who hasn’t, then you’ll love this new vehicle. Picture yourself zipping through the streets, dodging those bumper-to-bumper blues and the headache of finding a parking spot. Now, imagine a ride that’s as zippy as a bike but with the comfort of a car, and guess what? It’s all …
Read More »4-year-old among 5 dead in fiery South Carolina crash
Five people, including a 4-year-old, were killed during a fiery three-vehicle crash near the southern South Carolina coast, authorities said Thursday. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said a BMW was traveling south Wednesday night on a road on St. Helena Island when the driver tried to pass a Toyota pickup also traveling south. The BMW collided head-on with a Honda …
Read More »Los Angeles deputy 'basically unscathed' after cruiser goes airborne, flips after vehicle crash
A California driver’s dashboard camera captured the moment a Los Angeles County deputy’s patrol car went airborne after another vehicle collided with the cruiser at a busy intersection on Wednesday. The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Newhall Ranch Road and Bouquet Canyon Road inSanta Clarita. Video shows a gold Lexus crashing into the side of …
Read More »Critics accuse Buttigieg of 'playing politics' after comments linking turbulence to climate change
Critics are responding to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has attributed recent significant weather events and transportation crises to climate change, at least in part. On Sunday, Buttigieg was featured on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” where he claimed the effects of climate change are to blame for recent incidents of severe turbulence on airplanes and extreme weather. Anchor Margaret Brennan …
Read More »Truck carrying 40K pounds of strawberries overturns creating sticky traffic jam
A semi-truck carrying 40,000 pounds of strawberries overturned on a steep ramp in California, creating a traffic jam – literally – as the berries blocked the road for hours during the messy cleanup. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said in a press release that the truck overturned on northbound US Highway 101 at the Insterstate Highway 880 interchange early Wednesday …
Read More »4 dead in Virginia head-on collision
Four motorists were killed when a car crossed the center line of a Virginia road and struck vehicles going in the opposite direction, state police said on Wednesday. 4 DEAD IN WRONG-WAY GEORGIA VAN CRASH The multi-vehicle crash occurred shortly before noon on Tuesday south of the Sheppards community in Buckingham County, about 70 miles west of Richmond. Four people …
Read More »2 rescued as 80-foot yacht sinks off Florida coast
Two boaters were rescued from a sinking 80-foot yacht over the weekend after the vessel struck a submerged dredge pipe off the coast of Florida, authorities said. The operator of the motor yacht Atlantis sent a distress call around 11:30 a.m. Saturday stating the vessel struck an object and began taking on water about three miles off St. Augustine Beach, …
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