Weekend crashes heighten concerns on valley roads ahead of ‘100 Deadliest Days’ Three crashes over Memorial Day Weekend are raising concerns for drivers as the valley approaches the 100 Deadliest Days. 05/27/2024 - 3:34 am | View Link
Lightning strike kills Colorado rancher and 34 head of cattle A lightning strike killed a Colorado rancher and 34 head of cattle over the weekend, officials said Sunday. Mike Morgan, 51, was feeding his cattle from a trailer when he was struck and died on the ... 05/26/2024 - 2:53 pm | View Link
Single-car crashes into a tree, causes road closure in Peoria PEORIA, Ariz. - A single-car crash in Peoria left 95th Avenue closed in both directions on May 25. According to police, a vehicle collided with a tree, which caused the road closure between Beardsley ... 05/25/2024 - 2:20 pm | View Link
'100 Deadliest Days': Local agencies warn of summertime surge in fatal teen crashes AAA and other local agencies are spreading awareness about the dangers teens can face while driving ahead of Memorial Day weekend. 05/22/2024 - 8:26 am | View Link
Speeding driver crashes car into 7-Eleven in Farmington Hills FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – A woman escaped unharmed after she crashed her vehicle into the side of a 7-Eleven in Farmington Hills. Fox 2 in Detroit reports the incident happened at Nine Mile Road and ... 05/22/2024 - 6:32 am | View Link
A Hawaii helicopter crash that killed 7 was preventable ... HONOLULU — Federal investigators blamed a deadly 2019 helicopter crash in Hawaii on the pilot's decision to keep flying into worsening weather, and in a report Tuesday they accused regulators... 05/26/2024 - 5:45 pm | View Website
Probe of deadly Black Hawk crash begins as Army IDs victims Two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed near Fort Campbell on Wednesday night during a medical evacuation training exercise, killing all nine soldiers aboard the two aircrafts. The crash occurred in Trigg County, Kentucky, about 30 miles northwest of the Army post that is home to the 101st Airborne Division. 05/26/2024 - 7:08 am | View Website
9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Army investigators are trying to determine what caused two Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters to crash during a routine nightime training exercise in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers aboard. No one was hurt on the ground. 05/25/2024 - 4:20 pm | View Website
Helicopter carrying National Guardsmen and Border Patrol ... Updated 8:45 AM PDT, March 9, 2024. LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas crashed Friday, killing two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent, the military said. Another soldier on board was injured. 05/24/2024 - 8:07 am | View Website
2 dead after Philadelphia ABC news helicopter crashes in New ... A Philadelphia news helicopter crashed in a wooded area of New Jersey on Tuesday night, killing the pilot and a photographer on board, the television station said. The helicopter was... 05/24/2024 - 5:08 am | View Website
Locals in a Japanese town frustrated by overtourism had a plan to keep unruly sightseers away, but people are already poking holes in it. Literally.
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A week after a giant black mesh barrier was mounted in Fujikawaguchiko to block a popular view of Mount Fuji in the background of a convenience store, local authorities are reporting that around 10 small openings have been made in the barrier.
“It’s about manners.
Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aquarius.
Happy Birthday for Tuesday, May 28, 2024:
You are physically active, energetic and adventurous. New experiences appeal to you because you like life to be interesting! Fortunately, exciting changes exist for you this year, along with increased personal freedom.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of debris that swept over a village, a United Nations official said Tuesday.
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A mass of boulders, earth and splintered trees devastated Yambali in the South Pacific nation’s remote highlands when a limestone mountainside sheared away Friday.
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A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U. S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 22 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.
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The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky and were just north of an oppressive, early season heat wave setting records from south Texas to Florida.
Forecasters said the severe weather could shift to the East Coast later Monday and warned millions of people outdoors for the holiday to watch the skies.
Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Famer for his NBA career and one of the biggest stars in basketball broadcasting, died Monday, the league announced on behalf of his family. Walton, who had a prolonged fight with cancer, was 71.
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He was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion and a member of both the NBA’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams.