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Authorities say 1 driver died in collision of pickups
FALLS CITY, Neb. (AP) — A driver has been killed in a collision on U.S. Highway 75 in southeast Nebraska, authorities said. The crash occurred around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, near the Nemaha County-Richardson County line. A northbound pickup truck pulling a trailer cross the center line and struck a southbound...
Driver charged after Des Moines collision that killed 2
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A driver has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide following a Des Moines collision in which two men died, police said. The crash occurred around 11:45 a.m. Thursday, when a southbound car struck an eastbound car that had just entered the roadway, police said. Two men...
Hundreds of dams lack emergency plans in rain-soaked South
When recent heavy rains swelled a private Mississippi lake and began eroding its earthen dam, Yazoo County Emergency Management Director Jack Willingham was scrambling for a plan. He had no contact information for any of the homeowners who might need to evacuate, so he drove to the scene and began knocking on...
Passenger train partly derails in Australia, killing 2
SYDNEY (AP) — Several cars on a passenger train derailed in southeastern Australia, killing two operators and injuring 12 other people, police said. The train was heading from Sydney to Melbourne late Thursday when part of it came off the tracks in Victoria state near Wallan. The two dead were the pilot...
Jury deliberates case for officer charged with manslaughter
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Deliberations were expected to continue Friday in the trial of a Delaware officer charged with manslaughter in a deadly 5-car pileup. Frederick Pierce, a Dover police officer, decided not to testify Thursday, WBOC-TV reported. Lawyers on both sides of the case had acknowledged in court...
California to receive $300M from US for Oroville Dam repairs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In an unusual reversal, federal regulators this week agreed to cover about $300 million in repair costs at the Oroville Dam, where a spillway collapse three years ago prompted the evacuation of nearly 190,000 people in Northern California. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Woman injured by concrete the fell from bridge over U.S. 127
MASON, Mich. (AP) — Wood barriers will be placed beneath a bridge over U.S. 127 near Mason after a woman was injured when concrete fell from a bridge and broke through her windshield, Michigan Department of Transportation officials said Thursday. The Ingham County Sheriff's Office says the 38-year-old...
Woman pleads guilty to crash that killed white supremacist
NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to manslaughter in a car crash that killed a white supremacist leader. Emily Sherry, 24, entered her plea in the April 2018 death of Robert Ransdell, 37. Sherry was driving under the influence on Interstate 275 when she veered into oncoming...
Alaska needs broad review of aviation safety, officials say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska needs a comprehensive review effort to improve aviation safety because its fatal and non-fatal accident rates are far higher than the national average, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The NTSB issued a safety recommendation to the Federal Aviation...
1 killed, 1 injured in collapse at Queens demolition site
NEW YORK (AP) — One man was killed and another injured on Thursday after a collapse at a Queens demolition site, authorities said. The Fire Department of New York said it happened around 11:45 a.m at the site on 94th Avenue in the Jamaica section of Queens. One man was killed and another man was...
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