Tag: Accidents
Shark bites Florida man swimming near fishing line
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. — A shark bit a Florida man who was swimming near a fishing line 40 yards from the shore.
...
NW Indiana man gets 5-year sentence for boy’s fatal shooting
CROWN POINT, Ind. — A northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to two years in prison for the death of a 4-year-old boy he...
Newspaper sues SC police over records in mother, son deaths
ISLANDTON, S.C. — A South Carolina newspaper is suing the police agencies investigating the shooting deaths of a mother and son from one of...
Evacuation order lifted after Illinois chemical plant blast
ROCKTON, Ill. — Residents near a northern Illinois chemical plant were cleared to return to their homes Friday, four days after officials issued an...
3 killed, suspect sought after Oregon hit-and-run, shooting
COOS BAY, Ore. — Police searched Friday for a suspect believed to have killed three people in wave of violence that included a hit-and-run...
Family of copilot killed in WWII plane crash sues foundation
The family of a copilot killed in the crash of a World War II-era plane in 2019 in Connecticut is suing the foundation that...
Fire suppression efforts continue at Illinois chemical plant
ROCKTON, Ill. — Fire suppression efforts continued Wednesday at a chemical fire near the Illinois-Wisconsin state line as public health officials lifted an outdoor...
Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire
A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have...
Driver charged in deadly crash reportedly was having sex
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A man charged with barreling his pickup truck into a San Jose bar, killing a woman and seriously injuring two...
Turkey: 1 dead in Bosporus Strait container ship collision
ISTANBUL — A container ship and a fishing boat collided in Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait, killing one person Thursday.
...