Hundreds gathered under sweltering summer temps at the corner of 1400 Woodland St in East Nashville Saturday morning to paint the city’s first rainbow crosswalk in front of East Nashville’s lesbian-owned bar, The Lipstick Lounge. “We’re finally getting a rainbow sidewalk that is crossing city streets,” East Nashville resident Adam Barnes said as he helped […]
A new raised crosswalk will be installed in Mount Washington this week. City of Pittsburgh officials said the major upgrade will be installed across Virginia Avenue in front of the Mount Washington Senior Center. Crews will also being installing “no parking” bump-outs to improve sight lines for pedestrians using the crosswalk. “I am thankful for […]
A wealthy California woman who co-founded a burn center in Los Angeles was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Monday for the hit-and-run killings of two children while they were in a crosswalk more than three years ago. Rebecca Grossman was speeding when she struck and killed Mark Iskander, 11, and his brother Jacob, 8, […]
A driver early Sunday abandoned a car and ran toward an apartment complex after the vehicle struck and killed a man using a crosswalk at an Arlington intersection, police said, attributing the account to a witness. The pedestrian, a 30-year-old man, died in West Pioneer Parkway at Center Street, Arlington police said. The man was […]
Jun. 6—A downtown street painting recognizing Spokane’s LGBTQ community was damaged mere hours after it was repainted due to previous vandalism. Spokane police arrested three suspects Wednesday night they say skidded Lime scooters over the newly painted pride crosswalk and hurled homophobic slurs at those who witnessed it. Lime scooters were just reintroduced to Spokane […]
May 17—A second act of vandalism at the Pride Crosswalk in downtown Spokane prompted local leaders to voice their condemnation of hate in the city while trying to move quickly to explore possible solutions. “Words without actions mean nothing,” Councilman Paul Dillon said after a press conference Friday about the incident. Spokane police are investigating […]
Rows of supporters filled benches and held tissue boxes on both sides of the courtroom Tuesday morning during the sentencing of a Meridian man who pleaded guilty to felony manslaughter while driving under the influence. Kellen Tutt, 41, hit a man while driving in a Boise intersection on Jan. 23, 2023. The victim, Henry Reents, […]
Apr. 17—LEWISTON — A woman who died after being struck by an SUV on Sabattus Street last week appeared to have stepped into the roadway against a traffic light, according to a police report. The report noted there were no contributing actions on the part of the driver who struck Margaret “Peggy” Pooler in the […]
Apr. 17—LEWISTON — A woman who died after being struck by an SUV on Sabattus Street last week appeared to have stepped into the roadway against a traffic light, according to a police report. The report noted there were no contributing actions on the part of the driver who struck Margaret “Peggy” Pooler in the […]
Apr. 9—HIGH POINT — State officials have rejected the city of High Point’s design for a proposed safety upgrade at a prominent pedestrian crosswalk. The City Council in August 2023 OK’d a plan to install a concrete median “refuge island” for people using the mid-block crosswalk on N. Main Street near Hillcrest Place. The council […]
Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty, who was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, issued a statement more than a month after she struck a person with a town-owned vehicle in Wrentham. Chief Rafferty said in a statement Monday that she was driving home in her official SUV on February 16 […]
DUMONT — A small bouquet of pink carnations and a cross made out of palms placed on the corner of Washington and Madison Avenues were a big reminder of tragedy that struck less than 48 hours earlier. First grade teacher Elizabeth Feliciano-Rosa, 54, was hit by a pickup truck just after 5 p.m. Thursday at […]