A 59-year old man was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Desert Hot Springs, and the man who allegedly drove through a red light and crashed into the victim was arrested, police said Thursday. Tyson Michael Rodriguez, a 38-year-old Arcata resident, was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, according to the Desert Hot Springs […]
A murder investigation has been launched after a four-year-old boy died following a knife attack in east London. Police were called to an address in Montague Road, Hackney, on Wednesday night following concerns about the welfare of a child. Inside, officers found a four-year-old boy who had suffered knife injuries. A 41-year-old woman has been […]
An 8-year-old boy died after being shot with a “high powered” air rifle, Arizona officials said. Deputies with the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office responded to St. David where they found the little boy had been shot in the “center of his chest,” according to a Dec. 19 post on Facebook by the department. The air […]
A Kansas City, Kansas woman died following a two-vehicle crash Monday in Acworth, Georgia. Officers responded to the crash around 8:26 p.m. at the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Black Acre Trail, according to the Cobb County Police Department. A black 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee collided with the passenger side of a gray 2019 Hyundai […]
General George S. Patton Jr., an American World War II hero famed for his battlefield brilliance, unvarnished view of combat and volatile personality, died in Heidelberg, Germany, on this day in history, Dec. 21, 1945. He was 60 years old. Patton was paralyzed in an auto accident on Dec. 9. “Old Blood and Guts” died […]
A Lexington bicyclist was killed in a crash with a vehicle Tuesday afternoon, according to the Lexington Police Department. The collision occurred around 4:16 p.m. in the area of South Upper Street and High Street. Police Lt. Dan Truex said the bicyclist was transported to a hospital, where they were later pronounced dead. The Fayette […]
ASHEVILLE – Heath White, founder and owner of Zen Tubing, one of the biggest names in outdoor recreation in Western North Carolina, died Dec. 11 from heart transplant complications two weeks after surgery. He was 54. White and his wife and business partner, Jennifer “Jen” Ditzler, were the forces behind Asheville’s first tubing outfitter. Ditzler, […]
A 72-year-old woman died after she was pulled from a “fully submerged” vehicle during a South Carolina storm, officials said. The woman couldn’t get out of the vehicle as record-breaking rainfall drenched the Charleston area Sunday, Dec. 17. The day of the storm, Mount Pleasant police responded to a report that the woman was trapped […]
James McCaffrey, who voiced Max Payne in the popular video game franchise and also starred in television shows including Suits, has died at 65. His talent agent David Elliot confirmed the New York native died on Sunday surrounded by family and friends. McCaffrey’s wife, actor Rochelle Bostrom, told The Hollywood Reporter he died at home […]
A 17-year-old Kentucky high school student was killed Saturday in what school officials say was a farm accident, according to Dustin Howard, Clark County Public Schools superintendent. The victim was identified as Ryan Phelps. Howard said he was a senior at George Rogers Clark High School. “This unspeakable tragedy has significantly affected our entire school […]
The California Highway Patrol was investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash Sunday morning after a car crashed into a cinder-block wall. The crash was reported about 1:18 a.m. on eastbound Douglas Boulevard, heading toward Seeno Avenue in Auburn. A Placer County sheriff’s sergeant witnessed the 2014 Honda Accord traveling about 130 mph in a 55-mph zone, […]
A 24-year-old Kansas teacher has died after being involved in a wreck with two semitractor-trailers in western Kansas, the school district she taught in said in a social media post. The crash was reported shortly before 10 p.m. on Dec. 1 at the intersection of Kansas highways 156 and 23 in Cimarron, Finney County Sheriff’s […]