Two off-duty firefighters died Thursday after falling into a manure tanker in upstate New York, authorities said. The incident happened late Thursday morning at Champion Farm in Clinton, just east of Syracuse, according to the Kirkland Police Department. The two male victims, later identified as 33-year-old Nathan Doody and 29-year-old Tyler Memory, were found unconscious […]
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‘A wall of water’ is falling on Florida. Hurricane forecasters are watching.
Although not officially a tropical storm, a weather system continued to drench much of Florida Wednesday with heavy rain and thunderstorms, causing traffic havoc on the roads. Due to the heavy rainfall, a flash flood emergency has been posted for parts of south Florida, meaning life-threatening flooding is now ongoing, the National Weather Service in […]
Woman recalls falling waist-deep into quicksand at Maine beach
Officials at Maine’s most popular state beach posted signs last week that warn visitors the terrain beneath their feet could give way and land them in natural pockets of sticky sediment. The signs at Popham Beach State Park, about 50 miles east of Portland, warn visitors of the potential hazards near the mouth of the […]
NPS mourns loss of ranger who died on-duty after falling at Bryce Canyon in Utah
A 78-year-old ranger at the Bryce Canyon National Park died due to injuries he sustained after he tripped and fell while on-duty. Tom Lorig was working with park visitors, directing them to a shuttle bus, at Bryce Canyon’s annual Astronomy Festival around 11:30 p.m. Friday when he fell and struck his head on a large […]
CCTV appears to show TV doctor Michael Mosley falling over on rocky hillside – reports
Michigan’s education rank drops amid chronic absenteeism, falling test scores
Getty Images Michigan continues to fall behind when it comes to the well-being of its children, edging into the bottom third of states. That’s the main takeaway from the 2024 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Now in its 35th year, the 50-state report of recent household data analyzes 16 indicators […]
3-year-old boy hospitalized after falling 30 feet out of window in Manchester, NH
A 3-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital after falling around 30 feet from the third story of a Manchester, New Hampshire home Sunday. Emergency crews responded to a home just after 1:00 p.m. where the boy’s father told responders his son had fallen from a third-floor window. The boy was transported to a nearby […]
Ranger dies after falling at Utah national park while on-duty
GARFIELD COUNTY, Utah (KTVX) — A park ranger from Bryce Canyon National Park has died from his injuries after tripping and falling while on duty, according to the National Park Service. Tom Lorig, 78, was working during Bryce Canyon’s annual Astronomy Festival on Friday. According to the National Park Service, Lorig was directing a visitor […]
Ranger dies after falling at Utah national park while on-duty
GARFIELD COUNTY, Utah (KTVX) — A park ranger from Bryce Canyon National Park has died from his injuries after tripping and falling while on duty, according to the National Park Service. Tom Lorig, 78, was working during Bryce Canyon’s annual Astronomy Festival on Friday. According to the National Park Service, Lorig was directing a visitor […]
Disneyland employee dies after falling off golf cart at theme park
ANAHEIM, Calif. (KTLA) — A Disneyland employee died on Friday, just two days after falling off of a golf cart at the park and hitting her head, authorities have confirmed. According to the Anaheim Police Department, first responders rushed to Disneyland just before 11:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday. Upon arrival, they discovered that a woman […]
Disneyland Employee Dies After Falling From Moving Golf Cart at Theme Park
A Disneyland employee died from her injuries Friday after falling from a moving golf cart at the theme park two days prior. Anaheim Police and Anaheim Fire and Rescue personnel arrived at the resort Wednesday at around 11:30 a.m. PT to the area of West Ball Road and South West Street in response to a […]
Starship’s Flight Was Going Great. Then Pieces Started Falling Off on Livestream
Street Shred SpaceX’s fourth and latest Starship launch started like a dream. The mammoth spacecraft took off from the company’s test facilities in Texas, putting on a spectacular show on the launch pad. Even stage separation of the spacecraft’s Super Heavy booster went by without a hitch, with the largest rocket booster ever built softly […]