ALTON, Ill. (AP) — A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play. But no injuries were reported after the sinkhole opened Wednesday morning. “No […]
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Dozens of parents with Limestone County Schools (LCS) are calling on school leaders to vote ‘no’ on a school re-zoning proposal. LCS is hosting a series of informational meetings to give parents and community members a chance to ask questions and air their concerns about the proposal. Limestone Co. parents […]
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Limestone County Coroner says multiple agencies are responding after a wreck involving a bus in Limestone County. Coroner Mike West told News 19 agencies from Athens and Giles County are responding to the wreck along with HEMSI. The wreck happened on Alabama Highway 53 near Pinedale Road. West said […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Activists in Mexico have published photos of steel and cement pilings from a government project that were driven directly through the roofs of sensitive limestone caves on the Yucatan peninsula. The network of caves, sinkhole lakes and underground rivers along Mexico’s Caribbean coast are both environmentally sensitive and have been found […]
Dec. 27—On Dec. 21, 2023, Deputy Cheyanne Abernathy and Investigator Dylan Legg met with two victims who reported being shot at early Thursday morning on Bob Jones Parkway in the Elkmont Rural Village Community. According to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office, Legg recovered a projectile from the driver’s door of the vehicle. Deputy Hayden Pierce […]