Airline passengers headed to Uruguay had a scary incident with dozens injured when a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by Air Europa hit severe turbulence on a flight en route to Montevideo from Madrid, Spain on Monday. And in the ensuing chaos, one passenger reportedly became lodged above an overhead bin. Flight UX045 was forced to make an emergency landing at Natal […]
May 13—A felony drug charge was lodged against a Danese man over the weekend, according to Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley. Fayette County deputies performing routine patrol just before noon on Sunday, May 12 in Meadow Bridge conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a minor traffic violation, according to a press release from […]
Apr. 29—An investigation by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in felony charges being lodged against a Falls View man. According to Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley, Raymond L. Withrow, 27, was charged with two counts of sexual assault in the second degree and one count of strangulation. A news release from Fridley indicated […]
Apr. 16—Felony charges were lodged against an Oak Hill man earlier this week. According to Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley, Fayette County Sheriff’s Department deputies were at a local gas station just before midnight on April 14 when they noticed a man in a vehicle who was known to have felony warrants. According to a […]
Illinois wildlife rehabilitators are helping a coyote recover after being hit by a car and getting lodged in the vehicle’s grille, rescuers said. The 1-year-old coyote was hit the evening of April 8 in Waukegan and had to be extricated, according to an April 9 Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Facebook post. Coyote recovering after being […]
CANTON ‒ A young man who was shot at a Sweet 16 party can no longer run track because he has a bullet in his chest, one of four that hit him on April 29. Vanetra Smith told a judge about her son’s injuries before the teen who shot him was sentenced on two counts […]
Jan. 19—A Pax woman was charged with a felony after utility workers reported they found a toddler alone on the side of the road on Friday, Jan. 19. According to a press release from Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley, the child was wearing no shoes or jacket and was standing in the snow. The workers […]
A person briefly hung a Palestinian flag from a Hanukkah menorah in a public area in Connecticut, prompting widespread condemnation and a police investigation ByThe Associated Press December 11, 2023, 6:27 PM NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A person briefly hung a Palestinian flag from a Hanukkah menorah in a public area, prompting widespread condemnation and […]