Shelby Stotts was indicted on a 2nd-degree manslaughter charge after DNA testing allegedly identified her as the mother of a newborn left for dead in ditch in 2001 Johnson County Sheriffs Office Angel Baby Doe and Shelby Stotts After more than two decades, authorities in Texas have made an arrest in the cold case death […]
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A former senator in Pakistan was killed Wednesday when a vehicle carrying him and supporters struck a roadside bomb in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border, police said. Two other people were killed. Two other people were wounded in the attack in Bajur, a district in […]
Law enforcement officers are investigating after finding a body in a retention pond Saturday near a Maple Grove rest stop off Interstate 94. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office received a call about 3:35 p.m. from someone reporting the body in water near the Elm Creek Rest Area, according to a police statement. A maintenance person […]
Suffolk County Police are investigating the death of a man found strangled on the side of a road in East Farmingdale, L.I., early Saturday morning. The victim, identified as 48-year-old Juan Carlos Diaz Geronimo from North Amityville, was discovered on Garity Place around 1:30 a.m. by a local resident, reported News12 Long Island. The resident […]
A man is accused of stabbing another person and running from the scene in Parkland on Tuesday. Pierce County deputies were dispatched at 11:39 a.m. to 136th Street East and Pacific Avenue for reports of a stabbing. Deputies learned that a man was urinating on the side of the road when someone drove by and […]
Scammers trying to sell low-cost gold jewelry at high prices were seen again Monday along some Tri-Cities area highways. A Washington State Patrol trooper spotted two men next to a rented Escalade pickup who were walking in and out of traffic near the intersection of Interstate 182 and Highway 395 on Monday afternoon, Trooper Chris […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing seven soldiers, including an army captain, the military said, a sign of a surge in militant attacks on security forces. The latest attack happened in Lakki Marwat, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, the […]
GALENA, Kan. — The souvenir shop Gearhead Curios in Galena has received an award and grant. The Jefferson Highway Association recently presented Gearhead Curios the first-ever Roadside Attraction Award. The Galena attraction is the first Jefferson Highway Information Center, with souvenirs. Aaron Perry bought the establishment in 2018, and began to transform it into what […]
What’s that over there! You might say that a lot when driving across the United States because our country is known for some of the world’s largest roadside attractions. A list compiled of the nation’s largest roadside attractions by BatchGeo, a mapping software, has two New Jersey locations on it. Across 41 states, the website […]
Mar. 22—A four-vehicle pileup on Interstate 40 in Haywood County injured six people Thursday night — including a Highway Patrol trooper and two roadside assistance patrollers — when a tractor trailer ran into the stopped vehicles from behind. The trooper and IMAP drivers had stopped on the shoulder of I-40 near exit 20 at Jonathan […]
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing two soldiers and wounding 15 others, officials said. The attack happened in Dera Ismail Khan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, said Inayat Ullah, head of the police […]
Flat tires happen at the worst times. Sure, most of us know how to swap out a tire — but any added bit of safety will go a long way. When you’re stuck on the side of the road, make sure you’re visible with this three-pack of Cartman Warning Triangles. These reflective accessories help other […]