Early Friday morning, a car on Raleigh’s Rock Quarry Road collided with a power pole. There was only one car involved. When the automobile collided, according to the police, it went airborne, probably ejecting the lone occupant. Luckily, the driver’s injuries were not life-threatening. About 200 residences in the vicinity of the collision are without…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that 45 people in 18 states have reported being unwell as a result of a salmonella epidemic linked to a Florida-based cucumber manufacturer. Target shops have joined an increasing number of retailers who have sold recalled cucumbers or goods that contain the fruit and are advising customers…
After the Federal Aviation Administration authorized a $121 million repair project, an old runway at the troubled New Jersey airport will reopen almost two weeks ahead of schedule. The Port Authority of New York/New Jersey said in a news release on Friday that runway 4L-22R closed on April 15 after the FAA determined it was…
A dump truck driver is critically injured after a collision on Friday morning sent his vehicle crashing into a house in northwest Tarrant County. It has been discovered that a northbound vehicle with a blowout struck the rear of the dump truck, which was traveling south on Farm-to-Market Road 718. After veering across FM 718,…
In Des Plaines, Illinois, a 41-year-old man suffered severe injuries Friday afternoon after his vehicle struck a tree. According to Des Plaines police, the collision occurred in the 900 block of Elmhurst Road at approximately 12:40 p.m. According to initial reports, a guy from Mount Prospect lost control of a beige Volvo that was traveling…
As part of the Auxiliary Lanes Project, the Oregon Department of Transportation is getting ready to block all southbound lanes on OR 217 for the duration of the weekend. The closure is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Friday and end at 5 a.m. on Monday. The closure will last until 99W, which is…
Orchard Park High School hosted its yearly simulation of a car crash on Friday morning to educate students about the risks of driving after prom while intoxicated. “The message we want students to take from this is to make memories, and to make good memories, to make good decisions that go along with those memories,…
After a commercial truck carrying 250 million bees crashed in northern Washington, releasing the bees on first responders, emergency officials have been busy cleaning up. According to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, the truck flipped on Weidkamp Road at approximately 4 a.m. on Friday close to Lynden, which is located just south of the Canadian…
A tornado tore through a rural area of Washington County, Kentucky, on Friday morning, leaving at least one person dead and several more injured. The death was confirmed by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. According to deputies, the twister made landfall a few miles east of Springfield, along Long Run Road. The tornado tore off…
A 15-year-old Fairfield resident is being charged with several offenses after police claim he fled from them at up to 130 mph and caused a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 95 earlier this week. According to New York State Police, the teenager was operating a Lexus vehicle with “switched” Connecticut license plates. The vehicle was not…
