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Why didn’t Polk Co. Sheriff’s Office investigate deputy’s role in - St. Petersburg Times
Six years on, Gary and Jamie White stew in a mix of emotions. The grief for Jamie and me has been unbearable, made worse by the fact that the truth has never come out, Gary says. To see Miles art and hear his parents talk about his work

UPDATE: All parkway lanes back open after accident in Woodbridge - MyCentralJersey.com
WOODBRIDGE A Garden State Parkway wreck has been cleared and all lanes of the highway are now open, the state Department of Transportation is reporting. The accident had closed three of five southbound lanes Saturday morning. It is not known

UPDATE 1-Michelin scraps Mexico plant plan due slowdown - CNBC
PARIS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Michelin of France, one of the largest tyre makers in the world vying for leadership with Bridgestone <5108.T>, scrapped plans for a second plant in Mexico on Friday due to slow demand in north America. The family

Walkway collapses in San Diego, injuring 16 - International Herald Tribune
SAN DIEGO : A block-long covered walkway next to a construction scaffold collapsed on Thursday, trapping and injuring 16 pedestrians, three critically. About 25 people were standing in the walkway to escape the hot, August sun when its wooden walls

San Diego scaffold collapse injures 16 - Detroit News
SAN DIEGO — A block-long covered walkway next to a construction scaffold collapsed on Thursday, trapping and injuring 16 pedestrians, three critically. About 25 people were standing in the walkway to escape the hot, August sun when its wooden walls

2 officers hurt in traffic accident on city’s West Side - Chicago Tribune
A Chicago police squad car was struck by another car while officers were responding to a call Thursday evening on the West Side. The squad car, with its siren blaring, was northbound on Central Avenue in the Austin neighborhood when it was struck at

Probe reveals oxygen bottle burst on Qantas flight - Guardian Unlimited
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - An oxygen cylinder caused the explosion that blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, forcing an emergency landing, air safety officials said Friday. The release of the interim report by Julian Walsh, acting

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT UPDATE: Injured Salisbury man identified - Delmarva Now
NEWARK, Del. Authorities have identified the Anderson Recycling employee who lost his left leg in an industrial accident as 22-year-old Victor Merritt of Salisbury. Merritt s condition on Thursday was upgraded to fair from critical, according

Name of worker killed in accident released - Times-Herald
WELLSVILLE - The worker who died during an industrial accident at Alstom Air Preheater Co. Tuesday was a 29-year-old Wellsville resident. Eric Lehman suffered fatal injuries when a five-ton steel apparatus he was working on fell from its support

Farm tractor accident in Van Buren Co. - WWMT
VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Van Buren County Sheriff’s are reporting an accident between a farm tractor and a pick-up truck on CR 388 and 23 1/2 Street. The accident occurred just after 3 pm Thursday afternoon. There are reports of

Sixteen injured in East Village walkway collapse - San Diego Union-Tribune
SAN DIEGO A block-long wooden pedestrian walkway collapsed at an East Village construction site during the busy noon lunch hour Thursday, injuring 16 people, three critically, authorities said. NANCEE E. LEWIS / Union-Tribune Police and fire

Coen brothers’ spy comedy divides Venice critics - Reuters
VENICE (Reuters) - The Coen brothers’ latest film, the madcap comedy “Burn After Reading,” has sharply divided the critics, unlike last year’s acclaimed “No Country For Old Men” which won four Oscars including best picture. Early reviews of the

Six injured as crane hits Calgary C-Train - Globe and Mail
CALGARY Several people were taken to hospital Wednesday after a jarring crash between a light-rail transit train and an overhead crane sent passengers sprawling into the aisles. The mid-morning accident occurred when the boom arm of the mobile

Just In: Accident on the ‘America’s Got Talent’ Set! - Entertainment Tonight Online
ET has confirmed that the “America’s Got Talent” contestant known as George the Giant was injured today while rehearsing for the show. According to a spokesperson for the series it is still possible that he will perform tonight. It remains to be seen

Cop dies as gun misfires at CM son’s house - Times of India
PULIVENDULA: In a freak accident, an APSP constable who was on duty at the residence of chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy’s son Jaganmohan Reddy in Pulivendula died when his gun misfired in the wee hours of Wednesday. Bulli Prakasam (30), hailing

1 man dead, 1 severely burned in accident - ksl.com
I am way hurt to hear about 2 friends whom i worked with like 3 weeks ago at Mountain Power Construction. Steve and i always talked about golfing together and Fatu always talking bout his great family. I pray for both families. Mountain power

CSP identifies victim of I-70 accident between DeBeque and Parachute - Glenwood Springs Post Independent
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado A man who died in a rollover accident on Interstate 70 Sunday afternoon has been identified as Charles Maxey, 61, of Thornton. Garfield County Deputy Coroner Chandra Mortensen released the man s identity after

OSHA begins investigation in fatal accident - Middletown Journal
Investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has started the initial phases of its investigation of Sunday’s death of a contract worker at AK Steel Corp.’s Middletown Works. Dick Gilgrist, area director of OSHA’s Cincinnati

Ascom Wireless Solutions and Ekahau Introduce WiFi Based Emergency - Forbes
HELSINKI, Finland and GOTEBORG, Sweden, August 27 /PRNewswire/ — Ascom Wireless Solutions (WS) and Ekahau Inc. announce their collaboration on a new WiFi positioning solution. Ekahau’s location-based services (Ekahau RTLS) combined with the Ascom

3-Year-Old Drowns In Boating Accident - wnbc.com
WESTPORT, Conn. — A 3-year-old Brooklyn child drowned Tuesday morning near a sailing school off of Westport , Conn. Police removed the child, identified by Westport police as Alexandra Vitale, from the water, officials said. CPR was administered on

Deadly Portage County accident forces I-39 reroute - WAOW
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Kaiser Permanente is telling 960 mothers that they and their babies may have been exposed to a San Francisco maternity ward worker diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Kaiser announced it had started notifying patients Tuesday

Charges pending in fatal accident - Richmond County Daily Journal
Charges are pending against Michael Wilbur of Sanford as the result of a fatal motor vehicle accident Monday on U.S. Hwy. 1 north of Rockingham. All individuals involved in the three-vehicle collision were transported to FirstHealth Richmond Memorial

Route 110 closed for accident investigation - Newsday
A pre-dawn hit-and-run accident has closed Route 110 in both directions between Harrison Avenue and Jefferson Avenue in North Amityville on Monday, Suffolk County police said. Police said a pedestrian was struck in the roadway at 4:43 a.m., but had

Man who fell from NH garage making full recovery - Boston Globe
NASHUA, N.H. A Nashua, New Hampshire, man who fell four stories from a parking garage last month says he’s not lucky, he’s blessed. Twenty-eight-year-old Leon Belesca suffered a punctured lung and broken hip, ribs and eye socket when he crashed

A boy died in Jakarta electric train accident - Jakarta Post
An unidentified junior high school student was killed after being electrocuted on the roof of an electric train at Universitas Pancasila train station in South Jakarta on Sunday afternoon. A spokesman for the state railway company, Akhmad Sujadi said

Minor traffic accident led to sex assault of girl, court papers allege - Honolulu Advertiser
A 24-year-old Honolulu man who was charged Friday with kidnapping a 16-year-old girl near University Avenue and sexually assaulting her at a construction site behind Kaimuki High School had been involved in a minor traffic accident with the girl a

Caring nature of people surfaces in the aftermath of tragic car - Palladium-Item
I was witness to man’s humanity to man at the tragic accident that took two lives Sunday. Angel’s Secret Garden staff called 911 immediately. When the car caught fire, they raced and got a fire extinguisher and put it out. It was a surreal scene with

Man dies after accident - Fremont News-Messenger
A man died after a one-vehicle accident Friday morning in Riley Township in Sandusky County, according to a spokeswoman for the Sandusky post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The man was driving a full-sized pickup on U.S. 6 near County Road 250

2 buses collide on I-80; 2 dozen go to hospitals - Newsday
Conforms for print lines. AP Photos pursuing. ROXBURY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) _ An accident involving two tour buses in northwest New Jersey sent two dozen people to the hospital on Friday, though only minor injuries were reported. The crash happened

FHP Accident Report For Polk County - The Ledger
The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting an accident has occurred on County Road 540A east of Lakeland Highlands Road. The accident was reported at 7:02 a.m. There is no report of injury or lane blockage. The FHP also reports a disabled vehicle in the

Multiple Vehicle Accident Blocking Lanes Of I-5 In Olympia - KIRO-TV
A multiple-vehicle accident, including a jack-knifed semi, is blocking three lanes of southbound Interstate 5 near Lily Road (milepost 108) in Olympia. Backups currently extend to Marvin Road — about four miles from the accident, says the Washington

Owner of car in LA-area accident with actor LaBeouf gets citation - Newsday
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A citation has been issued to the owner of a car that crashed into a pickup truck driven by Shia LaBeouf. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore on Wednesday said 21-year-old Simon Herbert of Los Angeles

Exercise rider dies after accident at Saratoga - FOXSports.com
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - An exercise rider for trainer Steve Asmussen has died after being injured in a riding accident at Saratoga Race Course. Parker Buckley suffered a head injury at the upstate New York track on Monday. Asmussen told the

Levy Mwanawasa - Guardian Unlimited
Levy Mwanawasa, president of Zambia since 2002, came to international prominence only recently with his forthright criticisms of the conduct of this year’s Zimbabwean elections. He said openly that he sympathised with the plight of Morgan Tsvangirai

Car Accident Damages Standish Cemetery - Duxbury Clipper
A driver who police say was speeding along Chestnut St. early Saturday morning crashed his car into the Standish Cemetery, breaking a fence and toppling gravestones. A speeding car crashed into the Standish Cemetery on Chestnut Street early Saturday

I-70, I-76 Closed After Car Accident - Denver Channel
ARVADA, Colo. — A serious two-car accident at Interstate 70 and Interstate 76 has closed westbound I-76 and limited westbound I-70 to one lane of traffic while officers investigate the crash. The accident happened just after 4 p.m. Police are

Breaking Now: Worked Injured In Warren County Plant Accident - WCPO
One person was injured in an accident at a Warren County plant. It happened around 1 a.m. Thursday morning at the Sumco plant in Hamilton Township. The plant is located along the 500 block of Grandin Road. An employee was working on a piece of

Cyclist McCall dies in accident - BBC Sport
The 46-year-old, a member of the Maryland Wheelers club in Lisburn, was involved in a collision with a car on at Nutts Corner on Tuesday night. McCall, who took part in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, had been competing in an inter

LaBeouf to return to Transformers set - KEYE Austin
Shia LaBeouf will return to the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on Thursday, according to online reports. The star had to stop filming the movie after a car accident in Hollywood last month. He is currently nursing a heavily bandaged hand

Authorities rule boy’s death was an accident - Rocky Mountain News
Pueblo County authorities say there is no evidence of foul play in the death of a 10-year-old boy found with a rope around his neck. The family of Jonathan Lucas found him in the basement of their home about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday and called 911. The boy

Seven hurt in bus accident - Daily Item
WASHINGTONVILLE Seven people were hurt in an accident at Routes 254 and 54 at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Derry Township. State police at Milton reported Matthew Reed, 20, of Trout Run, was driving a 2000 Ford Super Duty Omni-Bus carrying 10 people

Services set for police officer killed in crash - Newsday
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Services for a North Brunswick police officer who was killed in a car crash are scheduled for Saturday. Middlesex County prosecutors are saying little as they investigate the accident which claimed Lt. Christopher Zerby’s life

Accident shuts down I-20 in Bossier Parish - The Shreveport Times
State police are working a major accident in Bossier Parish, near Harrah s Louisiana Downs, at mile marker 29. At least six vehicles, including two 18-wheelers, are involved, and traffic is shut down in both directions, according to troopers. The

Man dies in Banbridge accident - NewsLetter
A MAN has died following a fatal road traffic accident in Co Down. A car carrying three people left the Huntly Road outside Banbridge on Wednesday evening. Two women were taken to hospital following the accident, one of whom suffered serious injuries

FHP Reports Accident In Winter Haven - The Ledger
The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting a hit and run accident at 24th Street Southwest and Avenue E Southwest in Winter Haven. The accident was reported at 7:18 a.m. There is no report of injury or road block. Also, the FHP is reporting a vehicle