Rig runs over, kills trucker at state rest area - Charleston Gazette
CAMP CREEK, W.Va. — A trucker is dead after his tractor-trailer rolled over him at a rest area on the West Virginia Turnpike. The accident occurred Monday evening about a mile south of the Camp Creek exit in Mercer County. State Police Cpl. Chris

Hit run killer Saudi man Yahya Al-Asmari turns self in after 21 years - The Australian
Yahya Al-Asmari, 38, walked in to the office of the National Society for Human Rights to confess that he killed a small child in an accident 21 years ago in the northwest city of Tabuk, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported. He said the child, whom he

Woman killed in Windsor accident - WIS-TV
WINDSOR, S.C. (WIS) - The Aiken County Coroner says an early morning crash in Windsor has killed a woman. According to Coroner Tim Carlton, the crash happened at 6:14 a.m. on Stillwater Road near Mt. Beulah Road. The vehicle, a ‘93 Chevy S-10 pickup

CSC student-athlete dies in Alabama automobile accident - Chadron Record
OPELIKA, Ala. Three Chadron State College students were involved in a one vehicle accident in Auburn, Ala., early Monday morning, according to a news release from the Auburn Police Division. According to the East Alabama Medical Center, one of

Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident - Boston Globe
LOS ANGELES The executive director of the film academy says Farrah Fawcett wasn’t included in the Academy Awards In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star. Bruce Davis says it was a difficult decision for the committee

Wrong way accident on I-26 near Lake Murray Blvd. kills one - WIS-TV
IRMO, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision Tuesday morning that involved a driver heading the wrong way on I-26. According to a spokesperson with the SCHP, the accident happened around 2:30am Tuesday

Seton Hall s Bobby Gonzalez Is a Divisive Figure in the Big East - New York Times
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. In Bobby Gonzalez s first season as Seton Hall s men s basketball coach, he likened his loyalty to his players to a scene from A Bronx Tale, in which a local crime boss galvanizes his neighborhood cohort to defend

6 people killed in bus crash south of Phoenix - WRIC TV
The bus in Friday’s accident was traveling from the central Mexican state of Zacatecas to Los Angeles. It entered the United States at El Paso, Texas, and was traveling westbound on Interstate 10 with 22 passengers when it hit a pickup, veered onto

Millions of Toyotas Recalled, None in Japan - New York Times
I tried everything I could think of, Mrs. Sakai, 64, said, as she recently recalled the accident that happened six months ago. Her car surged forward nearly 3,000 feet before slamming into a Mercedes Benz and a taxi, injuring drivers in both

2 pedestrians killed, 1 seriously hurt in 3 car crashes; area police - Washington Post
Three pedestrians were killed or critically injured in three separate car crashes within an hour of one another across the D.C. region Saturday morning, police said. In two of the cases, police said, the drivers did not stop after colliding with a

Spring Training Capsules - ESPN.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Justin Morneau marked his return for Minnesota with a two-run double and Tim Wakefield tossed two scoreless innings for Boston in his first post-surgery appearance in a 5-0 victory by the Twins over the Red Sox on Friday. Morneau

Thomas H. Pigford, at 87; prominent nuclear engineer - Boston Globe
NEW YORK - Thomas H. Pigford, an independent-minded nuclear engineer recruited by the federal government for his advice on major nuclear accidents and nuclear waste, died last Saturday at his home in Oakland, Calif. He was 87. His death was confirmed

Snowmobile accident claims life of area woman - Charles City Press
the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Jamie Fox, 33, was operating a snowmobile on a trail approximately one mile south of Rockford when she fell off after losing control and was struck by a snowmobile being operated by Michelle Ruzicka, 34

Three-car wreck causes back up on Alcoa Hwy., two fatalities reported - WBIR
Blount County authorities said two people were killed in a three-car accident on Alcoa Highway. The accident happened south of McGhee Tyson Airport at the Hall Road split around 6 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses said a driver in the northbound lane lost

El Ni o means little relief is in store for residents worried about - Los Angeles Times
Standing in front of her mudslide-damaged home in La Ca ada Flintridge on a wet Saturday afternoon, Karineh Mangassarian said she hoped the rain would give it a rest. “At least for a month, then it can rain again,” she said as she packed belongings

Two killed in factory blast in east China - Investors Business Daily
JINAN, Feb 27, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — At least two people were killed and two others injured after an explosion ravaged a factory in Shandong Province, local authority said Sunday. The blast occurred at 3:20 p.m. Saturday in a plant of

More than 300 killed in Chile quake; tsunami reaches Hawaii - Haaretz.com
A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, killing more than 300 people, knocking down buildings, homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami that raced across the Pacific Ocean. Scientists have confirmed that

One dead in Saraland wreck - Everything Alabama Blog
SARALAND, Ala. — One person was killed and three people were taken to a hospital this evening after a wreck on Industrial Parkway near Park Drive, authorities said. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, according to Saraland police

Hwy 50 Closed Due To Major Accident - CBS 13/CW31 Sacramento
A multiple vehicle accident that resulted in serious injuries has forced authorities to close Highway 50 in both directions near Placerville. At least four vehicles were involved in the head-on accident in front of the Apple Hill Caf at about 7:15

Mission Street reopens after pedestrian accident - KGO
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a vehicle on San Francisco’s Mission Street early this morning. The incident occurred at about 7:50 a.m. at Sixth and Mission streets, police spokesman Officer Samson Chan said. The woman was transported to a hospital with

Manson man sentenced to prison for deadly crash - Globe Gazette
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) A northern Iowa man has been sentenced to five years in prison for a car accident that killed a teenager in 2008. Twenty-year-old Grant Schreier, of Manson, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 18-year

SOMA Pedestrian Accident Blocks Mission Street - SFist
A little before 8am this morning, a female pedestrian was seriously injured on Mission Street between Sixth and Fifth. The accident resulted in the rerouting of the 14-Mission bus. SF MTA spokesman Judson True confirmed to SF Appeal “that the14 Mission electric trolley buses are running on Market

Granville grad on life support after weightlifting accident - Newark Advocate
NEWARK A Granville High School graduate remains in critical condition at Grant Medical Center with injuries sustained in a weightlifting accident Monday, but his father is optimistic a small step toward recovery has been made. Chris Harmon, 20