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Tesla Semi Erupts in Flames, Shuts Down Major Bay Area Freeway

The freeway reopened Wednesday morning after hazardous-smoke concerns forced officials to halt traffic during the evening commute. HAYWARD, Calif. — All lanes of Interstate 880 reopened Wednesday morning after a Tesla Semi caught fire in Hayward during the Tuesday evening commute, prompting authorities to close both directions of the busy East Bay freeway because of concerns about hazardous smoke. The fire was reported at about 5:35 p.m. Tuesday in the southbound lanes near the interchange …

Dancing UGA Student Falls Eight Stories From Apartment Window

Rambler Athens reminded residents about window safety limiters after a 21-year-old student survived an eighth-floor fall Saturday. ATHENS, Ga. — An eighth-floor fall that seriously injured a University of Georgia student has brought new attention to windows at a downtown Athens apartment complex after management reminded residents that the building’s windows have safety limiters. Kristin Sargent, 21, fell Saturday evening from an eighth-floor apartment at Rambler Athens on West Broad Street. Police said witnesses reported …

Falling Tree Kills NYCHA Supervisor in Final Week at Complex

Leighton Brown, 56, was remembered as a dedicated maintenance supervisor who was preparing to leave Cypress Hills Houses for a promotion. NEW YORK — A New York City Housing Authority maintenance supervisor who picked up an extra shift was killed Saturday when a tree fell on him at the Cypress Hills Houses in Brooklyn, cutting short what friends said was his final week at the development before a promotion. Leighton Brown, 56, was walking through …

Relatives Find Four Family Members Dead After Bahamas Flight

The Piper PA-34 lost contact west of Andros Island during a route its experienced pilot had flown many times. MIAMI — A holiday weekend trip to the Bahamas ended in tragedy for a South Florida family after the small plane carrying two grandparents and two grandchildren disappeared on its way to Miami and all four were later found dead, according to relatives. Mario Lamar, 80, was piloting the Piper PA-34 from Great Harbour Cay in …

Mother, Toddler Die After Apparent Lightning Strike in Florida

Police are investigating after Kenya Glasgow and her 2-year-old daughter died following a Sunday afternoon lightning strike in Margate. MARGATE, Fla. — A 31-year-old mother and her 2-year-old daughter died after they were apparently struck by lightning Sunday afternoon in this Broward County city, according to police. Margate police and Margate Fire Rescue responded at about 2:30 p.m. Aug. 23 after a 911 caller reported two people had been struck by lightning and were lying …

Fiery Head-On Crash on I-295 Leaves Two Drivers Dead

Police said witnesses reported a Hyundai speeding and using the grassy median before a collision that killed two Massachusetts drivers. CUMBERLAND, R.I. — Rhode Island State Police are investigating witness reports that a Hyundai was speeding and passing vehicles through a grassy median shortly before a head-on Interstate 295 crash that killed two Massachusetts men Thursday. The accounts are central to the preliminary reconstruction of a crash that killed Joel Costa, 29, of Hyde Park, …

Boy, 7, Fell From Moving Car and Died as Grandmother Kept Driving

Prosecutors said Lorraine O’Neill did not realize her 7-year-old grandson was missing until miles after he fell from her car. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An approximately 11-mile stretch of highway became a central part of the prosecution of a Maryland grandmother convicted of neglect after her 7-year-old grandson fell from her moving car and was fatally struck on Interstate 97. Lorraine Marie O’Neill, 68, of Hagerstown, was found guilty Aug. 12 of neglect of a minor …

Lake Havasu Boy Dies After Jump From London Bridge

Police said the 13-year-old was recovered from the water about 20 minutes after witnesses reported the jump. LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — A 13-year-old Lake Havasu City boy died after witnesses reported seeing him jump from London Bridge and disappear beneath the water Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Lake Havasu City Police Department said bystanders reported the incident at about 8:52 a.m. Aug. 11. Witnesses told police the boy went underwater, briefly resurfaced and then …

Pack of Dogs Mauls 9-Year-Old Boy on Bahamas Vacation

Beau Brattain has undergone multiple surgeries after six dogs attacked him while he collected sand during a family vacation. MIAMI — A 9-year-old Florida boy is continuing a difficult recovery after six dogs attacked him on a beach in Bimini, Bahamas, leaving him with about 100 bite wounds and life-threatening injuries that required an emergency flight to Miami. Beau Brattain was vacationing with his family when he stepped outside on the morning of July 28 …

Stamford Boy, 4, Plunges From 10th-Floor Apartment

Investigators said the 4-year-old fell from his grandmother’s 10th-floor apartment while three adult relatives were present. STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford police are working to determine how a 4-year-old boy fell through an open, screened window of a 10th-floor apartment and died Sunday evening, while authorities said they have found no indication of foul play. The fall was reported around 7:20 p.m. in the 70 block of Prospect Street, according to Assistant Police Chief Richard Conklin. …