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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
The species remains unidentified as doctors assess whether the serious foot injury could affect Jacorey High’s ability to work. DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. — A Georgia visitor faces an estimated three-month recovery after undergoing surgery for a serious foot injury suffered in a presumed shark bite along Florida’s Volusia County coast. Jacorey High, of Henry County, was injured Saturday evening while swimming in shallow water with his pregnant fiancée. He said an animal bit his …
Michelle Jones positioned her city truck near the infant and remained at the scene until St. Louis police responded. ST. LOUIS — A routine trip along Goodfellow Boulevard became an urgent rescue when a St. Louis Street Department worker saw a driver place a baby in a car seat in the roadway and speed away. Michelle Jones said she was traveling north on Goodfellow when she noticed a blue car stopped near a roundabout. As …
Researchers say sanitation and blocked entry points may become more important as genetic resistance spreads among urban mice. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Cities may need to rely less heavily on poison alone to control rodents after Rutgers University researchers found widespread genetic mutations associated with rodenticide resistance in house mice from several Northeastern metropolitan areas. The study adds scientific evidence to concerns raised by pest management workers who have reported recurring infestations despite repeated chemical …