Alex Mechachonis, 17, was remembered as a skilled rider and hardworking young man. BROOKFIELD, Mass. — A 17-year-old motocross rider from Granville died after crashing during practice at a Brookfield track earlier this week, according to reports from the New England motocross community. Alex Mechachonis had been racing for years and had already won three … Read more
The driver was airlifted after the bus struck a low bridge Thursday afternoon. GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Six students and a bus driver were injured Thursday when a school bus hit a low bridge at Carolina and Vine streets in Goldsboro, leaving the front of the bus badly crushed. The students, who attend Dillard Charter Academy, … Read more
Deputies and federal workplace safety officials are investigating the death near Orlando’s tourist district. ORLANDO, Fla. — A Hilton Orlando employee died Thursday night after he was found trapped beneath an industrial-sized dryer at the hotel near International Drive, according to Orange County officials. The incident happened around 9 p.m. at the Hilton Orlando on … Read more
Jason Michael DeGray of Connecticut and Ebony Mount of Ohio died after going into rough surf where a child had been swept out, authorities said. COCOA BEACH, Fla. — A week after two adults died trying to reach a child caught in a rip current off Cocoa Beach, police identified the victims and a clearer … Read more
Neighbors said the Thursday morning blast sounded like a sonic boom as debris from the vehicle spread across yards and roadway. BURKE, Va. — Residents near one of Burke’s busiest intersections woke Thursday to an explosion so strong that neighbors said it shook their homes, sent pictures from walls and left a woman hospitalized after … Read more
State police say the exterior propane tanks did not explode, while the origin and cause inquiry continued after the deaths of seven family members. LAMAR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating whether a propane leak inside a home caused the explosion and fast-moving fire that killed Sarah B. Stoltzfus and her six children … Read more
Deputies said a man and his wife were both shot when a firearm discharged during cleaning. CHANNELVIEW, Texas — Harris County deputies were working late into the night in Channelview after a woman was fatally shot and her husband was wounded when a gun discharged as he cleaned it inside their home, authorities said. The … Read more
Detectives said the boy found an unsecured gun inside the house and shot himself. POINCIANA, Fla. — A young boy was hospitalized Thursday after an accidental shooting inside a home in Poinciana, where detectives said he gained access to an unsecured firearm and shot himself in the chest. The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. at … Read more
Investigators from several agencies are still trying to determine what caused the late-night blast in Madison County. TROY, Ill. — Three people died after a house exploded and burned late Sunday near Troy in southwestern Illinois, and investigators from multiple agencies remained at the scene Monday and Tuesday as officials worked to determine what caused … Read more
The 5-year-old boy was taken to Harlem Hospital after falling from a third-floor Bronx apartment window, officials said. BRONX, N.Y. — A witness who heard a sudden thud outside a Bronx apartment building said he ran for help Monday after discovering a 5-year-old boy had fallen from a third-floor window in Morrisania. The child fell … Read more