Glenn Pysher, 22, was preparing for a new chapter at Saint Elizabeth University when a late-night mistake ended in his death. UPPER POTTSGROVE, Pa. — Glenn Pysher was preparing to return to college and continue playing the sport he loved when, according to his family, a wrong turn after a friend’s birthday celebration brought the … Read more
Xcel Energy crews worked Monday to restore electricity after the damaged pole fell onto a vehicle and sparked a deadly fire. HOPKINS, Minn. — More than 150 Xcel Energy customers lost power after a utility pole fell onto a vehicle in Hopkins on Sunday, causing a fire that killed the person inside and leaving utility … Read more
The inquiry will focus on how a landing Cessna and a state police training helicopter came into contact near a runway. CARLISLE, Pa. — Federal aviation investigators were working Thursday to determine how a small airplane and a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter collided at Carlisle Airport, killing the airplane’s pilot and injuring two troopers during … Read more
Scientists have documented a northward expansion of dangerous Vibrio infections as warming reshapes the bacterium’s seasonal range. BATON ROUGE, La. — Five deaths from Vibrio vulnificus in Louisiana this year are drawing renewed attention to a bacterium that flourishes in warm coastal water and has been appearing across a wider part of the United States … Read more
Nicholas Bostic entered the burning house twice, eventually escaping through an upstairs window while carrying a 6-year-old girl. LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Nicholas Bostic was driving through a Lafayette neighborhood shortly after midnight when he saw a two-story home burning and stopped, setting off a rescue that brought five young people to safety and left him … Read more
Police and firefighters searched the Bridgewater Channel for about 20 minutes before locating the unresponsive 13-year-old beneath the water. LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — Civilian boat operators joined police and firefighters in a search beneath London Bridge after witnesses reported a 13-year-old boy had jumped into the water Tuesday morning, part of a rescue effort … Read more
Precinct officials first said the driver escaped safely, but sheriff’s investigators later confirmed that the 51-year-old man died. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Authorities corrected an early account of a rollover crash near the Grand Parkway after the Harris County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the driver died after his SUV entered a retention pond Sunday. Harris … Read more
The Old Trails Fire crossed the Spokane River and reached residential areas while officials worked to determine the extent of the destruction. SPOKANE, Wash. — Homes and other structures burned as a fast-moving wildfire swept into Spokane neighborhoods, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate while strong winds carried flames across roads, open land and the … Read more
Bobbi Pettiford was remembered as a kind longtime resident after a tree crashed into her home during severe weather. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Flowers, balloons and a card appeared outside a storm-damaged DeKalb County home Thursday as neighbors mourned a 68-year-old woman killed when a large tree crashed through the house. The DeKalb County Medical … Read more
Satellite messages kept authorities informed as the injured climber declined extraction and traveled about 10 miles to a waiting vehicle. BILLINGS, Mont. — Search-and-rescue personnel monitored a Montana hiker for more than six hours after he was pierced by his trekking pole and chose to descend Granite Peak’s remote backcountry with two friends instead of … Read more