Federal investigators are examining why the aircraft went down shortly after takeoff. BUTLER, Mo. — A skydiving plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers crashed in a field near Butler Memorial Airport on Sunday, killing everyone aboard after the aircraft went down shortly after takeoff and caught fire, authorities said. The crash brought federal investigators … Read more
Students who witnessed the emergency received support after the eighth grader died. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield Public Schools is mourning 14-year-old Emari Marshall-Woodard after the eighth grader died following a pool emergency during a field trip Wednesday at High Meadow in Granby, Connecticut. The death turned a school outing into a regional tragedy involving students, … Read more
Juan Antonia Smith died while responding with Rockdale County Fire Rescue to a reported fire. CONYERS, Ga. — Rockdale County officials and firefighters are mourning Juan Antonia Smith, a Fire Rescue firefighter killed Friday when a fire truck overturned during an emergency response. The fatal crash happened near Sigman Road and Eastview Road as the … Read more
The deaths happened Thursday night in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Two women were killed Thursday night when trees fell in separate Maryland counties as storms moved through the Washington region, authorities said Friday. One woman died in Prince George’s County after a tree fell while she was walking in the … Read more
A pickup went through a bridge barrier near SR 509 before burning below the overpass. TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma officials are preparing temporary and long-term repairs after a fatal Monday crash left a section of the East Portland Avenue overpass barrier broken near SR 509. The crash killed one person after a pickup left the … Read more
A passenger survived after the SUV went off Overpass Road and became submerged. WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — A Tesla Model Y operating in Autopilot mode drove off a Pasco County road and into a pond Tuesday night, killing an 87-year-old Wesley Chapel man, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened around 8:10 p.m. May … Read more
A 4-year-old child and the children’s father were also hospitalized after the Cathy Drive NE fire. PLAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — State and local investigators are reviewing a fatal Friday house fire in Plain Township after officials said a 6-year-old child died and two family members were injured. The fire was reported at about 5:08 p.m. … Read more
Federal authorities joined local investigators as crews searched debris from a destroyed apartment complex. DALLAS, Texas — Federal investigators joined local emergency officials after a deadly natural gas explosion leveled part of a Dallas apartment complex, killing three people and raising questions about construction activity near a gas pipeline before the blast. The explosion occurred … Read more
The early morning wreck injured 34 people and disrupted southbound I-95 traffic for hours. STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Five people were killed and 34 others were injured Friday when a bus hit six vehicles on southbound Interstate 95 near Quantico as traffic slowed before a work zone, Virginia State Police said. The wreck was reported … Read more
Authorities found fireworks at the South Los Angeles property after explosions rocked nearby homes. LOS ANGELES — A predawn garage fire in Jefferson Park turned deadly Saturday when stored fireworks exploded behind a South Los Angeles home, killing one person, injuring at least one woman and forcing investigators to treat the property as a hazardous … Read more