Plane Hits, Kills Man on South Carolina Beach | read this item
A 38-year-old father of two was jogging and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making an emergency landing on the beach, officials said Tuesday.
Police Pursuit of Pickup Truck Full of People Ends | read this item
A lengthy pursuit ended Tuesday morning in the Tolleson area west of Phoenix as a pickup truck driver carrying a load of human cargo tried to evade police.
Pa. School Bus Driver Charged in 2nd Fatal Crash | read this item
On-board surveillance video shows a school bus driver was sleep-deprived and didn’t stop before turning into a suburban Philadelphia middle school, causing an accident that killed the passenger of an oncoming car, authorities said Monday.
Magnitude-4.4 Earthquake Hits Southern California | read this item
An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California before dawn Tuesday, jolting millions of people awake and putting first-responders on alert but causing no damage, injuries or power outages.
Sandbags Delivered Ahead of Fargo Flood Fight | read this item
Police escorted convoys of flatbed trucks carrying piles of sandbags into neighborhoods Monday as the cities of Fargo in eastern North Dakota and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., went into flood-fighting mode.
Mom, Son Missing After Van Found on Wash. Beach | read this item
A woman heading to her stepfather’s house was “beyond lost” when she and her 8-year-old son took one wrong turn after another through the backroads of Thurston County and onto a private Puget Sound beach, authorities said Monday.
Drug Gang to Blame for Killings of U.S. Consulate Workers | read this item
A suspected Mexican drug gang gunned down two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate on Saturday, killing an American couple and a Mexican man in the country’s deadliest city.
Church Fights Back After Town Bans Home Bible Study | read this item
The national Alliance Defense Fund says a town code that bars religious assemblies in private homes in the Arizona community of Gilbert is unconstitutional.
