Students taken to hospital following school bus crash in Virginia
VIRGINIA — A special education school bus carrying two students crashed Tuesday morning in Rockingham County, according to school officials.The crash happened along Route 33 near Valley Doors Unlimited in Penn Laird.Chris Sours, director of transportation for Rockingham County Public Schools, said the bus was carrying two students, a transportation aide and the driver at the time of the...
One person injured following shooting incident near Florida hotel
FLORIDA — A person was critically injured in a shooting near a hotel in Kissimmee Tuesday morning, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.Deputies responded to an Extended Stay Suites on Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway after receiving reports of a shooting.When deputies arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital in...
Silver Alert issued for missing 81-year-old in Louisiana
LOUISIANA — A Silver Alert has been issued for an 81-year-old man who was reported missing from his home in Opelousas, according to Louisiana State Police.Authorities said Lee Darbonne was discovered missing from his Flamingo Lane home around 10:30 a.m. Monday. State police received a request to issue the Silver Alert at approximately 7:42 a.m. Tuesday.Darbonne is described as...
One person injured following shooting incident in Michigan
MICHIGAN — A woman is in critical condition after an early morning shooting Tuesday at a Wyoming apartment building, according to police.The shooting happened around 7:10 a.m. in the 4100 block of Crooked Tree Road SW. Officers responding to the scene found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound.She was taken to a hospital, where she remains in critical...
Part of I-10 in Louisiana shut down due to stalled semi-truck
LOUISIANA — A stalled semi-truck caused major traffic delays Tuesday morning on Interstate 10 eastbound near the I-610 eastbound split in Metairie.Officials said the truck was blocking two right lanes near Mile Marker 230, leading to heavy congestion that stretched back to Kenner during the morning commute.Drivers traveling from Kenner to downtown New Orleans were facing drive times of...
Kentucky high school placed on lockdown following bomb threat
KENTUCKY — Students were placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was discovered at Wayne County High School, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff Tim Catron said a note containing a bomb threat was found inside a classroom at the school. Investigators believe the note may have been left Monday.As a precaution, students were moved to...
One person dead following shooting incident in Georgia
GEORGIA — A man was shot and killed by an officer with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department early Tuesday morning after police say he fired a gun during an encounter with officers.According to the department, officers were called to the 1000 block of Hull Road around 12:40 a.m. after receiving reports of a man shooting a firearm.When officers arrived,...
Police searching for person who stole $5,400 in copper cables from Indiana school
INDIANA — The MSD Wayne School Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of copper cables from a Wayne Township school.According to police, the theft happened April 29 around 3 p.m. at the Wayne Township Pre-School located at 1155 S. High School Road.Investigators said 12 copper cables, each...
One person dead following UTV crash in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA — A man died Monday evening after a UTV rollover crash in Nowata County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.Troopers said the single-vehicle crash happened around 6:45 p.m. on County Road NS416, about six-tenths of a mile south of County Road EW3.According to investigators, 37-year-old Jared Zellmer, of South Coffeyville, was driving the UTV when it rolled over....
One person dead after pickup truck crashes into horse-drawn carriage in Kentucky
KENTUCKY — A woman riding in a horse-drawn carriage died after the carriage was struck from behind by a pickup truck Monday morning in Hart County, according to Kentucky State Police.Troopers said the crash happened around 8:24 a.m. in the 1600 block of South Dixie Highway.Investigators said a horse and carriage driven by Melvin Miller, of Horse Cave, was...
