One person dead following vehicle crash on I-75 in Florida
FLORIDA — A 28-year-old man has died following a crash on Interstate 75 after a tractor-trailer made an illegal U-turn near the Hillsborough and Manatee county line, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Troopers said the crash happened at the 235 milepost when the driver of a tractor-trailer attempted to make a U-turn to travel southbound on I-75. In doing...
Multiple people arrested after gun stolen outside Kentucky high school
KENTUCKY — Multiple people have been charged after a gun was stolen from a vehicle parked on the campus of Meade County High School after school hours, according to district officials.Meade County Superintendent Mark Martin said the firearm was taken from a vehicle that arrived on campus after dismissal Tuesday evening. The incident did not occur during the school...
Tennessee school district announces closure due to illness
TENNESSEE — Coffee County School District has announced it will close all schools Thursday and Friday due to a high number of students experiencing flu-like symptoms.District officials said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution as the community has seen an increase in illness. All schools in the district will be closed to students on Thursday,...
Police investigating bank robbery in Virginia
VIRGINIA — The Roanoke County Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Roanoke County.According to police, the robbery happened at approximately 3 p.m. in the 2300 block of Electric Road. Officials described the scene as “very active” as officers continued to respond and gather information.Authorities have not released additional details about the suspect or...
One person arrested, two suspects on the run after police chase ends in crash in South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA — Authorities have arrested one person and are continuing to search for two others following a chase that ended in a crash near Interstate 85 on Wednesday.According to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began on Pine Circle in Pelzer when a homeowner reported seeing several people ransacking his shed. Investigators said the suspects fled the...
$300,000 lottery ticket winner sold in Ohio
OHIO — A Newton Falls woman is $300,000 richer after a birthday surprise from her husband led to a jackpot-winning Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket.According to the Ohio Lottery, the woman’s husband received several scratch-off tickets for his birthday and initially won $150. After cashing in those winnings, he purchased additional tickets. The retailer did not have his wife’s favorite...
Thousands without power in Indiana
INDIANA — Approximately 2,300 homes and businesses are without power across Indiana as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the latest outage data. That represents 0.07% of the 3,235,788 customers tracked statewide.Indiana currently ranks seventh in the nation for the total number of power outages and eighth for the percentage of customers affected nationwide.Out of Indiana’s 92 counties, Henry County...
One person injured following road rage incident in Texas
TEXAS — One person was hospitalized after a road rage incident led to a multi-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler early Wednesday morning, according to the Boerne Police Department.The crash occurred just before 7:20 a.m. on Interstate 10 westbound near the Main Street exit.Police said a woman driving a white Mercedes sedan was speeding and driving aggressively, prompting another driver...
One person dead following vehicle crash in Texas
TEXAS — One person is dead and three others were hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash in northeast Austin on Wednesday morning, according to emergency officials.The collision occurred shortly before 10:15 a.m. in the 7100 block of Loyola Lane. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services crews responded to the scene and found one person pinned inside a vehicle and unconscious.First responders...
One person dead following motorcycle crash in Florida
FLORIDA — A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday evening in a crash on State Road 681 near Venice, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Troopers said the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of En Theos Lane and SR 681.Investigators said a van driven by a 32-year-old Cape Coral man was preparing to turn left from En Theos Lane...
