8 Dead In NYC Building Collapse: Construction Site Had History Of Violations, Report Says
UPDATE: A Brooklyn construction site next to a building collapse that killed eight people and injured 19 others had a history of safety violations, stop-work orders, and concerns about protecting neighboring buildings, according to reports.
New, updated report - NYC Building Collapse: 8 Victims ID'd, Search Of Site Ends, Reports Say
The collapse happened at 1321 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to the FDNY.
As of Thursday, Nov. 12, the death toll had risen to eight, with two of the 19 injured people in critical condition, ABC7 rep…
100 MPH, Four Minutes, One Dead: No Charges For Charles County Deputies After Police Chase
A Maryland woman was killed when a police pursuit reached speeds approaching 100 mph and ended in a head-on crash, but the two sheriff's officers who chased the fleeing vehicle will not face criminal charges, according to state investigators.
Alexis Cummings, 33, of Temple Hills, was riding in the back seat of a Toyota sedan when the driver fled a traffic stop on Tuesday, Aug. 25, setting off a roughly four-minute pursuit that ended in Brandywine, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division (IID).
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, Attorney General Anthony Brown annou…
Tractor-Trailer Plows 50 Feet Into Woods At Busy Manchester Intersection, Police Say
A tractor-trailer skidded off a busy Ocean County highway and crashed 50 feet into the woods, striking multiple trees and shutting down part of a major intersection for two hours, authorities said.
The crash happened at Route 70 and County Route 539 in Manchester Township around 9:20 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, Manchester Township police said.
The driver, 27, of Camden, was heading east on Route 70 when he saw the traffic light at Route 539 turn yellow, police said. The driver slammed on his brakes, causing the truck to skid toward the intersection, according to police.
He managed to partial…
Walpole Wife Recalls Final Desperate Call With Husband Before Drowning In FL Flooding: Report
A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.
Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.
Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle
"He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…
Dublin Driver Killed As Car Flips Onto Roof: Police
A driver was killed when his car veered off a Pennsylvania road and flipped onto its roof Wednesday evening, Nov. 4, police said.
The 20-year-old Dublin man was traveling east on Fairhill Road in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, when his 2015 Hyundai Accent failed to negotiate a left curve around 5:35 p.m., Hilltown Police said in a release issued Thursday, Nov. 5.
The car went off the right side of the roadway in the 1100 block, overturned, and came to rest upside down, according to police.
The driver, who was the vehicle’s only occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not…
Car Crashes Through Fence, Stone Walls Into Overhang In Beacon
Two people were hospitalized after a car crashed through a fence, traveled down an embankment, went over two stone walls, and struck a structure in a dramatic Dutchess County crash, fire officials said.
The crash happened in Beacon at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the Beacon Fire Department.
Firefighters found a vehicle that had gone through a fence, down an embankment, over two stone walls, and through a structural overhang. One person was still trapped inside the vehicle and could not get out, officials said.
Firefighters said they used speciali…
Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps
A father pushed his two children off a Pennsylvania parking garage before jumping in a murder-suicide that prompted two elementary schools to close, officials said.
Patrick Lynch, 42, and his children, James Lynch, 8, and Caroline Lynch, 6, were identified as the three people found dead in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, officials said.
Caroline had Williams syndrome, her mother, Anna DeMase Lynch, shared in a 2024 Facebook fundraiser for the Williams Syndrome Association.
“Our beautiful daughter, Caroline, has Williams syndrome and the WSA nonprofit is our greatest supp…
Secret Service Veteran Who Protected Presidents Saves Four Lives After His Death
He protected presidents, stood guard at the White House during 9/11, and spent four decades serving his country. For Sgt. Jeffrey Edgar Kleinsmith, protecting others wasn't just a career. It was a way of life.
The longtime US Secret Service veteran, who had deep ties to the DC area and South Riding in Virginia, died on Thursday, Oct. 22, following a medical emergency at a Secret Service firing range in Maryland.
Kleinsmith was walking off the range on a Friday afternoon when he suddenly collapsed, according to his brother, Erik Kleinsmith, who said fellow Secret Service Uniformed Division s…
