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6 days ago

Two dead, several more injured in Pasadena wrong-way driver crash

LA Times

Two people were killed and several more injured after a wrong-way driver caused a multiple-car collision early Sunday on the 134 Freeway in Pasadena. Two people were killed and several more injured after a wrong-way driver caused a multiple-car collision early Sunday on the 134 Freeway in Pasadena, according to local authorities. The cause is still being investigated by CHP, …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

The 7/7 bombings: How London’s darkest day unfolded, minute by minute

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The huge emergency response at …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

O.C. man stole Legos from an Albertsons, killed woman during high-speed pursuit, prosecutors allege

LA Times

A 67-year-old woman was killed by a vehicle that was being chased by police through three cities in Orange County on Dec. 18. A man who led local authorities on a pursuit last week through Fullerton, Buena Park and La Palma was trying to get away with a heist of Legos from a Fullerton grocery store, prosecutors said this week. …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

New damage delays I-40 reopening in North Carolina closed by Helene

Associated Press

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding has been delayed after more asphalt from eastbound lanes fell this week, the state Department of Transportation said on Friday. The primary road connection between North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was severed in late September as flooding in …

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New bullet train launched to connect Berlin and Paris

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new direct high-speed train has been launched connecting two of Europe’s biggest cities. Berlin Mayor …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Germany and France launch a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris

Associated Press

BERLIN — Germany and France on Monday launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris, a connection hailed as a symbol of a close friendship between the two countries and a sign of Europe’s potential to attract more travelers to the rails. At about eight hours, the once-a-day service with German operator Deutsche Bahn’s ICE trains offers an increase …

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Snowstorms hit US ahead of holiday rush, freezing conditions expected to worsen

Hindustan Times

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The first big snowfall of the season blanketed parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan during the hectic U.S. holiday travel and shopping weekend, with numbing cold and heavy snow forecast to persist through the early part of the week and cause hazards in the Great Lakes, Plains and Midwest regions. In an update Saturday afternoon, the …

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Heavy snow blankets parts of the US during busy holiday travel weekend

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The first big snowfall of the season blanketed towns along Lake Erie on Saturday in the middle of the hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend, and numbing cold and heavy snow were forecast to persist into next week and cause hazards in the Great Lakes, Plains and Midwest regions. This week’s blast of Arctic air also brought …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Driver dies after crashing on hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A driver has died after …

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2 months ago

Flooding closes interstate as heavy rains soak southeast Georgia

Associated Press

STATESBORO, Ga. — Flooding rains Thursday inundated several counties in southeast Georgia, where a portion of Interstate 16 was shut down with westbound lanes covered by water. And traffic had to be rerouted off I-16 near Statesboro after all westbound lanes were closed due to flooding, the Georgia Department of Transportation said on its website. The pounding rains were falling …

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2 months, 1 week ago

18-year-old dead after single-vehicle crash in Huntington Beach

LA Times

Candles and flowers sit near shattered glass and a splintered tree at the site of a crash that left an 18-year-old dead in Huntington Beach Friday morning. An 18-year-old male died after the sedan he was driving rolled onto a sidewalk and hit a tree in the area of the Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach early Friday, the morning …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Terrifying moment Tesco lorry goes up in flames on the M25: Major road closed as fire crews battle inferno

Daily Mail

A Tesco lorry has gone up in flames on the M25, causing commuter chaos as a major road has closed. At least five fire engines and two water carriers attended the incident, the fire service confirmed on Sunday night. Footage shows a traffic jam caused by a major fire on the M25 between Clacket Lane and J6 A Tesco lorry …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Two hit-and-run drivers strike motorcyclist after he crashed into another car in Granada Hills

LA Times

The Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle and motorcycle accident in Granada Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the death of a motorcyclist who was struck by two hit-and-run drivers in Granada Hills on Thursday night. The arriving officers determined that a motorcyclist in his 20s was traveling …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Two dead, one in custody after police pursuit ends in freeway crash in Pomona

LA Times

Two people were killed and a vehicle was totaled after a rollover crash during a police pursuit in Pomona on Friday. Two people died and one person was taken into custody after a police pursuit ended in a crash on the 10 Freeway in Pomona on Friday afternoon, authorities said. The pursuit began at 4:41 p.m. and ended at 4:47 …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

New intercity GWR train to link Bristol, Bath and Oxford – but only on Saturdays

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new Saturday-only service will begin at Bristol Temple Meads at 10.18am, calling at Bath Spa 13 minutes later and …

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4 months ago

Driver saves a kitten on the 91 Freeway but causes a three-car crash

LA Times

The 91 Freeway in Corona. According to the California Highway Patrol, one trailing car didn’t brake in time and swerved into the center divider, heading right toward the man holding the cat. To avoid him, the driver swerved the other way, clipping the bumper of another car and then careening across all lanes of the freeway until the vehicle hit …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

First-of-its-kind zero-emissions train rolls into San Bernardino

LA Times

San Bernardino County Transit Authority debuts its new zero-pollution passenger train, known as ZEMU, short for Zero Emission Multiple Unit. San Bernardino County Transit Authority presented the $20-million, 108-passenger train — the Zero Emission Multiple Unit, or ZEMU — at a public ceremony Thursday at the San Bernardino Depot Train Station. “The development of the train has solidified SBCTA’s place …

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5 months ago

London's Canary Wharf tube station is evacuated after 'man falls from height' with police yelling 'get out as quickly as you can' - as panicked people are seen sprinting away

Daily Mail

Canary Wharf Underground station in London has been evacuated after a 'man falls from height' with dozens seen running as police shout for passengers to 'get out as fast as you can'. British Transport Police said: 'Officers were called to Canary Wharf underground station at 1.07pm to reports of a medical incident. British Transport Police partly closed off the Underground …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

The 91 Freeway standoff began with a domestic violence investigation, ended in a suicide

LA Times

A Corona police investigation of Efrain Quezada, 40, of La Puente, who allegedly violated a domestic violence restraining order, began a pursuit that halted traffic for six hours on the 91 Freeway Friday. A police pursuit that halted traffic for six hours on the 91 Freeway began with a Corona police investigation of a man accused of violating a domestic …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Pursuit standoff on the 91 Freeway ends in Anaheim but traffic remains stalled

LA Times

A police pursuit of an armed driver ended on the westbound lanes of the 91 Freeway near Lakeview Avenue with the driver’s blue vehicle being been boxed in by SWAT vehicles. A police pursuit that started in Corona on Friday morning ended with what appeared to be the death of the pursuit suspect after a nearly two-hour standoff on the …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Louisville police to release Scottie Scheffler arrest video and details Thursday

New York Times

The Louisville Metro Police Department is expected Thursday to release video footage of Scottie Scheffler’s arrest during last week’s PGA Championship. The LMPD said it would also address any “policy violations” regarding Scheffler’s case at that time. Detective Bryan Gillis tried to instruct Scheffler to stop, but he drove forward, as the report reads, “dragging Detective Gillis to the ground.” …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Detective who tried to stop Scottie Scheffler's car was 'transported to the hospital after suffering pain, swelling and abrasions' when world No. 1 'refused to comply' and 'accelerated forward', polic

Daily Mail

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available Scottie Scheffler accelerated forward and dragged a police detective to the ground after being told to pull over his car outside Valhalla Golf Club, according to a police citation following his astonishing arrest on Friday morning. Scottie Scheffler accelerated forward and dragged a police detective to the ground …

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1 year ago

As South Carolina population booms, governor wants to fix aging bridges with extra budget money

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Rapid population growth is driving the South Carolina governor to suggest more funding for infrastructure projects as the Southern coastal state seeks to keep pace with an influx of newcomers. The Associated Press left a phone message seeking comment from Republican state Rep. Bruce Bannister, who chairs the powerful Ways and Means Committee that leads the budget …

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1 year ago

‘Something catastrophic’ broke support rod on Rhode Island bridge, transportation director says

Associated Press

A review of state inspection reports of a critical Rhode Island bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns, resulting in major traffic headaches, led authorities to believe that “something catastrophic” happened since July that broke a support rod, the state’s director of transportation said Wednesday. “What’s normally a morning commute time of a 40-to-45-minute drive was 4 1/2 …

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Two dead, several more injured in Pasadena wrong-way driver crash

The 7/7 bombings: How London’s darkest day unfolded, minute by minute

O.C. man stole Legos from an Albertsons, killed woman during high-speed pursuit, prosecutors allege

New damage delays I-40 reopening in North Carolina closed by Helene

New bullet train launched to connect Berlin and Paris

Germany and France launch a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris

Snowstorms hit US ahead of holiday rush, freezing conditions expected to worsen

Heavy snow blankets parts of the US during busy holiday travel weekend

Driver dies after crashing on hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina

Flooding closes interstate as heavy rains soak southeast Georgia

18-year-old dead after single-vehicle crash in Huntington Beach

Terrifying moment Tesco lorry goes up in flames on the M25: Major road closed as fire crews battle inferno

Two hit-and-run drivers strike motorcyclist after he crashed into another car in Granada Hills

Two dead, one in custody after police pursuit ends in freeway crash in Pomona

New intercity GWR train to link Bristol, Bath and Oxford – but only on Saturdays

Driver saves a kitten on the 91 Freeway but causes a three-car crash

First-of-its-kind zero-emissions train rolls into San Bernardino

London's Canary Wharf tube station is evacuated after 'man falls from height' with police yelling 'get out as quickly as you can' - as panicked people are seen sprinting away

The 91 Freeway standoff began with a domestic violence investigation, ended in a suicide

Pursuit standoff on the 91 Freeway ends in Anaheim but traffic remains stalled

Louisville police to release Scottie Scheffler arrest video and details Thursday

Detective who tried to stop Scottie Scheffler's car was 'transported to the hospital after suffering pain, swelling and abrasions' when world No. 1 'refused to comply' and 'accelerated forward', polic

As South Carolina population booms, governor wants to fix aging bridges with extra budget money

‘Something catastrophic’ broke support rod on Rhode Island bridge, transportation director says