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Month: May 2021

More pedestrians killed in crashes in 2020 despite less traffic amid the pandemic

More pedestrians killed in crashes in 2020 despite less traffic amid the pandemic

olaser/iStock (NEW YORK) — The number of pedestrians killed in vehicle crashes rose in 2020, despite fewer cars on the road amid the pandemic. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), an organization that represents highway safety agencies, estimated there were 6,721 pedestrian deaths in 2020. GHSA said the pedestrian fatality […]

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Years after college student says she was assaulted, alleged confession leads to new push for justice

Years after college student says she was assaulted, alleged confession leads to new push for justice

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nearly eight years after she says she was assaulted, Shannon Keeler says multiple disturbing Facebook messages from her alleged rapist have prompted her to fight for justice and push law enforcement to reopen her closed case. Keller was on a relaxing vacation with her boyfriend […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 5/19/21

Scoreboard roundup — 5/19/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Kansas City 6, Milwaukee 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox 2, Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 7 NY Yankees 2, Texas 0 Boston 7, Toronto 3 Cleveland 3, LA Angels 2 Houston 8, […]

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1-A Golf State Tournament Roundup

1-A Golf State Tournament Roundup

1-A Boys Golf SALT LAKE CITY-The Wendover Wildcats posted a score of +71 in 710 strokes and won the 1-A boys golf state title Wednesday at Rose Park Golf Course of Salt Lake City. The win was the Wildcats’ second all-time state title in school history and the first since […]

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Suspect in Custody After a Police Incident Near Scipio

Suspect in Custody After a Police Incident Near Scipio

Two suspects are in custody and both north and southbound I-15 lanes are now open after a police incident near Scipio that took place May 19. The Utah Department of Transportation tweeted around 4:50 p.m. May 19. that all lanes of I-15 were closed near Yuba State Park due to […]

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Key takeaways from opening day of Iowa farmworker charged with Mollie Tibbetts’ murder

Key takeaways from opening day of Iowa farmworker charged with Mollie Tibbetts’ murder

Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office (SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa) — The trial in a murder case that rocked the American Heartland began on Wednesday with a prosecutor telling an Iowa jury that the evidence will show that farmworker Cristhian Bahena Rivera, a Mexican national, abducted University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts while […]

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Minnesota 6-year-old struck by bullet while riding in car dies from injuries

Minnesota 6-year-old struck by bullet while riding in car dies from injuries

kali9/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS) — A 6-year-old girl struck by a bullet while riding in a vehicle earlier this week in Minneapolis has died. The family of Aniya Allen told ABC Minneapolis affiliate KSTP on Wednesday that she passed away after struggling to recover from a shot to the head. Another man […]

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2 former Loveland officers charged in rough arrest of 73-year-old woman with dementia

2 former Loveland officers charged in rough arrest of 73-year-old woman with dementia

Marilyn Nieves/iStock (LOVELAND, Colo.) — Two former Loveland, Colorado, police officers were charged Wednesday for seriously injuring a 73-year-old woman with dementia during an arrest last year. The woman, Karen Garner, was stopped by police on June 26, 2020, after employees at a local Walmart alleged she left without paying […]

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7 men plead not guilty in Bowling Green State University sophomore’s alleged hazing death

7 men plead not guilty in Bowling Green State University sophomore’s alleged hazing death

Courtesy Foltz family (NEW YORK) — Seven men indicted last month in the alleged fraternity hazing death of Ohio college sophomore Stone Foltz entered not guilty pleas in court Wednesday. Foltz, a 20-year-old student at Bowling Green State University, attended a Pi Kappa Alpha event on March 4 where he […]

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Travelers in Salt Lake City warned about guns in luggage

Travelers in Salt Lake City warned about guns in luggage

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A travel security agency said there was an increase in the number of guns detected at security checkpoints at Salt Lake City International Airport, even as air travel declined during the coronavirus pandemic. The Deseret News reports that Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lorie Dankers says […]

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