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A couple more public employees and a “freak accident.” Wanna bet? One dead after industrial accident at Vulcraft in Norfolk, NE NORFOLK, NE — One person is dead after an industrial accident at Vulcraft on Monday morning. Madison County Coroner Joe Smith says John Gallop Jr. of Hoskins was killed in an accident that happened around…
Two Fatalities Confirmed in Helicopter Crash Near Smethport Keating Twp, PA — Two workers were killed when a helicopter performing maintenance on power lines crashed late Sunday afternoon 1.5 miles north of Smethport Borough in Keating Township. The fatalities confirmed by State Police at the Kane barracks and McKean County Coroner Michael Cahill. A third person in the helicopter, believed…
FedEx truck driver killed after crashing over highway in Texas DALLAS, TX — A fiery crash killed the driver of a FedEx delivery truck in Dallas early Saturday.The victim is 30-year-old Quantico Smith. Dallas police say the fatal accident began when two cars crashed on I-45 near Overton. The FedEx truck hit the one car that…
Parkland School Teachers Killed in Shooting Parkland, FL — Three school employees were among the 17 persons killed in the mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Scott Beigel, 35, a geography teacher, was killed as he tried to usher students back into his classroom when the shooting broke out. Aaron Feis,…
Firefighter battling SoCal wildfire dies from ‘thermal injuries, smoke inhalation’ SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A firefighter died Thursday while working a colossal wildfire burning in coastal mountains northwest of Los Angeles that has become the fourth largest in California history. Cory Iverson was an engineer with a state fire engine strike team based in…
Rockford police officer killed after traffic stop ROCKFORD, Ill. — A Rockford police officer was killed in the line of duty, and a man he pulled over was also killed, after the two were involved in a “scuffle” early Sunday, according to officials. Rockford Chief of Police Dan O’Shea said 30-year-old Officer Jamie Cox, who had been…
Auto shop worker fatally pinned in Montevideo MONTEVIDEO, Minn. (AP) — Police say the death of an auto shop worker in Montevideo is accidental. Authorities said Monday 55-year-old Richard Fultz was pinned between a pickup truck and a tool chest that was up against a concrete wall when the owner of Backstreet Auto accidentally stepped…
As deaths in coal mines rise, President Trump last Friday nominated retired coal mining executive David Zatezalo to head the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Now there’s been a lot of outrage and alarm that Trump would appoint a coal company executive to head MSHA. But what did you expect? There are basically four types of people…
Retired firefighter, 59, dies of 9/11-related cancer, 16 years after he spent weeks at Ground Zero New York, NY — The 9/11 terror attacks have claimed the life of another firefighter who spent weeks at Ground Zero, according to the union that represents city firefighters. Retired FDNY Firefighter Michael O’Hanlon, a 30-year veteran of Engine…
UGI worker killed in Pa. home explosion, company confirms Lancaster, PA — A UGI worker was killed and two others were injured in a house explosion early Sunday afternoon in Lancaster County, according to the Reading-based gas company. A woman was told to leave the home while UGI and a Lancaster Area Sewer Authority employee checked on a gas…