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Twin Girls Killed In NY Tornado That Claimed Third Victim Remembered For 'Enthusiasm, Laughter'
A small hamlet in upstate New York is reeling after a rare tornado killed six-year-old twin sisters and also claimed the life of a 50-year-old woman. The powerful EF-1 twister touched down in Oneida County, in the town of Kirkland, at around 4 a.m. Sunday, June 22, according to the National Weather Service. Deputies responded to reports of damage across the county following severe weather. Among the hardest hit areas was the hamlet of Clark Mills, where peak winds reached 105 miles per hour, as Daily Voice reported. Emergency crews were first called to a residence on Milstream Court, where…
Police & Fire
NJ Lifeguard Impaled By Beach Umbrella Stake In Freak Accident, Fire Chief Says
A Jersey Shore lifeguard was rushed to the hospital after being impaled by a beach umbrella stake on Wednesday, June 25, fire officials confirm. First responders were dispatched to the lifeguard stand around 9:31 a.m. at Third Avenue Beach in Asbury Park, where they found the victim already being treated by fellow beach patrol lifeguards, Fire Chief Kevin Keddy said. The metal stake penetrated her left shoulder and protruded out her back, the chief said. The lifeguard said she was struck by the umbrella while attempting to grab it from falling, Asbury Park police said. Firefighters ad…
Police & Fire
Teen Bicyclist Seriously Hurt In CT Crash With Car; Police Seek Witnesses
A 17-year-old boy was hospitalized with serious injuries after he was hit by a car while riding his bike over the weekend. Emergency crews were called to the area near 118 West Main St. in Vernon just before 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 22. When officers arrived, they found the teenager lying in the road. First responders rushed the boy to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center with serious injuries, Vernon police said. Police said the driver who struck the bicyclist stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. The crash is under investigation, and so far, no c…
News
25 People Rescued After Boat Runs Aground In CT River
Emergency responders pulled off a major late-night rescue after a boat ran aground near Eustasia Island in the Connecticut River, leaving 25 people stranded. According to the Deep River Fire Department, first responders were called to the scene around 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, after reports of a vessel that had gone aground with several people on board. Crews from Essex, Deep River, and Chester fire departments launched multiple marine units to assist. Emergency teams worked together to bring all 25 people safely off the vessel. Everyone was checked for injuries. Luckily, no one was se…
Police & Fire
Plane Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured In Mass
One person is dead and another is fighting for their life after the plane they were in crashed on a suburban street Thursday morning, June 19, authorities said. The single-engine plane crash happened around 8:45 a.m. at Sam Fonzo Drive in Beverly, near the Beverly Regional Airport. Images from the crash site show the plane came to rest against a utility pole. Responders had to cut the people onboard out of the Mooney M20's cabin, officials said. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was airlifted to a trauma hospital with critical injuries. Beverly pol…
Obituaries
CT Hiker Dies After Collapsing On Trail Despite Rescue, Airlift Efforts
A hiker collapsed and later died while trekking a trail in the White Mountains in New Hampshire, prompting a dramatic rescue effort that included a military helicopter and backcountry first responders. Richard Perrault, 70, of Clinton, was hiking alone on the Valley Way Trail when he suddenly collapsed around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 16, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation Officers. Fellow hikers who saw what happened immediately rushed to him and began CPR after calling 911. Because of the trail's remote location, which is nearly three miles from the nearest road, rescue…
News
Worker Killed After Trench Collapses Behind CT Home; Police,
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Investigating
A Connecticut construction worker was killed after a trench for a sewer line he was working on collapsed on top of him. Michael Dirocco, 60, was working at a home on Hamilton Court in Norwich around 6:15 p.m. on Friday, June 13, authorities said. He was working for a private company to dig the trench that stretched 90 feet and was five feet wide and deep. It was meant to connect the home to the city's sewer line. The walls of the trench collapsed and trapped the Norwich man inside. Rescuers found him partially buried when they arrived, authorities said. Responders du…
Police & Fire
CT Pedestrian Hospitalized After Car Strike; Police Investigating Crash
A 29-year-old man was seriously injured after being struck by a car Tuesday night, June 10, in Vernon, according to police. Officers responded to the area of 1270 Hartford Turnpike shortly before 8:45 p.m. and found the man lying in the roadway with severe injuries, authorities said. Emergency crews transported him to Hartford Hospital, where he was treated and later released Wednesday morning, Vernon police said. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. No charges have been filed at this time. Police are investigating the cause of the crash. Authorities ar…
News
Son-In-Law Killed Wife's Parents In 55+ Community, Waited For Police With Gun At Door
A man shot and killed his in-laws inside their home at a 55-and-older community in Pennsylvania while two toddlers were in the next room, and then waited at the front door with a handgun as police arrived, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 4. Xiaomin Fei, 24, is accused of killing his wife’s parents—Robert and Gretchen Ackerman—at their home in The Highlands at Glenmoor on the unit block of Glasgow Way in Palmer Township around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, according to the Palmer Township Police Department. Responding officers found Fei standing in the open doorway holding a handg…
Traffic
Toddler On Baggage Belt Nearly Swept Away At Newark Liberty Airport: Reports
Trouble keeps circling around Newark Liberty Airport. Amid an ongoing air traffic controller crisis that has forced delays and canceled flights at the airport, a new controversy struck in Jersey when a toddler nearly took a strange trip of his own. Port Authority police at the airport had to leap into action, according to multiple reports, when a child playing on a checked baggage conveyor belt nearly got swept away with the luggage. The fast-acting officers manning Terminal A prevented a potentially dangerous situation this week, police say, as they boy's mother was talking to agents behi…
News
CT School Lockdown Lifted After Police Deem Site Safe
Norwich Free Academy was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon, May 27, out of an "abundance of caution" after police received a call of a potential emergency, the school said. Norwich police did not provide details on what the caller said or the alleged emergency. The school was on lockdown for about an hour, beginning at 1 p.m., until officers could work through their protocol. The lockdown at NFA was lifted at approximately 1:40 pm. We are grateful to our partners at Norwich Police Department... Posted by Norwich Free Academy on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Nothing was found…
News
IDs Released For All 6 Killed After Plane Originating From East Coast Crashes In San Diego
The identities have been released of all six people killed after a private plane crashed into a California neighborhood following departure from the East Coast. The incident happened around 3:45 a.m. West Coast time on Thursday, May 22, at military housing in the Murphy Canyon section of San Diego, near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Authorities said there was dense fog at the time of the crash, and that the aircraft, a Cessna 550, clipped a power line. A video of the crash captured on a Ring camera video was obtained …
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