Search Intensifies For American Woman Who Went Missing During Beach Trip In Caribbean: Update Search Intensifies For American Woman Who Went Missing During Beach Trip In Caribbean: Update
Search Intensifies For American Woman Who Went Missing During Beach Trip In Caribbean: Update A trip to one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated shorelines has turned into a mystery with a family desperate for answers. Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, 44, of Cary, North Carolina, was last seen at Grand Anse Beach in St. George’s, Grenada, on Wednesday, July 22, according to the Royal Grenada Police Force. Police issued the missing-person alert on Thursday, July 23. The alert describes Waddell as 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a medium build and short blonde hair. It identifies her as a US citizen residing in the Grand Anse area during her stay. Authorities asked anyone who has seen Waddell or k…
Family Trapped In Flood-Surrounded Home Rescued In Philipstown Family Trapped In Flood-Surrounded Home Rescued In Philipstown
Family Trapped In Flood-Surrounded Home Rescued In Philipstown A family trapped by fast-moving floodwaters at a home in Putnam County was safely rescued Wednesday morning, July 29, after emergency crews used heavy equipment to reach the property. The rescue happened on Wednesday at a home on Route 9 in Philipstown, where rising floodwaters surrounded the residence, according to the North Highlands Engine Co. No. 1.  Firefighters responding to the scene found that fast-moving water had cut off access to the home, leaving the residents unable to evacuate on their own.   Because of these dangerous conditions, crews enlisted the help of the…
Passerby Dies In Fatal Fall After Trying To Help Injured Drunk Driver At Palisades Center Passerby Dies In Fatal Fall After Trying To Help Injured Drunk Driver At Palisades Center
Passerby Dies In Fatal Fall After Trying To Help Injured Drunk Driver At Palisades Center A man who stopped to help the victims of an overnight crash in Rockland County died after falling down an embankment while trying to reach an injured 18-year-old driver who was later arrested for drunk driving, police said.  New, updated report - Cops ID Man, 43, Killed In Fatal Fall While Trying To Help At Rockland County DWI Crash Scene The incident happened at around 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, when officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Palisades Center Drive near Home Depot in West Nyack, Clarkstown Police said on Tuesday afternoon.  When officer…
5 Firefighters Hospitalized After Blaze Damages Coldenham Fire Station, Equipment In Montgomery 5 Firefighters Hospitalized After Blaze Damages Coldenham Fire Station, Equipment In Montgomery
5 Firefighters Hospitalized After Blaze Damages Coldenham Fire Station, Equipment In Montgomery An Orange County firehouse was damaged in an early morning blaze that also affected firefighting equipment.  The blaze happened at the Coldenham Firehouse in Montgomery on Coldenham Road at around 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, July 28, according to Orange County Emergency Services.  Responding firefighters soon found flames coming from the building's garage bays and began trying to save some equipment to use to fight the blaze.  Officials said the fire caused extensive damage to the firehouse as well as multiple pieces of firefighting apparatus that had been inside…
Mini Cooper Crushed In Route 17 Crash, 1 Extricated In Paramus Mini Cooper Crushed In Route 17 Crash, 1 Extricated In Paramus
Mini Cooper Crushed In Route 17 Crash, 1 Extricated In Paramus One person was freed from a crushed MINI Cooper involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 17 in Paramus on Saturday afternoon, July 25, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The crash happened on the southbound side of Route 17 near the Garden State Parkway, where responders used hand and hydraulic rescue tools to free the front-seat passenger from the red MINI Cooper, Loving reported. Two people were taken by Paramus EMS ambulances to Hackensack University Medical Center's main campus, according to Loving. A gray Mercedes SUV was also involved in the crash. Both vehic…
3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Pool At Brentwood Party 3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Pool At Brentwood Party
3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Pool At Brentwood Party A 3-year-old boy died after he was found unresponsive in a swimming pool during a family party on Long Island, police announced on Saturday, July 25.  The child was discovered in the pool at a home on Bark Avenue in Central Islip at approximately 8:15 p.m. Friday, July 24, according to a Suffolk County Police. The Brentwood boy had been attending the party with family members when two relatives found him in the water and pulled him from the pool, police said.  The boy was taken by ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, authorities …
1 Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Both Sides Of US-11/15 In PA 1 Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Both Sides Of US-11/15 In PA
1 Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Both Sides Of US-11/15 In PA A person was airlifted and another was taken to a hospital by ambulance after a multi-vehicle crash shut down both directions of US-11/15 on Friday morning, July 24. Emergency crews were dispatched to the crash near the Route 34 interchange  in Perry County around 8:50 a.m., according to 511PA. Both the northbound and southbound lanes of US-11/15 were closed in the area while troopers conducted a crash reconstruction investigation, authorities said. The closure is expected to last for several hours. The southbound lanes are closed between Sunbury Street and Lovers Lane because of the …
Woman Punched, Choked, Robbed In Lawrence Domestic Assault: Police Woman Punched, Choked, Robbed In Lawrence Domestic Assault: Police
Woman Punched, Choked, Robbed In Lawrence Domestic Assault: Police A New York man punched and choked a woman on Long Island on Wednesday night, July 22, police said. Wikash Sant, 38, of Queens, was in an argument with a 43-year-old woman at a home in north Lawrence, the Nassau County Police Department said. Sant punched the woman in the face, then wrapped his arm around her neck, choked her, and threatened her life, investigators said. He also snatched the woman’s phone to stop her from calling 911, according to police. But the woman escaped and fled the scene on foot, and police arrived around 11:45 p.m., authorities said. Sant was charged with second-de…
Danbury Driver Dies After Car Plunges 40 Feet Down Newtown Embankment: Police Danbury Driver Dies After Car Plunges 40 Feet Down Newtown Embankment: Police
Danbury Driver Dies After Car Plunges 40 Feet Down Newtown Embankment: Police A driver died after his vehicle veered off a Newtown road, plunged down a steep embankment, and came to rest deep in a wooded area, authorities said. Richard J. Aronson, of Danbury, was driving along Mt. Pleasant Road near Saw Mill Road on Tuesday, July 21, when his vehicle left the roadway, according to Newtown Police. Officers responded to a report of a single vehicle that had gone off the road. When they arrived, they found the vehicle about 40 feet down a steep embankment off the westbound side of Mt. Pleasant Road. Police officers and firefighters climbed down the embankment to reach …
Nurse Didn't Call 911 For Fear Of Prison After Windsor Locks Patient Wandered Into Snow: Report Nurse Didn't Call 911 For Fear Of Prison After Windsor Locks Patient Wandered Into Snow: Report
Nurse Didn't Call 911 For Fear Of Prison After Windsor Locks Patient Wandered Into Snow: Report One of two former employees of a Connecticut nursing home allegedly did not call 911 after a 93-year-old resident with dementia wandered into freezing temperatures for hours because he feared they "could go to prison," according to a court report. That fear could now come true. Police arrested two former Bickford Health Care Center employees in connection with the Feb. 8 death of Margaret Healey, who walked out of the Windsor Locks nursing home during the night and died hours later. Registered nurse Papy Bibo, 53, of Manchester, was charged this week with criminally negligent homicide and t…
Car Rolls Over Into Lake In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized Car Rolls Over Into Lake In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized
Car Rolls Over Into Lake In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized A driver was hospitalized after a vehicle rolled into a Putnam County lake in an early morning crash on Monday morning, July 20. The crash happened at around 6:22 a.m. on Monday at the intersection of Union Valley Road and Teakettle Spout Road in Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters, along with members of the Carmel Police Department and Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, found a car had plunged into Teakettle Spout Lake, flipping on its roof. By the time emergency crews arrived, the driver had already managed to get out of the overturned vehicle.  …
Cybertruck Split In Half When Moving Truck Loses Control, Strikes 10+ Cars In Maryland (PHOTOS) Cybertruck Split In Half When Moving Truck Loses Control, Strikes 10+ Cars In Maryland (PHOTOS)
Cybertruck Split In Half When Moving Truck Loses Control, Strikes 10+ Cars In Maryland (Photos) Ten people, including three children, escaped with only minor injuries after a moving truck lost control and struck at least 10 vehicles in Montgomery County on Saturday afternoon. The crash was reported at approximately 1:45 p.m. on July 18 near Columbia Pike and Fairland Road, where first responders arrived to find an overturned vehicle, mangled cars and debris scattered across the roadway. One of the vehicles, a Tesla Cybertruck, was split in half. The scene of the crash in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Department of Police "Yes, it was split in half," Montgomery Coun…