(DDN) – A 12-year-old child in Connecticut was shot after throwing a snowball at a car, according to authorities. Hartford Police Lieutenant Aaron Boisvert confirmed to PEOPLE that the little boy was shot at around 7:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the neighborhood of Capitol Avenue and Park Terrace in Hartford. The...
DDN – A 22-year-old woman with special needs was struck and murdered on I-95 in Johnston County Friday night. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, a family had pulled over on the northbound side of Interstate 95. Their autistic daughter exited the van, crossed the highway into the southbound lanes, and was hit by...
Detroit (DDN) – A Detroit City Councilwoman is looking at measures to prohibit wrong-way drivers from using freeway on- and off-ramps. Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters has requested the city’s legislative policy office to propose “practical tools” that the local, state, and federal governments could use to reduce wrong-way driving. In a memo dated Jan....
Boone County(DDN) – A two-car accident on Wednesday at approximately 4:30 PM caused Highway 63, located north of MO 124, to be shut. Missouri Highway Patrol Troop F stated in a post on social media that the incident resulted in critical injuries. Florida Homicide Suspect Caught in Vail After Traffic Backup on I-70 Delays His...
AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (DDN)According to authorities, seven individuals were injured, including children, when a school bus carrying approximately 30 children collided Thursday afternoon in Washtenaw County. The collision occurred around 4:13 p.m. in the 9700 block of Talladay Road in Augusta Township. According to Michigan State Police, the Lincoln Elementary School bus slipped on ice,...
ESCANABA, Mich.(DDN) – According to the Escanaba Department of Public Safety, two individuals were killed and four were injured in a two-vehicle incident in Escanaba on Thursday afternoon. The Escanaba DPS reports that it was summoned to the intersection of N. Lincoln Road and Danforth Road around 1:20 p.m. According to police, a southbound Dodge...
DETROIT (DDN) – The guy accused of stabbing a 7-year-old child with a knife in a Detroit park in October 2024 appeared in Wayne County court on Thursday morning. Gary Lansky came before a court via Zoom on Thursday for a competency hearing, which was supposed to establish if he was mentally able to stand...
DDN – The Social Security Administration pays out almost 73 million benefits per month to program participants, the vast majority of whom are retired. The government agency also provides financial protection to disabled people and survivors of deceased workers. The SSA’s mission is to provide financial stability to all beneficiaries of the retirement, survivor, and...
DDN – According to the police, there was a three-car accident near South Nevada Avenue and Interstate 25 early Thursday morning, and at least one person was hurt. The Colorado Springs Fire Department and the Colorado Springs Police Department responded to reports of a crash just after 3 a.m. They freed one person who was...
TENNESSEE (DDN) – A 17-year-old man wanted for allegedly firing at a FedEx delivery truck driver in Tennessee during a road rage incident was apprehended by the US Marshals Service (USMS) on January 22. His father was also arrested as an accessory to the fugitive hunt. On December 15, 2024, around 5:20 p.m., officers from...