Fredericksburg, VA
News
Virginia Woman Dies After 150-Foot Fall At Crabtree Falls On Memorial Day Weekend Virginia Woman Dies After 150-Foot Fall At Crabtree Falls On Memorial Day Weekend
Virginia Woman Dies After 150-Foot Fall At Crabtree Falls On Memorial Day Weekend A hiking trip at Crabtree Falls turned tragic over Memorial Day weekend when a Virginia Beach woman died after a 150-foot fall, while her friend was rescued from rushing waters, according to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and EMS crews were called to Crabtree Falls in Lovingston on Saturday, May 24, for a report of two hikers who had fallen from the trail and into the water, officials said. When Nelson County deputies arrived, they found one of the hikers, Keturah Hendricks, clinging to a rock in the river to avoid being swept away.  Deputies were able to climb down a 75…

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by Zak Failla
Reading, PA
News
Body Of Claue Schreffler, 10, Recovered From Susquehanna River Ending 2 Week Search Body Of Claue Schreffler, 10, Recovered From Susquehanna River Ending 2 Week Search
Body Of Claue Schreffler, 10, Recovered From Susquehanna River Ending 2 Week Search The body of 10-year-old Claue Schreffler has been recovered from the Susquehanna River nearly two weeks after she was swept away near the Hepburn Dam in South Williamsport, officials announced on Saturday, May 17. “It is with heavy heart that we announce Claue has been recovered,” the South Williamsport Fire Department said in a statement. “Our water rescue incident is officially closed.” Claue had been missing since Sunday, May 4, when she was pulled into the river’s current while playing with two other children near the dam around 11 a.m., emergency personnel said. A concerned passerby ha…

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by Jillian Pikora
Fredericksburg, VA
News
Barking Dog Leads Cops To 4-Year-Old Lost In Virginia Woods Barking Dog Leads Cops To 4-Year-Old Lost In Virginia Woods
Barking Dog Leads Cops To 4-Year-Old Lost In Virginia Woods A Virginia man and his dog are being hailed as heroes after helping deputies find a missing 4-year-old boy who wandered deep into the woods while his father was loading the car, officials announced. The tense situation unfolded on Thursday, May 16, in a rural part of Fauquier County, when a panicked father called 911 to report that his young son had disappeared into the trees. Deputies rushed to the area and immediately set up a perimeter, called in K9s, and requested helicopter support as they began the desperate search. But help came from an unexpected place. Local resident Steve Elmore…

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by Zak Failla
Frenchtown-Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
Tree Falls On Car, Trapping Driver: Quakertown Fire Company Tree Falls On Car, Trapping Driver: Quakertown Fire Company
Tree Falls On Car, Trapping Driver: Quakertown Fire Company A driver was hospitalized after being trapped in his vehicle after a tree fell on it on Tuesday, May 13 in Alexandria Township, authorities said. At 3 p.m., multiple rescue crews responded to Route 579 and Cooks Cross Road and worked to extricate the driver, using hydraulic rescue tools, Quakertown Fire Company said. First responders used hydraulic rescue tools and stabilized the car, removed the side, flapped the roof, cut the steering wheel and removed the patient in less than nine minutes, firefighters said.  A request for a medical helicopter was denied due to weather conditio…

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by Sam Barron
Port Jefferson, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Driver Lands On Dock After Crashing Through Fence At Port Jefferson Marina Teen Driver Lands On Dock After Crashing Through Fence At Port Jefferson Marina
Teen Driver Lands On Dock After Crashing Through Fence At Port Jefferson Marina A teenage driver is recovering after crashing through a fence and landing on a dock at a Long Island marina. The incident happened in Port Jefferson, at the Brookhaven Town Marina, just before 7 p.m. Sunday, May 11. A 17-year-old girl accelerated too hard and drove her vehicle through the divider before landing on a floating dock, fire officials said. The teen was rescued from the vehicle and taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Nobody else was inside the vehicle and there were no other reports of injuries. A heavy duty tow truck was brought in to remove the vehicle from the dock.

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by Michael Mashburn
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Falls Onto Train Tracks At Croton-Harmon Station Woman Falls Onto Train Tracks At Croton-Harmon Station
Woman Falls Onto Train Tracks At Croton-Harmon Station A woman was rescued after falling onto the train tracks at a busy Metro-North station in Westchester County early Thursday morning, May 8, authorities said. The incident happened around 7 a.m. on Thursday at the Croton-Harmon Train Station, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Emergency responders from Croton Fire, Croton EMS, Ossining Paramedic Fly-Car, MTA Police, and Croton Police rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a female who had fallen off the platform and onto the tracks. Fortunately, no trains were approaching at the time, and first responders quickly work…

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by Ben Crnic
Port Chester, NY
Police & Fire
Firefighters Help Resident Escape House Blaze In Port Chester Firefighters Help Resident Escape House Blaze In Port Chester
Firefighters Help Resident Escape House Blaze In Port Chester A resident was safely assisted out of a burning home Friday morning, May 2, thanks to the swift actions of firefighters who responded to a house fire in Westchester. The blaze began at around 10:30 a.m. on Friday when fire crews raced to 12 Bush Ave. in Port Chester for a reported basement fire, according to the Port Chester Fire Department.  Arriving crews found smoke coming from the side of the house, and a worker on the scene confirmed there was an active fire.   A 10-75 working fire signal was transmitted to bring more help to the scene. Firefighters quickly f…

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by Ben Crnic
Annapolis, MD
Police & Fire
WATCH: Maryland Man Clings To Dock As First Responders Pull Off Frigid Water Rescue WATCH: Maryland Man Clings To Dock As First Responders Pull Off Frigid Water Rescue
Watch: Maryland Man Clings To Dock As First Responders Pull Off Frigid Water Rescue A Maryland man who slipped into icy marina waters was minutes from disaster — until a team of hero cops and a paramedic raced down a dark dock and yanked him to safety. It happened around 8 p.m. on Feb. 23, at the Twin Harbors Community Association Marina in Anne Arundel County, where a man had fallen into the water and couldn’t get out.  His wife immediately called 911, and within six minutes, help had arrived. Anne Arundel County Police say Cpls. Bilter and Keller, Officer Sattler, and Firefighter/Paramedic Danielle Murray sprang into action.  Bodycam footage shows the officer…

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by Zak Failla
Nazareth, PA
Police & Fire
3-Alarm Nazareth Blaze Kills Pets, Damages Restaurant And School: Reports 3-Alarm Nazareth Blaze Kills Pets, Damages Restaurant And School: Reports
3-Alarm Nazareth Blaze Kills Pets, Damages Restaurant And School: Reports Firefighters battled intense flames during a 3-alarm fire that tore through a building on South Main Street in Nazareth Borough early Tuesday, April 22, officials said. The blaze broke out around 1 a.m. at 109–111 South Main St., according to a statement from the Nancy Run Fire Company. “Fire 14 was dispatched to Nazareth Borough on the second alarm for a high occupancy fire,” Nancy Run Fire Company said. “Truck 1421 arrived on location as the second-due truck and immediately started operations, assisting with tasks such as forcible entry, primary searches, fire suppression, and ventilatio…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pottstown, PA
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Found Unresponsive In Pool At Pottstown Home: North Coventry Police 4-Year-Old Found Unresponsive In Pool At Pottstown Home: North Coventry Police
4-Year-Old Found Unresponsive In Pool At Pottstown Home: North Coventry Police A 4-year-old child was found unresponsive in a backyard pool in North Coventry Township, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 15. Police were called to the 1100 block of Foxview Road in Pottstown shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, April 14, after the child was reported missing, according to a release from the North Coventry Police Department. Family members were searching the area when officers arrived and joined the efforts. The child was soon discovered in the property's pool and was not breathing, police said. Officers began CPR at the scene before the child was rushed by Goodwill Ambul…

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by Jillian Pikora
Newton, MA
News
Ex-Red Sox Star Pedro Martinez Says Family Members Still Buried In Rubble Of Nightclub Collapse Ex-Red Sox Star Pedro Martinez Says Family Members Still Buried In Rubble Of Nightclub Collapse
Ex-Red Sox Star Pedro Martinez Says Family Members Still Buried In Rubble Of Nightclub Collapse Family members of one of Major League Baseball's all-time greats are among those unaccounted for after a catastrophic roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic that has claimed the lives of at least 124. Click here for a new, related story - Restaurant Owner ID'd As First US Victim In Nightclub Collapse That Killed At Least 184 The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 8 at Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo. Approximately 155 have been hospitalized. Pedro Martinez, whose lifetime pitching record of 219-100 puts him at No. 10 on the all-time winning percent…

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by Joe Lombardi
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Fatal Newark Fire ID'd: Prosecutor Man Killed In Fatal Newark Fire ID'd: Prosecutor
Man Killed In Fatal Newark Fire ID'd: Prosecutor A 44-year old Newark man has been identified as the victim of a fatal fire on Thursday, April 3, authorities said. Khalil Hardaway was living in a first floor apartment on South 11th Street where the fire originated, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. He was a disabled individual with limited mobility, authorities said. Hardaway was pronounced dead at the scene after firefighters attempted lifesaving measures, authorities said. A pit bull also died in the fire, authorities said. The Red Cross assisted with relocating affected residents, authorities said. The cause of the fire remai…

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by Sam Barron