The Coast Guard announced today its plans to end its search at sunset for 33 missing crew members from a U.S. cargo ship that sank last week during Hurricane Joaquin. Coast Guard officials made the announcement at a 3 p.m. news conference Wednesday. The 790-foot cargo ship sank Thursday off…
The Coast Guard announced Monday that the El Faro, a cargo ship that left Jacksonville on September 29 for a routine trip to Puerto Rico, likely sank in the Atlantic while caught in the powerful Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin. On board were 33 crew members. Crews have found items from…
While fire safety should be a focus every day of the year, this week is Fire Prevention Week and serves as a timely opportunity to share smoke alarm safety reminders. Now is the time to test your smoke alarms and replace the batteries. Working smoke alarms actually cut the chance…
A 34-year-old Bronson woman was killed in a traffic crash in Levy County Wednesday morning. A 15-year-old female passenger, also from Bronson, was seriously injured in the accident, which occurred around 6:43 a.m. on U.S. 27. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the woman was driving a 2002 Ford Explorer…
A 23-year-old man died after losing control of his motorcycle at about 7:05 p.m. Sunday night at County Road 42 and Rea Way in Altoona. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the St. Augustine man was traveling westbound on CR-42 at a high rate of speed on his 2015 Yamaha.…
One person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a car and a Seminole County fire truck Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 10:40 a.m. on Red Bug Lake Road near Tuskawilla Road, near the entrance to the Willa Springs Shopping Plaza. Seminole County fire officials believe the…
September 14 kicks off the first day of Child Passenger Safety week and experts are once again reminding parents to make sure their child car seat is installed correctly. Experts believe some parents are letting their children use a regular safety belt too soon. According to the National Highway Traffic…
A new report on bicyclist deaths by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that Florida has the highest rate of bicycling deaths of any state in the nation — 0.57 per 100,000 people, more than double the nationwide rate of 0.23 per 100,000. While other states have found…
An 82-year-old Hawthorne man was killed last week when he was crushed while his tractor towed another tractor in a pasture in Putnam County. Just before 1 p.m., the man was using a Masse tractor to tow a Ford tractor from a field at 125 McMeekin Lake Lane for repair.…
One person is dead after an Amtrak train struck a vehicle in Auburndale Monday evening. A 44-year-old man died in the accident that occurred on Stadium Road near Bennett Street. According to witnesses, the arms were down and the lights were flashing at the tracks. Cars were apparently stopped on…