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Troopers said the Model Y was in Autopilot mode before it left Overpass Road. WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — An 87-year-old Wesley Chapel man died after his Tesla Model Y left Overpass Road, struck an electrical box and entered a pond Tuesday night in Pasco County, state troopers said. The Florida Highway Patrol said the SUV was traveling east shortly after 8 p.m. May 26 near Infinite Drive. Troopers said the vehicle was in Autopilot mode …

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Officials said a 6-year-old died after the Friday fire on Cathy Drive NE. PLAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 6-year-old child died Friday after a house fire in Plain Township that also injured the child’s father and a 4-year-old sibling, officials said. The fire drew Plain Township firefighters and Stark County sheriff’s deputies to the 2500 block of Cathy Drive NE at about 5:08 p.m. Authorities first released incorrect information about the child’s age, then said …

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Multiple North Texas agencies joined the search after MJ Ashmead was reported missing Friday morning. CELINA, Texas — A search for a missing 8-year-old boy in Celina ended Friday when authorities found his body in a pond near the Sutton Fields neighborhood, police said. MJ Ashmead was reported missing about 9:30 a.m. from a home near Rostherne Drive. Celina police said the child had severe developmental disabilities and was last seen close to his home. …

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The damaged tank held white liquor, a caustic material used in paper production. LONGVIEW, Wash. — Recovery crews worked Wednesday to secure an unstable chemical tank at a Longview paper mill after an implosion killed at least two people and left nine workers unrecovered at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. The response has shifted from rescue to recovery, officials said, because conditions near the tank remain dangerous and authorities do not expect more survivors. The tank …

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Firefighters searching for trapped workers were caught in a sudden blast during a waterfront fire response Friday afternoon. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A massive explosion at a Staten Island shipyard Friday afternoon killed one civilian worker and injured 36 people, including more than 30 firefighters and EMS personnel, after crews entered a burning waterfront structure to search for trapped workers. The explosion happened at a shipyard along Richmond Terrace in the Mariners Harbor section of …

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A family inside the Canterbury Circle house escaped without reported injuries. AKRON, Ohio — Two people aboard a small plane died Thursday afternoon when the aircraft crashed into a home in a south Akron neighborhood and burst into flames, authorities said. The crash happened around 3:45 p.m. in the 2000 block of Canterbury Circle. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft as a Piper PA-28. Akron fire officials said the two people who died were …

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Seventeen-year-old Alex Mechachonis had won three championships and was active around local tracks. SOUTHWICK, Mass. — Friends and riders across New England are mourning Alex Mechachonis, a 17-year-old Granville motocross racer who died after a crash during practice in Brookfield earlier this week. Mechachonis was already well known in regional motocross circles. He had won three championships and, about a month before the crash, joined the crew at The Wick 338 in Southwick to help …

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Officials examine driver actions, street conditions and witness accounts following fatal crash. NEW YORK, N.Y. — Authorities are investigating a fatal collision in Brooklyn after a 9-year-old boy was struck and killed by a school bus in Williamsburg, an incident that has raised urgent questions about street safety and driver awareness. The crash has prompted a detailed inquiry by police and city officials, who are working to reconstruct what happened in the moments leading up …

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Nine students were aboard when the Dillard Charter Academy bus struck the bridge. GOLDSBORO, N.C. — A school bus carrying Dillard Charter Academy students struck a low bridge Thursday afternoon in Goldsboro, injuring the driver and six children before responders cleared the damaged bus from the scene. The crash happened at Carolina and Vine streets, where a bridge clearance of about 7 feet, 6 inches creates a hazard for taller vehicles. Goldsboro Police Chief Michael …

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The death happened Thursday night at a Hilton property near the Orange County Convention Center. ORLANDO, Fla. — A hotel worker died Thursday night at the Hilton Orlando after an industrial-sized dryer fell or trapped him in a work area, authorities said. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called around 9 p.m. to the hotel at 6001 Destination Parkway. The property is near International Drive and the Orange County Convention Center, a major …

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