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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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Neighbors, local firefighters and funeral organizers moved quickly as investigators worked to determine what caused the blast in Lamar Township. MILL HALL, Pa. — A mother and her six children were killed in a house explosion and fire in Clinton County, and the shock of the loss spread across Lamar Township as neighbors recalled a family they said was kind, quiet and hard-working. Authorities identified the mother as Sarah B. Stoltzfus, 34. The children ranged …

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Authorities said there was no active threat after the Monday afternoon incident at Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights. PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio — An 18-year-old student died Monday after a self-inflicted shooting in the cafeteria at Valley Forge High School, prompting a large police and fire response, an evacuation of students and a two-day closure for the district’s two high schools. The death shook the Parma City School District late in the school day …

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Sheriff says unsecured firearm was within reach of child at Poinciana house. POINCIANA, Fla. — Detectives in Osceola County are investigating after a young boy was wounded in an apparent accidental shooting Thursday afternoon inside a Poinciana home. Sheriff Chris Blackmon said the incident was reported around 3:30 p.m. at a residence on Amber Way. According to deputies, the child found an unsecured handgun while relatives and other children were inside the home. The boy …

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Authorities said the child was hospitalized in stable condition after the Monday morning fall in Morrisania. NEW YORK — A 5-year-old boy was injured Monday morning after falling from a third-floor window of a Bronx apartment building in the Morrisania neighborhood, according to authorities and a witness who rushed to get help. The child fell from a window near East 167th Street and Washington Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. and was taken to Harlem Hospital, …

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Two Walnuttown fire leaders died after investigators say an oncoming car crossed into their path during a community search effort. BERKS COUNTY, Pa. — A search for a missing woman in Richmond Township ended in tragedy Saturday when a car slammed into a utility vehicle carrying two volunteer fire chiefs, killing both men and prompting DUI-related charges against the driver, authorities said. The deaths of Jeff Buck and Robert Shick Jr. quickly became more than …

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Troopers said the child was struck after an SUV moved forward in a private driveway on Robinson Avenue. APOPKA, Fla. — A 4-year-old girl died after she was struck by an SUV in a private driveway in Apopka on Wednesday evening, and Florida Highway Patrol said the vehicle was being driven by the child’s mother when the crash happened. The girl, identified as Kamaria Simmons, was hit about 7:14 p.m. April 1 near Robinson Avenue …

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