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Investigators said the SUV left the eastbound lanes, crossed a grassy embankment and landed upside down in the water. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Authorities identified the man who died after his SUV veered off the Grand Parkway and overturned in a retention pond near Northcrest Drive on Sunday afternoon. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver as 51-year-old Joseph Mariano. Investigators said Mariano was traveling east in a Nissan Rogue in the 6000 block …

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Officials could not immediately count the losses because flames, smoke and dangerous winds kept assessment crews out of several neighborhoods. SPOKANE, Wash. — Thousands of Spokane residents faced an uncertain wait Sunday after a wind-driven wildfire burned homes and other structures, emptied neighborhoods and prevented many families from learning whether they would have a house to return to. The Old Trails Fire moved from open brush into residential areas Saturday, spreading so quickly that authorities …

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The 10-year-old pushed his struggling sister toward rocks before he disappeared in the rain-swollen river, officials said. PASSAIC, N.J. — A 10-year-old boy may have saved his older sister’s life before he drowned in the Passaic River, where emergency crews continued searching Friday for a second 10-year-old child who remained missing. The boy, his 11-year-old sister and their 10-year-old friend entered the river Wednesday evening near a boat ramp in Pulaski Park, according to Passaic …

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David Cifaldi assessed his injury, contacted rescuers and descended about 5,000 feet with help from two friends. BILLINGS, Mont. — A Montana nurse hiked about 10 miles through rugged mountain terrain after falling onto a trekking pole that pierced his side during an attempt to climb the state’s highest peak. David Cifaldi, 32, was approaching Granite Peak with friends Jesse Ross and Brad Reich on July 20 when he slipped on rocks on the Froze-to-Death …

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Park officials and county volunteers used the Australian man’s last communications to narrow a search spanning remote public lands. JACKSON, Wyo. — An incomplete satellite check-in and a video sent to family helped authorities trace the final movements of a 28-year-old Australian hiker who was found dead Wednesday in a remote area of the Teton Range. The search developed across several jurisdictions as officials reviewed the man’s recent communications and tracking information. Teton County Search …

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Relatives said Va’Necia Williams and her daughters brought energy, humor and a strong sense of connection to their close family. FORNEY, Texas — Relatives are mourning a mother and her two daughters who died when an 18-wheeler struck their disabled car on a Kaufman County bridge, leaving a close family to grieve three generations of shared milestones. Family members identified the victims as 38-year-old Va’Necia Williams, 14-year-old Sa’Niah Davis and 9-year-old A’veonia Davis. They died …

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Jacorey High underwent surgery after suffering a serious foot injury in shallow water off the Volusia County coast. DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. — A Georgia man is recovering from surgery after he said he pushed his pregnant fiancée toward shore and fought off a shark that bit him during a weekend trip to Florida. Jacorey High, of Henry County, Georgia, was swimming with his fiancée in shallow water Saturday evening when he felt something clamp …

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The 9-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy were thrown into the water during a Sunday night trip with two Bayville adults. BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Two children died after a 30-foot boat struck a channel marker in Barnegat Bay, throwing them into the water during a Sunday night outing, New Jersey State Police said. The crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. July 19 in the Berkeley Township bay area. The victims were a 9-year-old girl and …

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The worker was hospitalized after metal fragments flew from a garbage truck near 9th Street and Abert Place. MILWAUKEE — A city sanitation worker was hospitalized after improperly discarded oxygen tanks exploded inside a garbage truck as its crew compacted trash on Milwaukee’s north side, according to a Department of Public Works official. The explosion happened July 15 near 9th Street and Abert Place, south of Capitol Drive. The force knocked the worker backward and …

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Police detained the child’s father after he returned to a Parkway Village home without the 3-year-old boy. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A missing 3-year-old boy was found dead near the Wolf River Harbor in downtown Memphis on Monday after his father returned to a Parkway Village home without him, police said. Memphis police identified the child as Joseph Martinez. Authorities said officers detained his father while investigating the disappearance, but they had not announced criminal charges …

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