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Fatal Crash in San Bernardino County Leaves One Dead and Multiple Injured, Including Forest Service Vehicle and RV

San Bernardino County, California – A tragic crash involving a United States Forest Service vehicle and an RV resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries on Saturday. The incident occurred on Highway 38 near Forest Falls. Upon arrival at the scene, responders discovered one individual deceased and several others wounded. Two injured victims were rushed to the hospital with severe injuries. The exact cause of the collision remains unknown, and the identities of the victims …

Blackbuck Deaths Spike on Maharashtra Highways, Forest Department Takes Action

Pune, India – The forest department in Solapur has raised concerns about the increasing number of blackbuck deaths due to road accidents in recent years. The construction of highways in the area has disrupted the migratory routes of these animals, leading to fatal encounters with vehicles. In 2020, six blackbucks lost their lives, a combination of road accidents and poaching. Since then, there have been fewer incidents due to reduced vehicular traffic during the Covid-19 …

Intense Wildfires in Chile Cause Multiple Deaths and Widespread Destruction – Devastating Impact of Forest Fires

VINA DEL MAR, Chile – A series of intense forest fires has ravaged central and southern regions of Chile, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. As of now, at least 19 people have been reported dead, with more than 1,000 homes destroyed. Chile’s interior minister, Carolina Tohá, revealed that there are currently 92 forest fires in the central and southern parts of the country, where temperatures have been unusually high. The region of …

Solicitation Charges Filed in Wake Forest Murder-For-Hire Case

WAKE FOREST, N.C. – A man from Raleigh, North Carolina has been charged with soliciting to commit first-degree murder. Rhett Michael Barlow was arrested on January 6, 2024, for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill the driver involved in the crash that killed his mother almost eight years ago. Barlow’s mother, Michelle Barlow, died in a crash in March 2016 when a dump truck slammed into the back of her minivan. The driver …

Wake Forest Man Arrested for Soliciting Murder in Connection to Deadly 2016 Crash

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — A Raleigh man was arrested for allegedly attempting to have a man killed, the same man who was involved in a Wake Forest crash that killed the suspect’s mother nearly eight years ago. Rhett Michael Barlow, 22, was arrested by the Wake Forest Police Department and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division, according to a news release from Wake Forest town officials. Barlow was arrested after allegedly soliciting the first-degree …

Off-the-Grid Women Sentenced for College Student’s Murder in Alabama Forest

ASHLAND, Ala. — Two women were sentenced Thursday for their roles in the shooting death of a 22-year-old Florida college student in the Talladega National Forest near Alabama’s Cheaha State Park. Krystal Pinkins and Yasmine Hider, who had been living “off the grid” in the national forest for weeks, were each charged with murder, kidnapping, and robbery, after fatally shooting 22-year-old Adam Simjee of Apopka, Fla during an attempted robbery. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office …

Talladega National Forest Murder Case Ends in Life Sentence for One Defendant and 35 Years for Another

Birmingham, Alabama – Two women have been sentenced in connection with the 2022 death of a college student in the Talladega National Forest, according to the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor sentenced 37-year-old Krystal Diane Pinkins of Memphis, Tennessee, to life in prison, while he also sentenced 21-year-old Yasmine Marie Hider of Oklahoma to a 35-year prison term. Hider pleaded guilty last year to murder, kidnapping, and …

John Burley Killed in Forest County Plane Crash as Officials Investigate

SALIX, Pennsylvania – The Federal Aviation Administration reported that John Burley’s two-seater aircraft crashed into the Allegheny National Forest at approximately 88 knots, or 100 miles per hour, on Friday while flying from Erie over Forest County. The crash claimed the life of John Burley, prompting an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (N.T.S.B.). Friends, coworkers, and loved ones are mourning the loss of John Burley, describing him as a determined and adventurous person …

Tragic Plane Crash Claims Life of Johnstown Businessman in Allegheny National Forest

MARIENVILLE, Pa. – A tragic incident occurred late Friday in the Allegheny National Forest near Marienville, Forest County, resulting in the death of John Burley, a prominent Johnstown businessman. Burley, the owner of Everything Ice, was flying his single-wing Zenith STOL CH 701 back to the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport when the aircraft crashed at 9:56 p.m. Friday. According to flight records, the plane experienced a rapid loss of altitude, followed by a steep …

John Burley Killed in Plane Crash in Forest County, PSP Marienville Reports

JENKS TWP., Pa. – A man tragically lost his life in a plane crash on Friday night in Forest County, according to State Police in Marienville. The victim, 59-year-old John Burley from Winber, Somerset County, Pa., was flying a 2006 Myers Winfred STOL CH 701, a fixed-wing, single-engine plane. The crash occurred late Friday evening along Buzzard Swamp Road in Jenks Township, Forest County. After taking off from Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Somerset County at …