A retired New York City police detective has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a motorist during an apparent road rage incident on the George Washington Bridge. Victor Romero, who lives in Haverstraw, New York, retired from the New York Police Department in 2001. (Unsplash) Victor Romero, 62, was taken … Read more
Toledo chemical leak update: Residents situated within a one-mile radius of 1266 Progress Avenue in northern Toledo have been issued an evacuation order, whereas people located beyond the evacuation perimeter but within a three-mile radius of the specified address are subject to a shelter-in-place directive, according to a statement made by Toledo Fire & Rescue … Read more
Indiana transportation officials sought part of Jeremy Willis’s property for a State Road 11 improvement project in Harrison County. After neither side filed an exception to the appraisers’ $20,840 valuation within the required 45-day period, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the award became final and ordered the lower court to enter judgment. The … Read more
In 2021, Australian engineers mixed shredded single-use face masks with processed building rubble for road bases; the material met engineering standards, and 1 km of two-lane road could use about 3 million masks/Image: RMIT University About 3 million single-use face masks could be used to build the base of a one-kilometre, two-lane road, according to … Read more
Karachi, On the chaotic streets of Pakistan’s biggest city, Karachi, where motorcycles weave through relentless traffic and street crime remains a concern, four women are challenging the idea that food and parcel delivery is a man’s job. Karachi’s women delivery riders navigate traffic, stigma and the road to independence Mehak Baloch, Rubab Jubani, Sana Urooj … Read more
A plastic water bottle takes a few seconds to use and a long time to break down. A 2021 review in Sustainability by researchers at Universiti Putra Malaysia and Misurata University notes that PET (polyethylene terephthalate), the plastic used in drink bottles, is not biodegradable and is a real environmental hazard. So what do you … Read more
A man in Swansea, Wales, has been arrested 12 times after repeatedly standing in the middle of the same road and blocking traffic, but he has never publicly explained why he keeps doing it. David Hampson, who has become known as the “Silent Man”, began the unusual pattern in 2014 and has repeatedly returned to … Read more
People block the Garvaghy road ahead of the Protestant Orange Drumcree parade. (Reuters photo) Tensions remained high in Northern Ireland on Monday after police prevented members of the Orange Order from marching along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, despite the route being legally approved for the first time in nearly three decades.The stand-off followed a … Read more
Police are responding to a reported shooting in Towson, Marylandon Sunday evening, September 27, according to local reports. A reported shooting in Towson, Maryland, drew a police response Sunday evening, with details still developing. Officers were called to the Cardiff Hall East Apartments in the 8000 block of York Road at around 7:15 p.m., according … Read more
Update: An audio recording obtained by WOOD TV indicated the pilot believed the jet may have hit a bird. A plane reportedly crashed near County Road 633 and Blair Townhall Road in Blair Township. (Unsplash/ representative) “We have a possible mayday by wingman. I believe (they) may have taken a bird,” a military pilot alerted … Read more