James Courtland Shea, an El Paso physician’s assistant recently sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison in Juarez for child rape, was in a car accident on his way to the hospital Monday morning, officials at the Cereso prison in Juarez said. Shea, 42, a U.S. citizen, was unharmed in the crash, prison spokesman Mauricio...Read More
A Udall (Ark) Firefighter directing traffic at two accidents north of Udall this morning was struck by a passing motorist. Thomas Foster, 56, was transported to the hospital and was treated and released, according to a hospital spokesperson. The police are investigating. Received via email from Billy Goldfeder.Read More
The Rio Grande Valley’s Medical Helicopter (South Texas Emergency Care) based in Harlingen (Texas) was lost from radar this evening and it has been determined that it crashed and all on board were killed in the Line of Duty. This happened in lower Laguna Madre, a large bay, in deep South Texas. Additional details to...Read More
A drunken mother of two who attacked a paramedic and spat at a police officer has kept her freedom. Pennine magistrates heard how the victims had turned up to help Marilyn Williams when she collapsed, dishevelled and disoriented, in Halifax Road, Nelson. Williams slapped the paramedic across the face and turned on a police officer...Read More
Two Columbia County firefighters were rushed to the hospital Tuesday after they were burned in an explosion during a training drill. Fire and Rescue Chief Jay Tappan said a group of firefighters had just finished a demonstration drill in the nearly completed new training tower. Thinking the drill was over, the firefighters removed their helmets...Read More
