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A large brush fire near a busy Hudson Valley road sent plumes of smoke into the air before crews could put it out. The blaze happened in Putnam County on Tuesday afternoon, April 9 off Route 22 in Brewster, where a large brush fire ignited, Carmel fire officials said on Wednesday, April 17. The incident prompted a large response from the Brewster and Carmel Fire Departments and sent plenty of smoke into the air before it was eventually put out. No injuries were reported.
A woman has been hospitalised after a crash on an Edinburgh street this morning. Described as being in her 60s, she was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh after a crash involving a car on Broomhouse Road. A heavy police and ambulance presence was reported in the area around Forrester and St Augustine’s high schools in the aftermath. No one else was injured in the collision, police have confirmed. Motorists in the busy area faced hold-ups after the road was closed but officers said it had...
Edinburgh's potholes are not only increasing in number, they are taking longer to fix, according to the city council's own statistics. A total of 16,058 potholes were reported to the council n 2022. That leapt to 23,793 in 2023 and in the first three months of 2024 there have been 9,702, which - if reports continue at the same rate - could mean more than 38,000 by the end of the year. The figures were released under Freedom of Information legislation. A ward-by-ward breakdown of how...
MLB insider Ken Rosenthal believes Major League Baseball is at a point where they can no longer ignore controversial veteran umpire Angel Hernandez. Long the most infamous ump in MLB, Hernandez made headlines in early April via some truly egregious strike calls that he made in a game between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. […]
The fire began yesterday near the town of Tarbena, which is around a half hour’s drive from Benidorm and one hour from Alicante.
2023 was the worst year on record for pothole-caused vehicle breakdowns. Now 2024's already seen nearly 8,000 RAC call-outs due to poor road surfaces. The RAC believes a milder winter has masked an even worse road reality
Indian economy on strong footing: According to a survey released on Tuesday, India's business activity expanded at its fastest pace in nearly 14 years this month, driven by robust demand. The survey also indicated easing input inflation and positive jobs growth, suggesting that India is well-positioned to maintain its status as the fastest-growing major economy this year, following strong expansion in recent quarters.HSBC's flash India Composite purchasing managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P...
Shares of Invesco MSCI USA ETF (BATS:PBUS – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $51.65 and last traded at $50.57, with a volume of 472878 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $51.16. Invesco MSCI USA ETF Stock Down […]
The coroner has released the identity of a 25-year-old man who was killed in a high-speed rollover crash that left a second man critically injured near Antioch Sunday evening. An autopsy performed Monday showed Guy Seelye, 25, of Antioch, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to Lake County […]
A 25-year-old man was killed and a second man was critically injured in a high-speed rollover crash involving a pickup truck that struck a tree and signs near Antioch Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Department responded around 10:45 p.m. Sunday to the area of North Avenue and Deep Lake Road […]
Mortal Kombat 11 is five years old today. Although the 11 at the end of the title might suggest otherwise, this was actually an unusual game in many ways. As much as it represented the final chapter in a long-running story, I like to also think of Mortal Kombat 11 as the last game of its kind from developer NetherRealm.No, it wasn’t its last fighting game, or even the last Mortal Kombat. But, as I look back at how the studio (and the industry at large)has changed its output in the half-decade...