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Kentucky Man, 78, Charged After Road Rage Crash Injures Two

Police have charged a 78-year-old Corbin man who they say forced his older brother and sister’s van off a road and into a parked service van. The incident occurred Monday in Rockcastle County on Ky. 461 near Mount Vernon. Police …

Arizona Man Survives Pruning Shears Impalement

Hospital officials say an 86-year-old Arizona man is lucky to be alive after he accidentally impaled himself with pruning shears. University Medical Center said Monday that Leroy Luetscher of Green Valley was working in his yard on July 30 when …

Arkansas Man in Plane Spots Home Being Burglarized

A Bay man on his first airplane ride asked the pilot to fly over his home so he could take some aerial photos. What he saw was two men burglarizing his home. Steven Lynn told The Jonesboro Sun that he …

Illinois Man Dies in Conveyor Belt Accident

A Collinsville man has died from the injuries he suffered when his legs became caught in a conveyor belt. Police Sgt. Marion Riddle says the 31-year-old man was working at Swansea Building Products Corp. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the …

Police: North Carolina Man Steals Plane, Crashes It

Authorities are looking to arrest a man they say stole an airplane from a North Carolina airport and crashed it before getting away. The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday that 46-year-old Curtis Rene Mellott stole the single-engine Piper …

Louisiana Man Gets Prison for Fraudulent BP Claim

A Houma man has been sentenced to one year in prison for fraudulently receiving money from the $20 billion claims fund that BP PLC established after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey also on Tuesday …

Arkansas Man Killed by Road Grader at Work Site

A 19-year-old man has died after being run over by a road grader while working at an Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department site in western Arkansas. Police in Barling say Zack Wells died after being run over by the rear …

Kentucky Man Working on Car Dies When Jack Slips

A southern Kentucky man has been killed when a car slipped off a jack and fell onto him. Tony Estep died Sunday in the accident in Laurel County. The 35-year-old Estep was underneath his vehicle, repairing it when it rolled …

UK Police Arrest Man Over Hacking Allegations

Police investigating phone hacking and police bribery at defunct British tabloid News of the World on Tuesday arrested a man, believed to be a former executive at the newspaper. The Metropolitan Police said a 71-year-old man had been arrested by …

Iowa Man Dies in Construction Zone Accident

Authorities say an 81-year-old Fort Dodge man died after he lost control of his pickup truck and hit the back of a parked excavator in a construction zone in Fort Dodge. The Iowa State Patrol says Gene Peterson was killed …