April 25, 2019
OPELIKA, Ala. — Witnessing survivors wear the same clothing days after the March 3 tornadoes, Kaitlyn Willing felt spiritually led to convert her mobile boutique business into the Tornado Relief Clothing Bus. “Although the storm did not personally affect our …
October 31, 2013
Mississippi lawmakers in 2014 could debate whether to require seatbelts in school buses, but it could be a tough fight. The state budget is already stretched, and many lawmakers say they don’t want to push more expenses onto local school …
August 30, 2013
The parents of a 7-year-old southern Indiana girl who was injured when her wheelchair fell from a school bus’ motorized lift plan to sue two school districts for negligence. A tort claim filed Monday in Clark County indicates Julianna Stone’s …
March 13, 2012
Authorities say a man has died after his pickup truck hit a utility pole outside Syracuse, N.Y., causing power lines to fall onto a school bus. Two children and two other people on the bus weren’t hurt. State police tell …
February 10, 2012
Frederick County, Md., lawmakers have agreed to increase the potential fine for drivers who illegally pass a school bus. The county’s board of commissioners unanimously approved the plan Tuesday. Violators who fail to stop for a school bus with its …
December 14, 2011
Five students have been slightly injured when the McMinn County, Tenn., school bus they were riding was involved in a traffic collision. Police said 18-year-old Benjamin Schultz was driving his pickup truck behind the bus Monday afternoon when he pulled …
November 17, 2011
An overloaded school minibus crashed head-on with a truck in rural western China on Wednesday, killing at least 18 kindergarten children on their way to class, officials said. Sixty-two children and two adults were crowded into the bus, which had …
August 17, 2011
Children are returning to school in Ohio during an era of safer school bus travel in the state. State Highway Patrol records show crashes involving school buses have declined steadily in recent years, from 1,671 in 2006 to 1,579 last …
May 5, 2011
An Anne Arundel County crossing guard is suffering from life-threatening injuries after being struck by a school bus in Glen Burnie. County Fire Department spokesman Lt. Cliff Kooser said the 40-year-old woman was taken to a Baltimore hospital in serious …