Amidst arctic temperatures descending on the Midwest lately, a retired Iowa woman lost her footing while fetching her mail. She fell on the sidewalk and was unable to get up. It could have ended much worse for 73-year-old Linda Houlton had it not been for a local mailman who stopped and helped her. On that…
Woman Slips on Ice in Freezing Temps Outside Home and Can’t Get Up—Until Kind Mailman Stops to Help
30 Injured After Sidewalk Collapse in Brazil
More than 30 people were injured on Monday when a sidewalk collapsed into an adjacent river in Joinville, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, sending 21 adults and 12 children to local hospitals. The accident occurred during a Christmas celebration. Several fell into the Cachoeira river, rushing emergency teams to search for victims who fell into the…
Blue Sedan Drives Onto Sidewalk in Long Beach, Strikes Six People
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Police sought the public’s help today in locating a blue sedan and the motorist who drove the vehicle onto a sidewalk at a Long Beach this morning and struck six people before fleeing the scene, authorities said. Officers were initially dispatched to the 1300 block of Orange Avenue, near Anaheim Street, at 2:43…
Two Children Nearly Gunned Down on New York City Sidewalk
The New York City Police Department released a video Friday showing a masked gunman opening fire on a man over the heads of two children trying to take cover on a Bronx sidewalk. Video of the Thursday evening incident shows an unidentified shooter running after the victim, who runs into two children and falls. The…
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