KATHMANDU, Nepal >> The bodies of six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese soldiers who were aboard a Marine helicopter that crashed during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal have been identified, officials said Sunday. The wreckage of the UH-1 “Huey” was found Friday following days of intense searching in the mountains northeast of Kathmandu, Nepal’s […]
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INDUSTRY >> A Baldwin Park man and an Ontario woman died early Saturday when the car they were passengers in veered off the roadway and struck a tree along the 60 Freeway in an unincorporated county area near Industry, authorities said. Paramedics pronounced the 49-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman dead at the scene, officials […]
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POTISKUM, Nigeria >> A teenage suicide bomber blew herself up and killed seven other people Saturday outside a bustling bus station in the northeast Nigerian town of Damaturu, the state medical director said of the latest in a string of attacks this week by Nigeria’s home-grown Boko Haram extremists. Thirty-three people were seriously injured and […]
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DIAMOND BAR >> The driver of big rig was seriously injured Friday morning after his truck hit a stalled truck on the east 60 Freeway. The 1:23 a.m. collision east of Grand Avenue shut down most of the eastbound lanes for nearly seven hours, causing traffic to back up. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Mike Maehr […]
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Three motorcycle riders were treated for injuries Wednesday morning after their bikes crashed on the 15 Freeway just south of Oak Hill Road. All were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The crash occurred just before 8:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the 15. Lynn Elbe, 71, of Ohio lost control […]
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LOS ANGELES — Metro will provide free bus and train rides for Los Angeles County bicyclists today as part of “Bike to Work Day,” one of several events being held for the Bike Week LA bicycle and pedestrian safety campaign. Along with Metro, other Los Angeles County transit providers that will be offering free rides […]
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A Pomona man was killed and several others hurt in a crash late Wednesday night. The unidentified man was killed just before 11 p.m. in the area of Holt Avenue and Weber Street in a collision involving three vehicles, according to a Pomona police news release. The 41-year-old man was the driver and only occupant […]
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POMONA — A man was killed and three people suffered minor injuries in a three-car collision in Pomona, police said today. The collision was reported near the intersection of West Holt Avenue and North Weber Street around 10:50 p.m. Wednesday, Pomona police Sgt. Iain Miller said. The cause of the collision was being investigated, he […]
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If lawyers for 22-year-old Olivia Carolee Culbreath of Fontana are unable to reach a settlement with prosecutors in the wrong-way crash that killed six people last year on the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar, a trial on murder charges could start later this year. The news came during a pretrial hearing Wednesday for Culbreath at […]
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