A collapse at a building under construction injured six workers on Friday in downtown Houston, according to NBC DFW. The residential building sits across the street from the Astros’ Minute Maid Park and had about 200 workers present at the time of the collapse. More than 100 firefighters responded and searched for those who may […]
A North Texas resident was badly burned after his e-cigarette exploded in his pocket, according to NBC DFW. 21-year-old Christopher Robran, of Flower Mound, was carrying the e-cigarette and two batteries in his pocket during lunch with friends when the accident occurred. He looked down, and noticed that his pants were literally on fire. He […]
Three overnight crashes on Thursday shut down portions of the Dallas North Tollway and caused several injuries, according to NBC DFW. The first crash occurred after a driver believed to be under the influence hit a guardrail, concrete barrier, and a truck at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The driver of the truck suffered injuries […]
The first settlement after the West, Texas tragedy two years ago killed fifteen and shook the town has been reached, according to NBC DFW. The accident took place in April of 2013 after an explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant West, which killed fifteen people, injured hundreds, and left a crater 90 feet wide and […]
Two Dallas Area Rapid Transit buses collided in downtown Dallas on Friday night, causing several injuries, according to NBC DFW. The accident occurred at the intersection of Elm Street and Griffin Street at about 10 p.m. after one DART bus rear-ended the other. One of the buses was empty and on its way to the […]
One of the victims involved in Seattle’s tragic bus crash in September is suing the Ride The Ducks franchise for negligence, according to Buzzfeed. The lawsuit alleges the Ride The Ducks bus involved had a defective axle, which the company failed to warn its Seattle branch of, and directly led to the deaths of five […]
The Sarasota County School District will pay $200,000 to each of the families whose teens died after their principal hypnotized them, according to the Huffington Post. The case began in April of 2011 after a principal at a Florida high school, George Kenney, hypnotized about 75 students and staff. One of the students, 16-year-old Wesley […]
The wife of a Mexican immigrant killed by Grapevine police has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, according to the Dallas Morning News. Ruben Garcia Villalpando was shot and killed during a traffic incident by Grapevine police officer, Robert Clark, but a jury declined to indict him. The lawsuit alleges the death was […]
A fiery crash in Dallas killed five people on Monday, including a pregnant woman and two children, according to NBC DFW. The accident occurred near the ramp that Interstate 20 to Interstate 35E on Monday morning after an 18-wheeler, which was transporting a load of lumber, and another vehicle collided on the bridge. The gas […]
The man accused of killing four people during a tragic accident at last year’s South by Southwest festival has pled not guilty, according to NBC DFW. The 23-year-old suspect, Rashad Owens, allegedly sped through a crowd of people while intoxicated during the Austin festival, which killed four people and injured 20 others. He is being […]