(CNN) A lightning strike sent a chunk of highway through the windshield of a truck in Florida on Monday and authorities say the truck's occupants are lucky that their injuries weren't more severe. When fire rescue crews in Walton County, 40 miles north of Destin, responded to the scene of a traffic accident near mile marker 81 eastbound on Interstate 10 they found a Ford truck with both its windshield and rear window shattered. Radar picked up on a lightning strike in the area, according to CNN meteorologist Haley Brink. Two occupants of the vehicle where hurt and were transported to a local hospital. Fortunately, their injuries weren't major or life-threatening, Lindsey Darby, public information officer for Walton County Fire Rescue, told CNN. The back windshield was also blown out by a piece of pavement. "The energy from a lightning strike has to go somewhere," Brink said. "And when lightning strikes an object, such as pavement, … [Read more...]

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A deadly crash involving a dump truck snarled traffic for hours on the Turnpike Extension on Wednesday morning. The accident happened in the southbound lanes near mile marker 39 around 6 a.m. READ MORE: Miami-Dade County Commissioners Vote Unanimously To Designate Miami Street As Dwayne Wade Boulevard The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of the truck carrying gravel lost control and slammed into a concrete barrier wall. The impact caused the truck to overturn, the driver was ejected. He landed in the highway’s shoulder area and died on the scene. READ MORE: Two People Bitten By Shark Off North Florida Beach The FHP said the highway was wet due to early morning rainfall and that may have been a contributing factor. As a result of the crash, all southbound lanes were closed just south of the I-75 exit. Thousands of drivers were diverted to the southbound Palmetto Expressway which added to the usual rush-hour nightmare there. MORE NEWS: Florida … [Read more...]

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An early morning accident on June 16 took the life of one person whose vehicle became disabled in the mid-cities area. Officials with the Euless Police Department say officers were called out to an auto/pedestrian crash just after midnight. READ MORE: Detectives Need Help Identifying Tattooed Grifter With Blue, Purple Highlights Involved In Trucker Robbery According to investigators, a man in his mid 30’s was traveling east in the 100 block of East Airport Freeway when his vehicle become disabled on the shoulder, just east of Main Street. READ MORE: Border Patrol Agents Save 33 Undocumented Migrants Locked Inside U-Haul In Sweltering Heat Police say at some point the man crossed the onramp from Main Street to Airport Freeway and was struck by another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle stopped and was cooperative with authorities. MORE NEWS: Ford Maverick: Hybrid Truck 'Challenges Status Quo, Stereotypes' Of Pickups, Expert Says … [Read more...]

What do homebuyers have to do to get a house in this cutthroat real estate market ? Offer sellers a Caribbean vacation ? Bid $1 million over the asking price? Pay a competing bidder hundreds of thousands of dollars to walk away? What about buying two homes just to live in one? More from Financial Empowerment How much house can I afford? How does inflation affect my standard of living? How much do I need to save for retirement? Believe it or not, these are real offers. And sometimes, they actually work. "You hear about buyers throwing sweeteners into the mix -- wine, dinners -- to get the house," said Esty Perez, an agent with Knipe Realty in Portland, Oregon. "Then, along comes a buyer that is like, 'Hold my beer.' Let me take this up." Perez said one of his clients was in a bidding war on a $530,000 home, and offered $25,000 over the asking price. Read More The other top offer was only $15,000 over. But that … [Read more...]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rebuffed U.S. President Joe Biden’s call for “a significant de-escalation” in Israel’s bombardment of Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip leading to a cease-fire in the 10 days of hostilities. Instead, Netanyahu said in a statement he is “determined to continue this operation until its aim is met.” Israeli Airstrikes Pummel Gaza as Violence Enters 2nd Week Since fighting began on May 10, at least 197 Palestinians have been killed, including at least 58 children and 34 women; at least 10 Israelis have been killed including a six-year-old Netanyahu said he “greatly appreciates the support of the American president,” but that Israel will push ahead “to return the calm and security to you, citizens of Israel.” By late Wednesday, the death toll stood at 227 in Gaza, including 64 children, according to local health officials there, and 12 in Israel, according to its authorities. … [Read more...]

Police departments are struggling with budget cuts over recruitment after the in-custody death of George Floyd sparked nationwide civil unrest and ignited a movement to defund the police. Some departments implemented hiring freezes because of budget cuts while local lawmakers completely overhauled other precincts’ budgets, making it impossible to hire new officers. “This current fiscal year saw a decrease in hiring for police officer candidates, however the decrease was due to budget reductions, not lack of candidate interest,” a LAPD spokesperson said. Multiple police departments told the Daily Caller News Foundation that recruiting officers is not an issue, but budget constraints have limited their ability to increase manpower. Almost a year after George Floyd died during an arrest where former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes resulting in nationwide civil unrest and the defund the police movement, most police … [Read more...]

(CNN) A man driving on a Florida highway was left uninjured after lightning struck his vehicle Monday morning, according to officials. The lightning strike damaged the compact SUV the 48-year-old was driving and left a 7-foot-long, 4-inch-wide gouge in the pavement, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) . The man, who police didn't name, was driving on Interstate 75 in Broward County when the strike occurred, during a heavy rainstorm, FHP said. CNN affiliate WPLG identified the driver as Ernesto Delhonte and spoke to him at the scene of the accident. "I saw a light and ... I don't know what happened," said Delhonte. "But I survived. I am alive. It's a miracle for me." The damaged antenna of the Nissan Rouge. The electrical system and roof antenna of the man's Nissan Rogue was damaged due to the strike, according to FHP, which left the vehicle disabled. The car came to a stop half-mile north of where the lightning strike … [Read more...]

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Protesters plan to march in Minneapolis on Wednesday, demanding murder convictions for those involved in the deaths of Winston Smith and Deona Knajdek. The Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar (TCC4J) says the march will begin at 6 p.m. at the intersection of Lake Street and Girard Avenue South in Uptown, where Knajdek was fatally struck in a crash Sunday night. READ MORE: Charges By Noon For Driver Who Plowed Into Uptown Protesters, Killing Deona Knajdek According to investigators, a 35-year-old St. Paul man with a suspended license plowed into a group of protesters, killing Knajdek and injuring three others. The protesters had gathered that night to demonstrate against the fatal police shooting of Smith atop an Uptown parking ramp earlier this month. Organizers say Wednesday’s March, to be held on what would have been Knajdek’s 32nd birthday, is to demand that the driver involved in the crash be charged and convicted with murder. The group also … [Read more...]