Colfax, CA

Fox Business

A Tesla Semi crashed off I-80 in Northern California and sparked a battery fire that burned at 1,000 degrees early Monday, according to authorities.

Tesla Semi battery fire in California rages at 1,000 degrees, spews toxic fumes, shuts down interstate

A Tesla Semi truck caught fire while driving on a California interstate on Monday, blocking both directions of traffic. The truck then started spewing toxic fumes into the air from its considerable battery pack, CBS News reports, prompting a hazmat response. It took first responders many hours to put out...

Tesla Semi Truck Catches Fire, Prompting Hazmat Response for Toxic Smoke

San Francisco, CA

USA TODAY

Killed in the crash were 36-year-old Brylyn Aroma of Fort Riley, Kansas, 29-year-old Mohammad Noory, and 28-year-old Angelica Gacho, both of San Francisco.

Car plunges hundreds of feet off Devil's Slide along California's Highway 1, killing 3

Berkeley, CA

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Golden Gate Media

On July 19, 2024, at approximately 7:00 p.m., officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) observed a Tesla traveling at a high rate of speed in the bus lane on International Boulevard near 60th Avenue, the department stated.

Tesla driver led California Highway Patrol on high-speed chase using red bus-only lanes

Emigrant Gap, CA

The Hill

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it is opening an investigation into a crash involving a Tesla electric semitruck in Northern California. The NTSB wrote Wednesday on the social platform X that it will investigate the Aug. 19 crash and fire that involved a Tesla electric powered truck tractor on Interstate 80 near Emigrant…

NTSB investigating Tesla crash in California

New Jersey State

California State

HuffPost

The former president's latest attempt at an insult quickly backfired.

OOPS! Trump Accidentally Hands Kamala Harris And Gavin Newsom A Major Compliment

Oregon State

Authorities report that a car fell 400 feet off a cliff off the Pacific Coast Highway, resulting in the tragic deaths of three people. According to the California Highway Patrol, the devastating incident occurred on Highway 1 after 11 a.m. local time on Friday, July 26. A two-door gray sedan veered off the road and plunged over a cliff.

3 Dead After Car Plunges 400 Feet off Massive Cliff in Tragic Accident

West Sacramento, CA

A 31-year-old man was found guilty of the shooting, causing the car to crash into the river, and then climbing out and making no efforts to save her or the four children, aged 2 to 6, still inside the car. A man will face prison after the shooting death of...

Man Shot Girlfriend In Head While She Was Driving, Stood By While 4 Kids Rescued from River: DA

Iowa State

Iowa Storm Center

(IowaStormCenter.com) -- A strong pacific storm system will get underway later tonight with severe thunderstorms and heavy rain. The first round of the one-two punch event is hitting across western Iowa this morning. Then the focus will be across southwest Iowa for severe thunderstorm development by this evening with threats for hail, damaging winds, heavy rainfall and a couple of isolated tornadoes.

Severe Thunderstorm/Heavy Rainfall Threat Tonight.

Colorado State

The largest active wildfire in the United States has scorched almost 270,000 acres in eastern Oregon, as nearly 80 large active wildfires are burning in the US, including a California blaze that exploded in size overnight. Here’s the latest:

Man accused of starting California’s Park Fire is arrested as Oregon battles massive blaze

Riverside County, CA

Perris, CA

A skydiving teacher and her student died in Southern California when “dust devils” got in the way of their tandem dive. On August 2, Devrey LaRiccia Chase, 28, and an unknown student who was attached to her during the tandem jump opened the parachute during their dive at Skydive Perris in Riverside County. Two small whirlwinds were then seen.

Flying Teacher and a Student in California Died When They Hit Dust Devils

Herbie J Pilato

It's been over 40 years since Leave It To Beaver actor Hugh Beaumont died of a heart attack in Munich, Germany in 1982. A former minister in real life, Hugh Beaumont was born in Lawrence, Kansas. He is best remembered as Ward Cleaver in Leave It To Beaver, the classic TV sitcom that originally aired for seven years in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

In Memory of 'Leave It To Beaver' Actor and Former Minister Hugh Beaumont: 4 Decades After His Death

NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - Authorities Saturday are investigating a crash that killed a motorcycle rider on the Hollywood (170) Freeway in North Hollywood. The crash was reported around 11:56 p.m. Friday and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the northbound freeway near the Sherman Way exit where they learned the motorcycle rider and another vehicle had been involved in a collision on the freeway, CHP Officer Sergio Garcia told City News Service.

Motorcyclist Killed in Crash on 170 Freeway

Central California's weather will see significant changes this week, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford. While today may bring highs of at least 95 degrees in the Central Valley, a cooling trend is expected late in the week. Temperatures are forecast to drop by 10-15 degrees below normal by Friday and Saturday, with highs potentially failing to reach 80 degrees in some areas.

Rare Weather Forecast: 50-50 chance of snow falling in California's Yosemite National Park in August

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

Stockton, CA

Wide Open Country

Camping World recently encountered some pushback after displaying a massive American flag on its property in California. Earlier in the year, California officials told the RV company to take the Stars and Stripes down. Camping World displayed a similar-sized flag at 250 other locations, and it said it never encountered...

Camping World Defiantly Displays American Flag After California Officials Order It Taken Down

Dinwiddie County, VA

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Margaret Minnicks

WTVR 6 News reported an update on the missing 101-year-old woman from Dinwiddie County who was last seen on Thursday has been found dead on Saturday in a soybean field. According to the Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office deputies, Dorothy Sue Wallace was last seen at 4:20 p.m. near Route 1 and Sturgeon Road in Brunswick County.

Update on missing 101-year-old Dinwiddie woman who was driving a minivan

Sacramento, CA

The Tesla vehicle crashed into a tree before the battery caught fire and released toxic fumes, stated reports.

Semi-truck catches fire, shuts down California interstate for 16 hours

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

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NTSB opens investigation into Tesla semi-truck crash on I-80 near Nyack

The NTSB and California Highway Patrol have opened a safety investigation into this week's Tesla semi-truck crash on I-80 near Nyack. The crash happened early Monday...

NTSB opens investigation into Tesla semi-truck crash on I-80 near Nyack

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