10 miles of Mississippi River closes for 3 hours after tug hits bridge, causes barges to driftOctober 4th, 2009 Barge crash closes part of Miss. River for 3 hoursGREENVILLE, Miss.
Police: Body in NY river likely that of newspaper heiress' daughter who jumped from bridgeSeptember 30th, 2009 Body of heiress' daughter likely found in NY riverTARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Police say they believe they've recovered the body of a woman whose suicidal jump from a suburban New York City bridge echoed her stepfather's plunge from it 15 years ago after a grisly family murder.
Ohio woman with wrong embryo gives birth; biological parents call surrogate 'guardian angel'September 26th, 2009 Ohio woman with wrong embryo gives birthTOLEDO, Ohio — The biological parents of a baby boy born to a woman who had the wrong embryo implanted by a fertility clinic say they will be "eternally grateful" to her. Paul and Shannon Morell of suburban Detroit said in a statement Saturday said the baby was born Thursday at five pounds, three ounces and 18 inches long.
Ohio woman implanted with wrong embryo gives birth to 'healthy baby boy'September 25th, 2009 Ohio woman implanted with wrong embryo deliversTOLEDO, Ohio — An Ohio woman who had the wrong embryo implanted by a fertility clinic has given birth to a boy. Sean and Carolyn Savage said in a statement that the 'healthy baby boy" was delivered Thursday at St.
Ohio woman says she never considered seeking custody of baby she's mistakenly carryingSeptember 23rd, 2009 Ohioan maintains resolve while carrying wrong babyTOLEDO, Ohio — An Ohio woman is carrying another couple's child after she says a fertility clinic implanted her with the wrong embryo. Similar cases have degenerated into custody battles and ugly lawsuits.
Legally blind woman drowns after attempting to cross bridge over flood waters in eastern TexasSeptember 15th, 2009 Legally blind woman drowns in Texas flood watersQUITMAN, Texas — Authorities in eastern Texas say a legally blind woman died after being swept away by flood waters while walking to a relative's home. Forty-four-year-old Mary Frame attempted to cross a bridge over flooded waters Monday in northeastern Wood County, about 80 miles east of Dallas.
When the moment is right: Kansas couple's trash bin tryst takes troubling turnSeptember 15th, 2009 Kansas couple's trash bin tryst takes wrong turnWICHITA, Kan. — A tender moment in a trash bin went all wrong for a couple who found themselves being held up at pocket knifepoint.
Woman leaves North Dakota hospital and goes home with the wrong babySeptember 11th, 2009 Woman leaves N.D. hospital with the wrong babyWILLISON, N.D.
San Francisco Bay Bridge to reopen after repair job completed sooner than expectedSeptember 8th, 2009 San Francisco bridge to reopen; repairs completedSAN FRANCISCO — Transportation officials say the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will reopen at the start of the workweek Tuesday after all. Randy Iwasaki (ee-wah-SAK-kee), director of the California Department of Transportation, said the bridge will open at 7 a.m.
Bay Bridge Closed Down To Weekday CommutersSeptember 4th, 2009 The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Bay Bridge has been closed down to its daily commuters from Thursday night at 8. Traffic problems are expected in the Bay Bridge area.
NY state police conduct 1st in-depth interview with husband of driver in fatal wrong-way crashAugust 15th, 2009 NY police interview husband of wrong-way driverWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — New York state police say they have conducted their first in-depth interview with the husband of a woman who drove the wrong way on a parkway in a minivan full of children and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing eight people.
Iowa police arrest woman who allegedly drove a stolen car around police barricadeJuly 6th, 2009 Woman allegedly drives stolen car around barricadeCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids police arrested a woman after officials said she drove a stolen car from Illinois around a barricade at a deadly accident. Police said the woman drove past two squad cars and officers who were directing traffic after the accident Sunday morning that killed a Cedar Rapids man.
Man rushing to help car wreck victim on upstate NY bridge falls to death in gap between lanesJune 29th, 2009 NY man trying to help another dies in bridge fallCATSKILL, N.Y. — Police say a New York man running to the aid of another motorist fell to his death from a bridge, apparently because he didn't know there was a large gap between lanes.
Horseplay gone wrong: Man, pretending to fall off Minnesota River bridge actually fallsApril 24th, 2009 Man pretending to fall off bridge actually fallsBLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Police said a 23-year-old man is in stable condition after he pretended that he was falling off a bridge over the Minnesota River, then actually fell off the bridge.
Brewster not impressed by men driving flashy carsApril 8th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Jordana Brewster, who stars in 'Fast and Furious', said she would never go out with a guy who drives a flashy car as it means there is 'something wrong' with him. Brewster is happily married to producer Andrew Form but says that if she was single she would not consider a guy who has a fancy car, contactmusic.com reports.