Woman, 2 dogs killed by lightning as thunderstorms sweep through Southern California

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A woman walking two small dogs in Pico Rivera was struck and killed by lightning, officials said, as unusual early summer thunderstorms pushed through Southern California on Wednesday, June 22. The monsoon-like storm system led to scattered power outages, and the temporary closure of a college campus and beaches in some coastal areas. In Pico…

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Berkeley man and child killed in rafting accident

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BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A Berkeley man and his 10-year-old son were killed last week in a rafting accident on the Nooksack River. John Coleman, 55, and his son died when they were swept downriver after a raft overturned June 14 on the North Fork of the Nooksack, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office told the…

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BART train partially derails, causing minor injuries

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CONCORD – A Bay Area Rapid Transit train partially derailed Tuesday afternoon in Concord, authorities said. The incident was reported just after 5:30 p.m. near Hastings Drive and David Avenue. About 50 passengers were evacuated from the 10-car train, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. A small number of them reported minor…

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Severely hypothermic hiker dies after rescue in ‘treacherous’ conditions near Mt. Washington

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By Amy Simonson | CNN A hiker rescued from “treacherous” conditions on a trail near Mt. Washington in New Hampshire’s Presidential Mountain Range died after suffering from severe hypothermia, state officials said Monday. Xi Chen, 53, of Andover, Massachusetts, was attempting to hike the Gulfside Trail in the Presidential Range when he was “overcome by…

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Crash closes Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont

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Bay City News Service FREMONT — Paseo Padre Parkway is closed between Thornton Avenue and Isherwood Way in Fremont due to a collision and police are asking the public to avoid the area. All northbound and southbound lanes of Paseo Padre between Thornton and Isherwood are closed and there is no estimate as to when…

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Authorities: Northern California man found dead in recycling truck likely suffocated

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MARYSVILLE — A man found dead at a Northern California cardboard recycling center likely suffocated in a recycling truck, authorities said. The body of Ron Lamp of Magalia was found on April 26 at a facility in Marysville, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. The location of the body indicated it had been brought…

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Mountain biker dies after running out of water on ‘epic’ Colorado trail

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A mountain biker riding what is touted as an “epic” Colorado trail died after running out of water on a day the temperatures reached 102. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Missing man found dead in Death Valley, may have ran out of gas in dangerously hot weather Crashes and Disasters | Northern California family’s…

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Children drink floor sealant that was served as milk at Alaska school

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(CNN) — Twelve children drank floor sealant that was served instead of milk to students at a summer program in Juneau, Alaska, according to the school district. Children in the program at Sitʼ Eeti Shaanáx̱-Glacier Valley Elementary School began complaining that the milk they were served as part of Tuesday’s breakfast tasted bad and was…

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Mom riding with 4-year-old dies after Folsom Lake accident

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A woman who died after being thrown from a jet-ski at Folsom Lake was identified as a young mother of three, state parks officials said Ariel Ampania-Pittman, 30, of Antelope, was riding the watercraft at about 12:45 p.m. Sunday with her 4-year-old daughter and a friend when all three were thrown into the water as…

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Teslas using driver-assist systems were involved in 273 crashes over the past 9 months, according to NHTSA

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By Matt McFarland | CNN Business The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released on Wednesday nine months of crash data from vehicles using driver-assist technologies like Tesla Autopilot as well as fully autonomous vehicles like Waymo’s robotaxis. NHTSA broke crash data into two categories based on the level of the autonomous systems: driver-assist systems —…

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