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6 days ago
- Automotive
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Elderly driver killed in crash at US 87 and Brian Road in Howard County
HOWARD COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An 85-year-old man was killed and a woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Howard County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash happened around 3 p.m. on June 3 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 87 and Brian Road. 85-year-old William F. Smith of Big Spring was driving a 2024 Volkswagen Jetta southbound on US 87 when he began slowing to make a left turn onto Brian Road. Preliminary findings indicate Smith failed to yield the right of way at the open intersection and was struck by a northbound 2012 Buick Regal. Smith, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Buick Regal, 38-year-old Chelsey M. Yarbar, also of Big Spring, was taken to Scenic Mountain Medical Center with what officials described as minor injuries. She was also wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The crash remains under investigation by Trooper Rains with the Texas Highway Patrol in Big Spring. No further details have been released at this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Automotive
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Why Do Some Old Cars Have Wires Embedded In Their Windshields?
If you are, like me, a car nerd of a certain age, you may remember some '70s-era General Motors products with little wires embedded in the windshield. Two thin wires running parallel up the middle of the windshield from the bottom to a few inches from the top, where they each took a hard 90-degree turn. From there, the wires ran across the top of the windshield through the tinted shade band, and terminated a few inches from where the glass met the A pillar making a sort of T-shape. I remember my dad had a '70s Chevy van and a late-'70s Chevy Suburban, both of which had those wires in the windshield. I'm pretty sure my mom's '80 Buick Regal, an American family car that is now dead, had an in-glass antenna, too, but my '79 Sedan DeVille, one of the first cars you might have truly hated, didn't. What were they, though? I remember as a kid coming up with all kinds of weird, wild explanations for them (I had an overactive imagination, as any of my exhausted teachers could tell you) but the actual answer is pretty simple. Read more: What's The Stereotypical Old Person's New Car? Those little wires pressed into the windshield were, in fact, the radio antenna! As far as I can tell — I'm sure you'll be shocked to learn that there's scant info regarding these antennas on Al Gore's internet outside of circular arguments on enthusiast forums — GM started embedding radio antennas in the windshields of some of its vehicles sometime in the early-'70s. I found a Chevelle forum where a handful of owners say their MY1970 cars have them, so GM was doing it at least that early. It wasn't a Chevelle-only feature, either. In thumbing through some contemporary parts catalogs, I saw that GM used that in-glass antenna in most of its cars and a bunch of its trucks during the '70s. Opinions regarding why GM would go to all the trouble of embedding antennas in the windshield vary — aerodynamics, to keep the antenna from being damaged, for looks, etc. — but almost everyone agrees that it was a really bad idea. The embedded, two-wire antennas were apparently pretty weak and had a bad habit of dropping signal. I remember the radio in my dad's Suburban going out every time he drove under an overpass. Thankfully for vehicular audiophiles everywhere, it seems that carmakers gave up on the whole in-glass antenna thing in the early '80s, and by the '90s they were completely gone. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
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Mobile police seek missing man
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Police Department needs the public's help to find a missing man, has learned. NIT apologizes for rescinding invite to South Alabama basketball team Anthony Randolph, 67, was last seen in late February leaving a home in the 300 block of Mohawk Street, according to an MPD news release. He was driving an older-model Buick Regal. Family members recently learned Randolph was missing and filed a report with police on Monday, March 17, the release said. Mobile man arrested on suspicion of harassment, drug possession Call 251-208-7211 if you have seen him or know his whereabouts. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
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Silver Alert issued: 80-year-old woman in Queens with medical conditions missing
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Police have issued a Silver Alert for an 80-year-old Queens resident who was last seen at around 11 p.m. on March 1. Elizabeth Alexander has medical conditions and may be in need of medical attention, police said. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Alexander is described as 5'3' and around 120 pounds with black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing black scrubs. She was last seen driving near 119th Avenue and 202nd Street in Queens. Police say her vehicle is a 2011 Buick Regal with a New York license plate KVN-3927. Anyone with information about Alexander's whereabouts is asked to contact 911 or NYPD TIPS at 1-800-577-8477. Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Yahoo
Three Taunton men arrested after burglarizing $50k and firearns from safe
Taunton Police Department has announced the arrest of three Taunton men for a January 13 incident involving the burglary of cash and guns from a safe. A Winthrop Street resident had told officers that they had been robbed, and missing $50,000 and two firearms from their safe. After investigating, officers identified three suspects of interest. Johnathan Hatch, 36, Dewayne Leo Rodrigues, 37, and Kurt Vachon, 34, were all charged with breaking & entering daytime for felony, larceny from a building, and larceny of a firearm. While conducting a search warrant, officers found a Buick Regal that was owned by Hatch, containing $25,100 in cash, 90 grams of cocaine, 109 grams of small blue pills believed to be pressed fentanyl, and 159 grams of small orange/pink pills believed to be pressed methamphetamine. Additionally, Hatch and Rodrigues were charged with cocaine trafficking (more than 36 grams, less than 100 grams), fentanyl trafficking (more than 10 grams), and methamphetamine trafficking (less than 200 grams). All three suspects were arrested Feb. 3 without incident. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
