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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
2 injured in 4-vehicle crash on Highway 61 in Winona
Jun. 5—WINONA — Two drivers were injured in a chain-reaction crash on Highway 61 in Winona on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. A 2018 Chevrolet Malibu was northbound on Highway 61 near the intersection with Highway 43 when it left the roadway, causing a chain reaction crash involving a 2019 Jeep Cherokee, a 2022 Honda Odyssey and a 2019 Ford Transit Van around 4:04 p.m., according to a Minnesota State Patrol crash report. The drivers of the Chevrolet Malibu, Caleb John Scharpf, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Jeep Cherokee, Wendy Ann Bublitz, 63, of Winona, were transported to Winona Health with non-life-threatening injuries. The drivers of the Honda Odyssey and Ford Transit Van were not injured, according to the report. The Winona County Sheriff's Office, Winona Police Department, Winona Fire Department and Winona Area Ambulance also responded to the scene.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
17-year-old boy dead after head-on crash in Butler County
A 17-year-old boy is dead after a crash in Butler County Wednesday afternoon, according to a spokesperson with the Butler County Sheriff's Office. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The crash occurred on Maude Hughes Road, just south of Kyles Station Road, in Liberty Township at 11:45 a.m. TRENDING STORIES: At least 2 injured after shooting results in crash in Springfield Newlyweds receive Amazon gift cards before groom's deployment, company says they won't honor them 13 students injured after school bus drives off busy state route At the time of the crash, the teenager was driving a Honda Civic north on Maude Hughes Road and a Ford Transit Van was traveling south. A preliminary investigation found that the 17-year-old crossed left of center for an unknown reason and crashed into the van head-on, according to the spokesperson. Medics took the teenager to an area hospital with critical injuries. He was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, the spokesperson said. The driver of the van was transported to an area hospital for minor injuries. The identity of the teenager was not immediately available. 'This is an unimaginable tragedy,' Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said. 'The loss of a young life is something no family should ever have to endure. Our hearts are with the family as they navigate this devastating loss.' This crash remains under investigation by the sheriff's office. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Crash leaves engineer seriously injured after being pinned between truck, train car
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Union Pacific Railroad engineer is in the hospital with serious injuries Sunday morning following a late-night crash involving a truck and train in Kansas City. According to the Kansas City Police Department, just before 9:45 p.m., officers and emergency responders were called to the area of Guinotte Avenue and Chestnut Trafficway — a little over a half-mile north of the Pendleton Heights neighborhood — for a serious-injury crash. Initial investigations revealed that a Union Pacific remote-controlled train had been traveling eastbound on the rail tracks with an engineer on the rear platform of the last tanker train car when a Ford Transit Van, driving southbound on Prospect Avenue, drove around the railroad crossing arms and blocked the tracks. Kansas City woman killed, 2 seriously injured in crash near Osceola: MSHP The van was then hit by the tanker car, forcing it to spin 90 degrees and pinning the engineer between the train car and the van. According to KCPD, the engineer was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and the driver of the van was uninjured in the crash. This is a developing story. Stay tuned to FOX4 News for the latest updates and information. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
23-04-2025
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
I gave up my home and working 9-5 for life on the road... my bills are just £650 a month - and that's not the only reason I love it
A 27-year-old woman has shared her unconventional life on wheels, having opted to abandon her home and traditional 9-5 job in favour of so-called 'van life'. Nicole Keefe, who previously struggled to even get by monthly on her limited salary as a fashion photographer, now insists she can't ever imagine returning back to her former structured life. In 2023, after her car was written off, she purchased a £8,500 converted Ford Transit Van and decided to embrace an entirely new normal, abandoning her 'unfulfilled' and 'miserable' career for a life of travel with her dog, McCartney, a nod to renowned photographer Linda McCartney. Having previously gained a degree at Coventry University, she had been working full-time as a photographer in a fashion studio in Washington, Tyne and Wear. Far from the high cost-of-living expenses she had previously become accustomed to, she now spends just £650 a month on fuel, gas, wifi, a gym membership and van repayments. The best part, though, she insists, is that it has enabled her to 'become the best version of myself', embracing a confidence and freeness she never thought possible. Speaking to Manchester Evening News, she said: 'I spend about £650 a month - that's less than I ever spent on rent and now I have more choice on what I spend my money on. 'I used to live month to month, I couldn't have a social life and I couldn't just buy myself anything.' Ms Keefe, who believes she would 'almost never' have been able to afford her own home had she remained in her previous job, now works as a freelance photographer, social media manager, alongside helping businesses with their content creation. All of this, she does, while travelling on the road with her beloved canine by her side. Explaining that she no longer feels 'trapped' by work and is far from lonely, Ms Keefe has visited Snowdonia, Warwickshire, alongside some of the most picturesque parts of Scotland. When visiting different locations, she simply parks her leopard-print esc mobile home, equipped with a kitchen, bed, air fryer, and even solar panels, in 24-hour car parks on the roadside. She maintains close contact with her friends, family and long-distance partner via FaceTime, and embraces a simple way of living alongside her dog who, she says, adores the 'routine' and can be easily left alone in the van with a steering wheel lock. Alongside positively enhancing her self-confidence, the unique lifestyle change has also aided her online presence, with her social media account, @thevanclub_ accumulating more than 4,500 TikTok followers, while she also has up to 1,800 followers on Instagram. When first making the unconventional move in 2023, Ms Keefe initially continued working her 9-5 job remotely, all while living in the van, before later picking up a campsite cleaning position that she discovered in a Facebook group designed for other nomads. Her social media account, @thevanclub_ accumulating more than 4,500 TikTok followers, while she also has up to 1,800 followers on Instagram A 2024 council report indicated that Bristol could be the UK city with the highest number of people living in vans, with an estimated 800 residents living inside between 600 and 650 vehicles across the city Basing herself in Dorset for three months, she then moved on to work as a barista in Winchester before eventually commiting to her freelance lifestyle. And, far from having any regrets, she insists that she has zero plans to abandon her life on the road, hoping to remain living in her 'discreet' van for the next four years before she eventually turns it into a working office. Reflecting on her unwavering love for her quirky home and life, she remarked: 'I'm more confident and feel so free but settled. I can't see myself ever really going back to a 9-5 job.' While unusual, Ms Keefe's decision to live on the road is not entirely common. In 2021, there were up to 104,000 households living in caravans or other temporary structures in England and Wales, amounting to up to 0.4 per cent of all UK households, according to the ONS. Meanwhile, a 2024 council report indicated that Bristol could be the UK city with the highest number of people living in vans, with an estimated 800 residents living inside between 600 and 650 vehicles across the city. Marvin Reeves, mayor of Bristol at the time, said he believed the rising numbers were not, necessarily, always due to a lifestyle change, but could be attributed to rising costs of living and poverty rates.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
Leader of catalytic converter theft ring sentenced to 5 years in prison
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Wolcott man was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for operating a catalytic converter theft and trafficking ring. According to evidence and testimony, an investigation into the theft of catalytic converters from motor vehicles across Connecticut led to Alexander Kolitsas, 31, who owned and operated Downpipe Depot & Recycling LLC, which had a warehouse on Park Avenue in East Hartford. Registered sex offender from Newtown indicted on child exploitation offenses From approximately January 2021-June 2022, Kolitsas used Downpipe Depot to purchase stolen catalytic converters from a network of thieves. He instructed his suppliers on the types of converters that would obtain the most profit upon resale, and he would usually conduct business at his home late at night or behind a family member's restaurant in Middlebury after hours. Analysis of records seized from Downpipe Depot revealed that many of Kolitsas's suppliers were selling thousands to tens of thousands of dollars' worth of stolen converters to Kolitsas each week. Catalytic converters contain precious metals, can easily be removed from vehicles, and are difficult to trace. The average scrap price for catalytic converters varies between $300-$1,500, depending on the model and type of component. Kolitsas maintained electronic invoices reflecting the purchase of stolen catalytic converters from his suppliers beginning in Jan. 2022. In several of the invoices, Kolitsas permitted his suppliers to use fictitious names or business names in order to create the appearance of proper recordkeeping while hiding the real source of the stolen converters. The invoices show that between approximately Jan. 26, 2022-May 31, 2022, Kolitsas and Downpipe Depot paid more than $3.3 million to purchase converters from his suppliers. He regularly sold the catalytic converters to recycling businesses in New York and New Jersey. The owner of the New York recycling business told law enforcement estimated he paid Kolitsas a total of approximately $10 million in cash for catalytic converters. According to investigators, Kolitsas used proceeds from the theft and sale of catalytic converters to purchase a Ford Transit Van and other items. Kolitsas was arrested on Aug. 24, 2022. On Oct. 7, 2024, he plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property and one count of promotional money laundering. Kolitsas was ordered to forfeit the Ford Transit Van, a 2016 Polaris Slingshot, $91,581 held in a Downpipe Depot bank account, and $75,127 in cash, all of which was seized by law enforcement during the investigation. He was also ordered to pay a $50,000 fine. Kolitsas, who is released on a $150,000 bond, is required to report to prison on July 14. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
