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Thieves Steal Woman’s Cremated Remains in California

Los Angeles, Calif., police say thieves who broke into a sport utility vehicle got away with more than personal property — they also took a beloved family member’s cremated remains. Police say the GMC Yukon was parked at the Westfield …

Boy Unhurt When Car Wrecks During Arkansas Police Chase

Authorities say a 2-year-old boy wasn’t hurt when a man who may have been involved in a killing crashed his car during a police pursuit. Officers told KLRT-TV they were investigating an unrelated case on Monday when they heard a …

5 Hurt in New Jersey Dump Truck 8 Car Pileup

Five people were injured when a dump truck coming down a steep hill on a northern New Jersey highway collided with eight cars and then overturned. Authorities say most of the victims sustained head and neck injuries, none of which …

Missouri Man Tracks Down Classic Car Stolen in 1995

A Missouri man and his beloved classic car have been reunited 16 years after the vehicle was stolen. Edward Neeley, of Jefferson City, Mo., picked up his red 1969 Chevy Camaro in Salt Lake City on Tuesday after tracking it …

Plane Lands on Street, Hits Car in Wisconsin

With the plane’s windshield covered in oil, a pilot landed the small aircraft on a city street in Watertown, Wis., and hit a moving car. The two people in the plane and the driver of the vehicle weren’t seriously hurt. …

Kentucky Police Car’s Lights Fail, Officer Hits Car

A crash involving a Lexington, Kentucky police car and another vehicle could have been caused by an electrical malfunction in the officer’s cruiser. Police said two officers were responding to an incident under light and siren Sunday night. As one …

Car Crash Victims to Hold Rally in Southfield, Michigan

A group of car accident victims plans to rally about auto insurance legislation being considered in Lansing. The crash victims are to gather Monday in Southfield. They’re upset about a bill that passed the Republican-led House Insurance Committee last week. …

More Suspicious Car, Garage Fires in South Dakota City

Authorities are investigating three more suspicious fires in a Sioux Falls, S.D., neighborhood that has been plagued by vehicle and garage fires over the past month and a half. Fire crews responded to two vehicles burning in an alley early …

5 Hurt in Western Missouri Hayride Accident

Five people were taken to hospitals after a hayride accident near the western Missouri town of Oak Grove. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that the accident happened Saturday night when a car rear-ended the tractor on Missouri Route H …

Arizona Dust Storm May Have Caused 7 Car Wreck

A dust storm is moving through Arizona and may have caused a seven-car wreck on Interstate 10 that injured 13 people. Hector Vasquez, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, says the dust storm isn’t all that dense and hasn’t …