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Astroworld Deaths Spur Calls For Independent Review

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston police and fire departments were deeply involved in safety measures for the music festival where a surging crowd killed eight people, playing key roles in crowd control measures, on-site security staffing and the emergency response. …

Crowd Surge Kills at Least 8 at Houston Music Festival

HOUSTON (AP) — The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or move their arms and killing eight people …

Drunk Driver Kills 2 at South by Southwest Music Festival

A suspected drunken driver fleeing police crashed through barricades at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, slamming into a crowd outside a nightclub and killing a man on a bicycle and a woman on a moped early Thursday, police …

Virginia Man Settling Lawsuits in West Virginia Festival Death

A Virginia driver who crashed into a tent filled with sleeping women at a West Virginia music festival last summer wants to settle three wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits. Documents filed in U.S. District Court last week show Clay …

New York City Seaport Fire Doused Without Any Injuries

A fire on a tourist-friendly New York City pier that sent a huge cloud of smoke billowing above the Manhattan skyline was doused without any injuries on Saturday, fire officials said. Flames enveloped a 100-foot stretch of Pier 17 at …