Florida saw 444 pedestrian deaths in the first half of 2021, which was the second-highest count in the country behind California. Florida did, however, see the greatest difference in deaths between that period in 2020 and 2021.
Pedestrian deaths have been on the rise in recent years. Researchers looking for a reason why discovered certain vehicles are more likely to be involved in these types of accidents.
In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine, the number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits hit a fresh low, clean-up efforts are underway in Japan after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck, and average long-term U.S. mortgage rates topped 4 percent for the first time since May of 2019.
Programs of a different kind are sprouting all across New Mexico’s education system with one singular goal in mind– encouraging kids to get to class by