Pedestrian struck and killed while crossing busy street, cops say
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
A pedestrian was hit by a truck and killed Wednesday while trying to cross a main thoroughfare in Belleville, Essex County, authorities said.
The crash occurred in the early afternoon on the 400 block of Washington Avenue near Little Street in front of an oil change shop, according to township police.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating, police said.
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A Wilkes-Barre Twp. man fled police on a dirt bike and was later found in possession of crystal methamphetamine, Hanover Twp. police said.
Alyxander Eddy, 19, was arrested after fleeing police in the area of Woodbury and Oxford streets around 12:45 p.m. Thursday, police said.
After fleeing the area, Eddy was found at a home on Little Street a short time later, police said.
When he was contacted, Eddy tried throwing out meth and drug paraphernalia, police said.
Eddy, who was also wanted by Luzerne County sheriffs, was charged with fleeing police, tampering with evidence, drug possession, possessing drug paraphernalia and several traffic offenses, police said.
Published on: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
By: Bernama
The floods in Kg Bambangan, Beaufort.
Kota Kinabalu: Five villages in Kudat, including the town area, were hit by flash floods following continuous heavy rain since Monday morning, the Civil Defence Force (APM) said.
The affected villages are Kampung Landung Ayang, Kampung Sri Aman, Kampung Air, Kampung Tanjung Kapor and Kampung Dampirit.
In a statement Monday, the APM said heavy rain also caused several main roads in Kudat to be flooded, including Jalan Tamalang, Jalan Airport and the roads leading to the city centre. All of them are now not accessible to small vehicles.
By Madeleine Muzdakis on January 9, 2021
View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1658. (Photo: Rijksmuseum [Public domain])
The Rijksmuseum is a popular stop for tourists visiting the city of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. At the museums, visitors can view countless works by old Dutch Masters as well as more modern artists like Van Gogh. The paintings of Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Van Dyck held at the museum are treasures of world art history. These priceless works are among the over 709,000 digitized artworks now available to view for free online. The Rijksmuseum has created an impressive and easy-to-explore online collection with detailed object descriptions. In even better news, most of the digitized works are in the public domain downloadable and even customizable with the museum s free resources.
All the Somerset roads where major roadworks are planned in 2021
Many of these projects are expected to cause disruption
00:00, 3 JAN 2021
Roadworks are due to be carried out in a number of locations across Somerset in 2021
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