ORLANDO (July 23, 2020) – A 9-year-old boy was found unresponsive on a water ride at Universal Orlando’s Volcano Bay less than two weeks after the theme park reopened following a shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The incident occurred at the Kala and Tai Nui Serpentine Body Slides, according to…

NEW YORK (July 13, 2020) – Sha-Asia Washington, 26, died during childbirth on July 2 at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn. Sha-Asia went to Woodhull Medical Center for a routine stress test on July 2. She was a few days past her due date, and the hospital decided to keep her…

CHICAGO (July 6, 2020) – A 17-month-old girl was killed over the weekend when two dogs got loose during a July 4th party in Joliet. At least one of the dogs attacked the girl while she was in a playpen. Joliet police responded to a home in the 1800 block of…

INDIANAPOLIS (July 1, 2020) – Starting July 1, Indiana will no longer allow drivers to hold a cellphone while driving. Indiana currently has a ban on texting while driving, but law enforcement has found it difficult to enforce. The new Hands-Free Law will ban drivers from holding a cellphone while…

WYOCENA, Wisc. (June 29, 2020) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. recently donated a garden dome to the Columbia Health Care Center nursing home in Wyocena, Wisconsin to allow residents the opportunity to safely visit with family and loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic. A few weeks ago, we shared a heartwarming story about…

CHICAGO (June 23, 2020) –  A bicyclist was hit and critically injured by a city vehicle Tuesday morning in the Avondale neighborhood on the city’s Northwest Side. The incident occurred at the intersection of West Belmont Avenue and North Milwaukee Avenue around 8:30 a.m. Witnesses say a female bicyclist was struck…

WHEELING, Ill. (June 12, 2020) – Two workers were critically injured on Friday after a scaffold they were on broke inside a Wheeling water tower, officials said. Officials say crews were sandblasting and painting the inside of the tower when the scaffold apparently broke around 9 a.m. It took rescue…

CAROL STREAM, Ill. (June 12, 2020) – At least one person died in a crash Friday morning in Carol Stream, according to police. Police say a car crashed into the back of a box truck in the westbound lanes of North Avenue near Gary Avenue around 7 a.m. Photos of the scene showed…

LAFAYETTE, La. (June 10, 2020) – A Louisiana woman was seriously injured when a plane hit her vehicle, causing it to flip several times and catch fire, according to a new lawsuit filed over the December crash. According to the lawsuit, the Plaintiff was surprising her husband with breakfast when…

CHICAGO (June 5, 2020) – A Chicago police car crashed into an SUV, killing the driver, while chasing a homicide suspect Wednesday night. According to police, the pursuit began shortly after 8 p.m. near 115th and Cottage Grove Avenue when Chicago Police officers spotted a dark-colored Jeep that was possibly connected…