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Metro bus driver charged in Norwood crash
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— Jul 23, 2026
A Metro bus driver, Kyle Brandon Taylor, was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter in the July 16 Norwood Lateral crash that killed 46-year-old City of Cincinnati worker Jonathan Young; reports say the bus struck the rear of a city truck, pushing it into a trailer with three workers, two of whom escaped and one who was killed.
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London Dad’s Property Woes As Bus Driver Toilet Hinders Sale
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— Sep 21, 2024
Brett Kemp is outside of the house, which he is struggling to sell because a company is installing a toilet outside for bus drivers. TONY KERSHAW VIA SWNS. “> A dad is fuming after a portable toilet for bus drivers was…
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Semi-Truck Hits Broken-Down School Bus: Bus Driver's Quick Thinking Likely Saved 30 Students
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— Nov 2, 2021
Dustin Anders of Burleson, Texas, is a husband, a father, the superintendent of Loraine Independent School District, an occasional school bus driver — and now, a hero. While his main job isn’t driving the bus , current…
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Choking Child Saved by School Bus Driver
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— Oct 23, 2023
A 7-year-old boy was saved by his school bus driver after he started choking. Security footage captured the incident from inside the bus and was shared by The Independent on YouTube. Preston Bell was shown laughing with…
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As California Burns Billions To Fail At High-Speed Rail, China Laid Enough Track To Circle America Three Times
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School Bus Crashes After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency, Multiple Students Injured
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— Apr 10, 2024
Several students and a bus driver in West Virginia were taken to a hospital early Wednesday morning following a single-vehicle crash. WCHS-TV reported the crash happened at around 7:30 a.m. ET in Putnam County in the…
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America's biggest cities hog all the spotlight, while dozens of smaller gems get overlooked despite great food, culture, and character. These underrated cities deserve recognition beyond the usual coastal favorites. Cast your vote and help crown the most underappreciated city in the country.
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‘God Was Watching’: Hero School Bus Driver Saves Student from Oncoming Car
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— Feb 28, 2023
Most drivers know to be extra cautious when a school bus stops — which is often. But sometimes people either aren’t paying attention, don’t know the rules, or don’t care about the rules and end up endangering children’s…
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Watch: School Bus Driver Gets 30 Counts of Child Abuse for This One Moment Behind the Wheel
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— Apr 23, 2023
A now-former school bus driver in Colorado has been slapped with 30 misdemeanor child abuse charges for slamming the brakes on his bus as a way to get pupils to behave. Brian Fitzgerald, 61, a substitute driver, was hit…
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Moms Step Up to Fill School Bus Driver Positions Amid Worker Shortage
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— Oct 5, 2023
Wisconsin mothers are stepping up to work as school bus drivers amid a worker shortage. According to local nbc26 , mothers in Kaukauna are filling the gaps, including Sydney Reichert — a new mother who brings her infant…
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School Bus Driver Saves Hit-and-Run Victim Found Lying in the Street
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— Nov 1, 2023
A Florida school bus driver is being praised for saving the life of a hit-and-run victim. A video shared by WKMG News 6 reported Stacy Hatcher was on her way to the bus depot after she dropped off Eustice High School…
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Xbox Begins Insider Rollout of Disc-to-Digital Feature, Citing Game Preservation
Xbox’s official account posted that its previously announced Disc-to-Digital feature (physical discs unlocking digital licenses/benefits like Play Anywhere and cloud gaming, while the disc still works and the license transfers if the disc is sold/loaned) is rolling out today to Xbox Insiders. The post frames it as an important step for game preservation so players can keep confidence that bought games stay available long-term.
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Students Take Life-Saving Action After Bus Driver Suffers Medical Emergency While Driving
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— Mar 16, 2022
A group of courageous schoolchildren averted a serious accident Monday morning by taking control of a school bus after the driver was incapacitated due to a medical emergency in Topsham, Maine. Seventy-seven-year-old…
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Bus Driver Loses Consciousness Mid-Route, Forcing 7th Grader to Snap Into Action
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— Apr 27, 2023
A seventh-grade boy in Michigan became an unlikely hero Wednesday when he grabbed the wheel of his school bus after the driver lost consciousness. Superintendent Robert Livernois of the Warren Consolidated Schools…
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Physical Books vs E-Readers
Paper's soul versus the paperless suitcase.
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Driver of Concrete Truck That Swerved Directly Into School Bus Makes Terrifying Admission, Arrest Affidavit Reveals
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— Mar 30, 2024
The driver of a concrete truck that hit a school bus in Texas has admitted using cocaine and marijuana in the 24 hours before the crash. Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, 5, a pre-K student at Tom Green Elementary School who…
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Convicted Killer On the Loose After Stabbing Prison Bus Driver and Escaping in Rural Texas
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— May 14, 2022
A prison bus traveling from a prison in Gatesville to Huntsville in Leon County, Texas, crashed Thursday after an inmate managed to free himself from his shackles, attack the driver and flee from the vehicle. Gonzalo…
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Watch: Bus Driver’s Quick Thinking Saves Her Passengers as Disaster Strikes
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— Sep 7, 2021
Rosa Amonte has worked with the NYC transit system for eight years. She knows the city and her bus well, and that knowledge came in very handy last week when the road suddenly turned into a river. On Wednesday night…
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Burglar With Uzi Chose Wrong House To Raid. It Didn’t End Well For Him.
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CapMetro workers, Keolis reach tentative deal, avert strike
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— Aug 10, 2026
CapMetro bus drivers represented by ATU Local 1091 reached a tentative contract with Keolis that would raise wages, expand vacation time, and improve work-life balance and training, potentially averting a strike. A ratification vote by union members is expected in the coming weeks, after months of negotiations and a previous strike-authorization vote.
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Regional School Start Dates Set for 2026-27
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— Jul 24, 2026
Across the country, school districts are unveiling 2026-27 start calendars, with some August openings and varied schedules as districts from Socorro ISD in Texas to San Antonio, Metro Atlanta, New York, and Colorado coordinate back-to-school timing. Socorro ISD highlights a strong financial turnaround, new programs such as the Team SISD Senior Pass and P-TECH, and celebrates thousands of graduates, while New York districts are moving start times earlier to cope with bus-driver shortages and Colorado districts list staggered or delayed starts due to local issues.
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Chinese Bus Driver Involved In Horrific Crash Entered US Illegally Under Biden Admin
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— Dec 17, 2025
An illegal migrant obtained a commercial license in the sanctuary state of New York before allegedly causing a deadly highway accident in Tennessee earlier this month. Yisong Huang, a 54-year-old Chinese national…
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77-Year-Old School Bus Driver Arrested, Video Shows the Moment Confrontation with Child Comes to Blows
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— Nov 4, 2023
School can be a dangerous place for kids. If it’s not leftist idealogues teaching gender confusion and other nonsense, homeless people peddling fentanyl across the street, or girls being sexually assaulted in the…
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Watch: Students Spring Into Action to Stop Runaway School Bus
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— Apr 29, 2026
A routine ride home turned into a race against disaster when a group of Mississippi middle schoolers found themselves in control of a moving bus after their driver suddenly became unresponsive. According to the New York…
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WWE Shares Clip of Jacob Fatu’s Intense Promo Responding to Attack on The Usos
WWE posted a video of Jacob Fatu delivering a heated promo on Raw directed at Royce Keys and OTM, captioned as a “PASSIONATE response” and “CHAOS!!!”. The segment is part of the Bloodline storyline and drew strong engagement mixed with frustration over heavy censorship on the Netflix broadcast and the interruption of a women’s match.
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California mother arrested after shattering school bus door
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A California mother was arrested after breaking the glass of a Calaveras County school bus door and climbing through a window to confront the driver during a chaotic stop that allowed several students to exit through windows; authorities say the driver acted to address student behavior, while some parents dispute how long the bus was held and what prompted the disturbance.
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Man With Fake Gun Hijacks NYC Bus, Crashes It Into Utility Pole: Report
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— Oct 27, 2022
A man has been arrested after hijacking a public bus in New York City. NBC News 4 reports that on Thursday morning, a man with a fake gun approached a city bus in Queens, New York, before 9 a.m. and told the driver to…
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Two Teens Dead in Cameron Parish Bus Crash
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A Cameron Parish crash on La. 27 near Shawnee Lane involving a car and a charter bus left two 19-year-olds dead and multiple others injured, with authorities treating the incident as an ongoing investigation. Investigators say both drivers underwent routine toxicology testing, and details about the cause remain unclear as they assess the scene and gather information from bus passengers and witnesses.
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Fair point, though I read the sourcing differently.
Unbelievable Video: Bus Carrying 29 Students Careens Off Road and Plummets Into River
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— Nov 10, 2021
On Monday morning, an Easton Area School District bus in Pennsylvania carrying 29 elementary school students veered off the road and into Bushkill Creek. It was around 7:30 a.m. when the driver went through a guardrail…
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Church Bus Carrying 12 Children Flips, Injuring All and Leaving One in Critical Condition
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— Dec 13, 2022
On Sunday, a church bus with the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Texas was involved in a single-car accident in Harris County, injuring nearly every passenger. The driver, a volunteer, apparently took the turn too fast and…
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AI Might Have Just Made Hacking A Bank Easier Than Ever, Finance Leader Says
Dylan Kresak · 3 min · 8h