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'Can't believe he survived': Driver rescued 5 days after crashing in Washington ravine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:08:23 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) - People who spotted tire tracks leaving a roadway led to the rescue of a 56-year-old man who had been reported missing five days before in Washington state.After a 911 call came in around 9:30 a.m. Sunday, crews from Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded and spotted a green pickup truck on its wheels about 150 feet down a steep and wooded ravine. Firefighters made their way through waist-deep brush and found the man, later identified as Danny Sansbury, alive but seriously injured and ill, authorities said in a release.A man reported missing 5 days before was found alive but seriously hurt down a ravine in Cowlitz County, May 21, 2023 (Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue)A man reported missing 5 days before was found alive but seriously hurt down a ravine in Cowlitz County, May 21, 2023 (Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue)A man reported missing 5 days before was found alive but seriously hurt down a ravine in Cowlitz County, May 21, 2023 (Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue)A man rep...

Crowe’s Nest Farm bounces back after pandemic slow-down, now full of field trips

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:08:23 GMT

MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — Summer is set to start this week for many school children throughout Central Texas.As plenty of parents search for fun activities to entertain their kids, one special spot in Manor has made a major comeback after a slow-down during the COVID-19 pandemic.Crowe’s Nest Farm is an animal sanctuary where people can learn and interact with all sorts of animals that have been rescued.David Williams has been working at the farm since it opened in 1983."Our mission is to help kids understand the value of all living things,” he said.With 90% of its revenue coming from field trips, the nonprofit nearly shut down during the pandemic."We thought the farm was done because we depend on school field trips,” Williams, said. “That's our bread and butter to keep the farm alive."Through private donations, over $150,000 was raised for the farm."People remembered coming out here when they were a kid and they didn't want us to disappear,” Williams said. “They didn't want us to go awa...

All lanes closed after crash on NY 67 in Stillwater

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:08:23 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to 511 NY, a crash on NY 67 has closed all lanes in both directions between George Thompson Road and Viall Avenue; CR 75 in Stillwater. Drivers in the area should seek alternate routes and expect delays.Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!Information regarding the crash is limited at this time. Stick with News10 as more developments become available.

Ballston crash on NY 50 northbound cleared

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:08:23 GMT

BALLSTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to 511 NY, a crash on NY 50 northbound north of NY 146A in Ballston has cleared.Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!The crash initially closed the right shoulder of the road.

Homeowners hope St. Charles County comes through with buyouts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:08:23 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Homeowners in a St. Charles subdivision are crossing their fingers and hoping the county government lives up to its promise of a buyout. At least two homeowners are fearful of their houses sliding down the hill.St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann had promised there would be buyouts for homes in danger of sliding down the hill, but homeowners said they’re not getting much reassurance, even as their retaining walls are sinking."Yeah, I've asked but I haven't heard anything. No specific answers about when I asked should we be talking about a buyout. I mean, is my house in jeopardy of being demolished like my neighborhoods was?” Tara Rath said.The county executive would not go on camera to address residents’ concerns. His office told FOX 2, “The county has provided you with all the information we have.” Driver killed after semi-truck smashes into train in rural Missouri But back in February, Ehlmann said the county would make buyouts available to those homes ...

One-vehicle crash closes I-70 EB lanes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:08:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A one-vehicle crash on Interstate-70 EB has closed one lane Monday morning. Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter was flying over the area, where a van ran off the road, and hit a light pole. Emergency crews are now blocking lanes on the main highway. Driver killed after semi-truck smashes into train in rural Missouri Drivers are urged to take an alternate route until the debris from the crash is cleared. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Locals prepare for Muny's 105th season celebration

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:08:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The first show of the 105th season of The Muny is three weeks away.People are expected to start lining up any moment now in the area, as single season tickets go on sale at 9:00 a.m. The big celebration will happen out Monday as the season is about to kick off. It's meant to entertain people standing in line. Driver killed after semi-truck smashes into train in rural Missouri We're told there will be raffle baskets from the Missouri History Museum, the St. Louis Zoo, and Art Museum. The St. Louis Blues, Cardinals, and more.

Rollover crash leaves man dead, injures another

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:08:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A man is dead and another injured in a single car rollover crash.It happened just after 2:00 a.m. on the westbound ramp to I-44 from I-55 northbound. Driver killed after semi-truck smashes into train in rural Missouri EMS crews took the man to a nearby hospital. The extent of his injuries has not been released.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Meet the new kids on the spelling block: Two Colorado word nerds head to Scripps National Bee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:08:23 GMT

Aditi Muthukumar exerted a prowess so potent as to overcome the second-best speller in the nation during March’s Colorado State Spelling Bee, partly because of an innate desire for victory and partly because the 12-year-old’s parents promised her a cat if she won.Welcome home, kitty.After a daunting five-hour, 53-round spelling bee — the latter half a volley between Westminster’s Aditi and Aurora’s Vikram Raju, who came in second at the Scripps National Spelling Bee last year — Aditi clinched the win by correctly spelling “hylozoism.”“It was so surreal,” she said of winning the Denver Post-sponsored state bee. “I was hoping to win, but I wasn’t expecting to win.”The seventh-grader at Hulstrom Options K-8 School joins Sofia Tommey Wu, winner of the Boulder Valley School District’s regional spelling bee, as the two students who will represent Colorado among the 231 spellers vying to win the 94th Scripp...

Falling in love at Casa Bonita: When a gift shop attendee met a mariachi performer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:08:23 GMT

This story is one in a series featuring trips down memory lane with longtime Casa Bonita fans and former employees who shared their fondest tales with The Denver Post. The restaurant and entertainment venue in Lakewood is expected to reopen in May.Not long after Annette Enzaldo started working at the Casa Bonita gift shop in 1974, the year the Lakewood restaurant and entertainment venue opened, she caught the eye of a mariachi band member.Annette, formerly Schumaker, always admired the musicians as they tuned up their instruments near the gift shop. “When the band would make their grand entrance into Casa Bonita, it made my heart flutter to hear that music,” she said.Valente Enzaldo, far left, pictured with his mariachi band members at Casa Bonita in 1976. (Provided by the Enzaldo family)One day, a 5-foot-4-inch violin player from the band named Valente Enzaldo approached the 23-year-old Schummaker, who was wearing a white blouse with puffy sleeves and a colorful printed skirt for t...