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☆ Teen’s Missing AirPod Leads to Arrest of Driver Accused of Hitting Him
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Michael Levenson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Lochlan Nicol, 15, of Jensen Beach, Fla., was biking to a gas station and convenience store near his home to buy ice cream last week when a driver heading in the opposite direction suddenly turned into the station and hit him, he said. It was about 10:30 p.m. on May 22, and Lochlan was hit so hard that his head crashed through the rear passenger-side window, breaking his nose, cheekbone and eye socket, and knocking him unconscious. The driver pulled Lochlan out of the road, left him outside the gas station and then drove away, according to Sheriff William D. Snyder of Martin County. What the driver didn’t know was that he had driven away with a tracking device — the AirPod that Lochlan had been wearing, which had been knocked out of his ear and had lodged under a floor mat inside the car, Sheriff Snyder said.

Persons: Lochlan Nicol, Lochlan, William D, Snyder, Sheriff Snyder Locations: Jensen Beach, Fla, Martin County

The office of Republican Senate Leader Phil Berger did not immediately respond Monday to emails seeking comment on the lawsuit. The “Black Belt” counties of eastern North Carolina have significant and politically cohesive populations of Black voters who overwhelmingly support Democratic candidates, the lawsuit states. A white majority in the surrounding area is also politically cohesive, and the plaintiffs argue they historically vote as a bloc to defeat candidates supported by Black voters. One of those districts, Senate District 2, where Pierce and Matthews reside, stretches more than 160 miles from the Virginia border down parts of the Atlantic coastline. Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue, a Wake County Democrat, said the lawsuit provides “a glimmer of hope” to Black voters in eastern North Carolina.

Persons: Rodney Pierce, Moses Matthews, Phil Berger, Pierce, Matthews, Dan Blue, ”, Blue, ___ Hannah Schoenbaum Organizations: Republican, Assembly, GOP, Democratic, Black voters, North, General, Wake, Wake County Democrat, General Assembly, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: RALEIGH, N.C, North Carolina, Black, Halifax County, Martin County, Virginia, Wake County

Officials have released the names of two workers trapped when a coal mine preparation plant collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky. Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty identified the men as Billy Ray Daniels and Alvin Nees, news outlets report. Daniels died amid rescue efforts at the scene and Nees is believed to be trapped beneath the rubble. Officials briefly made contact with Daniels, but announced Wednesday he died amid rescue efforts. In the second full day of rescue efforts, officials are removing the debris into smaller piles for the search, Lafferty said.

Persons: Martin, Lon Lafferty, Billy Ray Daniels, Alvin Nees, Daniels, Nees, Lafferty, Crews, ” Lafferty Organizations: Martin, Prep, Authorities, Kentucky, Occupational Safety, Health, Lexington Coal Company LLC, Skeens Enterprises Locations: Kentucky, Pike County, Martin County, Inez

Crews began the arduous process of removing layers of rubble and debris in the search for a missing worker Thursday at a collapsed coal mine preparation plant in eastern Kentucky where a second worker died. Officials briefly made contact with one of the two men working inside, but announced Wednesday he died amid rescue efforts. Authorities said Thursday they have not had any communication with the second worker since the building collapsed at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Inez, a town of about 500 people. In the second full day of rescue efforts, officials are removing the debris into smaller piles for the search. Slinker estimated that up to 50 rescue workers and 25 support personnel at a time were involved in the search.

Persons: Crews, ” Martin, Lon Lafferty, Lafferty, ”, ” Crews, Inez, Jody Meiman, Meiman, Jeremy Slinker, “, Lyndon Johnson Organizations: Martin, Prep, Authorities, Louisville Metro Emergency, Emergency, Kentucky, Occupational Safety, Health, Lexington Coal Company LLC, Skeens Enterprises Locations: Kentucky, Martin County, Inez, Louisville, Sandy

INEZ, Ky. (AP) — Crews were working Wednesday to rescue two men trapped after the collapse of a more than 10-story Kentucky coal preparation plant being readied for demolition, officials said. The collapse was reported around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said first responders were able to find and make contact with one of the two men, news outlets reported. Andy Beshear said he had declared a state of emergency in the county — mobilizing state resources to help with the rescue. The plant hasn’t been in use for several years and the men were salvaging material from the building when it collapsed, Kirk said. The men were on the bottom floor of the building when it collapsed, trapping them beneath tons of rubble, Kirk said.

Persons: INEZ, Ky, — Crews, Martin County Sheriff John Kirk, didn’t, Andy Beshear, Kirk Organizations: Martin County Sheriff Locations: Kentucky, Martin County

☆ Amazon driver in Florida hospitalized in 'very serious condition' after rattlesnake bite while making a delivery, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Florida Amazon driver is hospitalized in "very serious condition" after being bitten by a snake. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn image from the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake that bit the Amazon driver. The Martin County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on the driver's current condition. In August 2022, a USPS mail carrier died after she was attacked by five dogs when her truck broke down, the local sheriff's office said. In October, an Amazon delivery driver was found dead in a yard in Missouri and was suspected to have been mauled by two dogs.

Persons: Martin, Branden Baribeau Organizations: Service, Sheriff's, Facebook, Sheriff's Office, Centers for Disease Control, Florida Museum, USPS Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, Palm City , Florida, Eastern, Martin, Martin County, Missouri, Texas

☆ Global ocean temperatures are now hotter than ever — with far-reaching consequences for the planet
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Joseph Prezioso | Afp | Getty ImagesThe world's ocean temperatures have climbed to their hottest level on record, according to data from the European Union's climate monitor, prompting scientists to warn of immediate and wide-ranging consequences for the planet. The surface temperature of the world's oceans would typically be expected to reach their highest in March rather than in August, sparking alarm among climate scientists. "The recent ocean warming is genuinely concerning," said Rowan Sutton, professor of climate science at the University of Reading. Sutton said that the latest sea surface temperature data showed that "we may be experiencing not just a record-breaking extreme event but a record-shattering one." The ocean heat record comes as part of a recent trend of extreme heat stretching across the globe, with this July poised to be recognized as the hottest month in history.

Persons: Joseph Prezioso, Copernicus, Rowan Sutton, Sutton Organizations: Afp, Getty, University of Reading Locations: Key West , Florida, Martin County , Florida

☆ South Florida ocean temperature tops 101 degrees Fahrenheit, potentially a record
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fish swim around a coral reef in Key West, Florida on July 14, 2023. A buoy in Manatee Bay, Florida, showed an ocean temperature reading of over 101 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday night, the latest sign of record heat in the coastal waters. The existing record for the hottest ocean surface temperature is 99.7, which was reached in Kuwait Bay in the Persian Gulf. "These buoys that are inside Florida Bay — so that's to the north of the Florida Keys and to the South Florida peninsula — they're all in very shallow, murky, dark water," Berardelli told CNBC. "Because it's murky, and because it's contaminated with sediment, the water temperatures are reflective of the fact that darker surfaces absorb more heat."

Persons: Jeff Berardelli, Berardelli Organizations: Data, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Florida WFLA, Florida, CNBC Locations: Key West , Florida, Martin County , Florida, Manatee Bay , Florida, Kuwait Bay, Persian, Florida, South Florida

☆ At least one dead, dozens of homes damaged after storms hit US Midwest and South
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Eric Ford via TMX/via REUTERS /File photoJune 26 (Reuters) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms hit the U.S. Midwest and South on Sunday, leaving dozens of homes damaged and at least one person dead in Indiana, authorities said on Monday. The National Weather Service said multiple tornadoes were reported on Sunday afternoon in central Indiana. Images and footage from local media showed fallen trees had blocked roads and homes were damaged. Emergency shelters were set up in central Indiana for those whose homes were damaged and destroyed. At least one person died and about two dozen people were injured after a tornado hit central Mississippi a few days ago.

Persons: Eric Ford, Cameron Wolf, Wolf, Eric Funkhouser, Kanishka Singh, Ed Osmond Organizations: U.S ., National Weather Service, Emergency, PBS, Fire, NBC News, Thomson Locations: Greenwood , Indiana, U.S, U.S . Midwest, Indiana, Martin County , Indiana, Bargersville, Indianapolis, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Washington

The deal represents a doubling down by Ovintiv on the Permian, where exploration in many areas still promises lucrative returns. Ovintiv will pay cash and also use some of its stock as currency for the deal, the sources said. If the negotiations conclude successfully, a deal could be announced as early as this week, the sources said, cautioning that no deal is certain. The deal will boost the percentage of Ovintiv's production coming from oil, at a time of low natural gas prices. The deal comes as EnCap is attempting to raise a new fund focused on investments in oil and gas production, its first since 2017, sources told Reuters in November.

☆ Wooden ship from 1800s uncovered on Florida beach after erosion caused by recent hurricanes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Beachgoers and lifeguards discovered the wooden structure, between 80 feet to 100 feet, poking out of the sand over Thanksgiving weekend in front of homes that collapsed into rubble on Daytona Beach Shores last month from Hurricane Nicole. “Whenever you find a shipwreck on the beach it’s really an amazing occurrence. Archaeologists study a wooden structure in the sand in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Dec. 6, 2022. The digging team members went from using shovels to trowels and then their hands as more of the frame was exposed, so as not to damage any of the wood. After the initial discovery two weeks ago, sand from waves reburied the ship’s timbers that had become visible on Daytona Shores Beach.

☆ Judge accepts insanity plea deal for Florida man in face-biting case
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Austin Harrouff, 25, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges for the 2016 slayings of John Stevens, 59, and his wife, Michelle Mishcon Stevens, 53. Harrouff, who attended Florida State University before the attack, will be committed to a secure mental health facility until doctors and a judge agree that he is no longer dangerous. Mourners exit a memorial service for John Stevens and Michelle Mishcon Stevens in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Aug. 19, 2016. The judge said Harrouff will remain in the Martin County Jail until he is taken to a secure mental health facility monitored by the Florida Department of Children and Families. His parents had set up an appointment for him to be evaluated, but the attack occurred first.

☆ Hurricane Nicole unearthed 6 human skulls from a Florida beach, and it's the latest case of long-buried remains found after worsening weather
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Beachgoers found skulls and other bones in Florida after Hurricane Nicole, according to local news. "They are ancestors of the Seminole people," Tina Osceola, a member of the Seminole tribe in Florida, told WPTV. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesBones won't stay buried in eroding beachesThis is not the first time that hurricanes have unearthed Indigenous remains. Switzerland's melting glaciers unearthed human remains and the wreckage of a historic plane crash. More recently, melting glaciers in the Swiss Alps revealed two sets of human remains and the wreckage of a 1968 plane crash that had been frozen beneath snow and ice this summer.

Hurricane Nicole may have unearthed a Native American burial site dating back hundreds of years on a Florida beach, authorities said. Six skulls and other smaller bones turned up on Chastain Beach on South Hutchinson Island, said Martin County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Budensiek. The bones of Native Americans were discovered in the area after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and Hurricane Dorian in 2019. If the site is a Native American burial site, it is federally protected, and criminal charges will be pursued against anyone who tries to disturb the area, Budensiek said. ET on the east coast of the Florida Peninsula on North Hutchinson Island with sustained winds estimated to be around 75 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Nicole weakened into a tropical storm shortly after making landfall on Florida’s Atlantic coast just south of Vero Beach early Thursday, officials said. Just under an hour later, the hurricane center said Nicole had weakened into a tropical storm as it made its way over east-central Florida, bringing strong winds, heavy rains and dangerous storm surge. Hurricane Nicole approaches the Florida coast on Nov. 10, 2022. After striking Florida, Nicole is expected to move over central and northern Florida and into southern Georgia on Thursday and Thursday night, forecasters said, before moving into the Carolinas. Nicole struck Florida as a hurricane about six weeks after Hurricane Ian hit the state as a Category 4 hurricane.

☆ Exxon orders shale stand-down over rash of oilfield worker injuries
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Liz Hampton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Nick OxfordCompanies Exxon Mobil Corp FollowSept 28 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) issued a temporary "stand-down" across its U.S. shale operations last week following back-to-back worker injuries, including one fatality, according to people familiar with the matter. The stand-down follows two worker accidents within days at production sites run by Exxon's shale unit and comes as Exxon is facing multiple negligence lawsuits. In March, a woman was crushed to death at another West Texas site operated by Exxon. Exxon or its shale subsidiary XTO Energy this year have faced at least six negligence lawsuits resulting from injuries in west Texas, according to complaints filed in Harris County District Court in Houston. It separately reported 15 fires at its New Mexico operations, according to the state's oil regulator.

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