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One Dead, 17 Hurt in Sturgis Bike Rally

One motorcyclist even led local cops on a chase in the South Dakota city

(Newser) - Opening weekend for South Dakota's 85th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was one marred by multiple accidents, leading to one death and at least 17 injuries, reports USA Today . A 58-year-old man on a 2019 Harley was the lone fatality, after he lost control while cruising on Saturday morning and...

Manhunt on for Tenn. Murder Suspect: 'We All Trusted Him'

Authorities are searching for Austin Robert Drummond, 29

(Newser) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the US Marshals Service are offering a reward of up to $15,000 as they search for a suspect they believe may have killed four family members in Tennessee and abandoned an infant also connected to the family on a stranger's lawn, reports...

You Know Fentanyl. You Should Know Nitazenes

Super-potent opioids quietly contaminate street drugs around the globe

(Newser) - A new class of synthetic opioids, far deadlier than fentanyl, is quietly driving a surge in overdose deaths across Europe and beyond. Originally developed in the 1950s but never approved for medical use due to fatal side effects, nitazenes have quietly infiltrated the drug markets, particularly in the UK...

Olympic Gold Medalist Dies in Climbing Accident

German athlete Laura Dahlmeier, 31, was caught in a rockfall on Pakistan's Laila Peak

(Newser) - German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan following a climbing accident , and efforts are underway to retrieve her body, a local government spokesman said Wednesday. Dahlmeier, an Olympic gold medalist, was climbing Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range on Monday when she...

Designers Behind Barbie, Madonna Dolls Die in Car Crash

Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi of Magia2000 are honored for their artistry, charity work

(Newser) - Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, the creative force behind the Magia2000 designer doll brand—and well known for their custom Barbie and Madonna tribute dolls—were killed in a wrong-way car crash in northern Italy over the weekend. Local reports say a driver entered a road going the wrong...

Cause of Death Found for Girl Who Died at Hersheypark

Child was found to have accidentally drowned, per Pennsylvania officials

(Newser) - A 9-year-old girl who died at Hersheypark last week was determined to have accidentally drowned in fresh water, according to an autopsy. "The decedent did not have a medical event that caused the drowning," says Vincent Paese, deputy chief clerk for the Dauphin County Commissioners, per WGAL News...

They Came to the Court Building With Guns, Grenades

Attack in Iranian city of Zahedan leaves at least 6 dead

(Newser) - Unknown attackers launched a gun and grenade attack on a court building in southeast Iran on Saturday, killing at least six people, including a child, and wounding at least 20, according to state TV. The report said security forces killed three of the gunmen in the armed clash in the...

3 Men Who Went Fishing Near Memphis Found Dead

'Once you get into that water, you cannot get out of the Mississippi. It will take you'

(Newser) - Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. Search and rescue teams with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and other Memphis-area agencies began looking for the men Tuesday evening after...

Horse Once Owned by Burt Reynolds Breaks a Record

Mokie, a therapy horse who spent his final years in Florida, was world's oldest horse, dying at age 40

(Newser) - Guinness World Records has announced that Mokie, a Florida-based Arabian horse who just earned the distinction of being the world's oldest living horse, has died at age 40, per the Guardian . Mokie's journey began on the ranch of actor Burt Reynolds in 1985, where he was bred...

Women Who Went Over Waterfall Were in Tubes Tied Together

2 victims have been identified

(Newser) - The two women who died in a fatal waterfall accident on Saturday were part of a group of six who were floating down Oregon's Deschutes River in tubes that had been tied together, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The victim have been identified as Amanda Lloyd,...

In Search for Missing Plane, a Smartwatch Comes Through

Victim's device leads searchers to aircraft that went down in dense forest in Montana, killing 3

(Newser) - Hidden deep in Montana's forests, a downed plane went undetected—until searchers picked up a signal from a victim's smartwatch, guiding them to the tragic scene. According to the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, rescuers homed in on the wreckage just south of the town of West...

Baumgartner Began to 'Spin Like a Top' Before Fatal Fall

Witnesses describe scene in Italy where famed daredevil died while paragliding

(Newser) - Beachgoers knew something was wrong when they heard a loud boom ring out as a paraglider spun out of control, killing its only occupant , extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, when it crashed next to a swimming pool near the Adriatic Sea. A 30-year-old mother watched the deadly descent unfold Thursday afternoon...

Paranormal Investigator Dies on Tour With Annabelle Doll

Allegedly haunted doll wasn't in the hotel room where Dan Rivera died, coroner says

(Newser) - The New England Society for Psychic Research says it's "heartbroken" by the sudden death of Dan Rivera, a paranormal investigator who was on tour with the allegedly haunted Annabelle doll made famous by the Conjuring movies. The 54-year-old Army veteran was the society's lead investigator. Adams County...

Cops: He Was Power-Washing Oven, Then Got Trapped

Nicolas Lopez Gomez, 38, dies after getting stuck in industrial oven at Missouri Gilster-Mary Lee plant

(Newser) - A worker at a Missouri cereal plant died after getting trapped in one of the facility's industrial ovens. Per a Friday statement from the Perryville Police Department, cops were dispatched to the Gilster-Mary Lee plant in Perryville shortly after 3pm local time on Thursday, after a male employee got...

Elderly Woman Is First Fatality After Boulder Attack

Karen Diamond, 82, dies after June 1 attack on demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages

(Newser) - An 82-year-old Colorado woman injured in a Molotov cocktail attack on demonstrators in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza has died, prosecutors said Monday. Karen Diamond died as a result of severe injuries she suffered in the June 1 attack in downtown Boulder, Colorado, the local district attorney's office...

San Jose State Legend Dead in LA Car Crash at 33
San Jose State Legend
Dead in LA Car Crash at 33
OBITUARY
Jun 25, 2025 10:50 AM CDT

San Jose State Legend Dead in LA Car Crash at 33

Chandler Jones held multiple Spartans records, played in NFL practice squads, coached

(Newser) - A star player for San Jose State who also spent some time in the NFL died in a car accident in Los Angeles over the weekend. According to the California Highway Patrol, Chandler Jones, 33, was driving east on the Marina Freeway around 2am Sunday when the crash involving a...

6 Dead After Storm Capsizes Boat on Lake Tahoe
Boat Capsizes
on Lake Tahoe,
Killing 8
UPDATED
Jun 24, 2025 1:15 AM CDT

Boat Capsizes on Lake Tahoe, Killing 8

Sudden storm overturned 27-foot boat Saturday

(Newser) - Two more bodies have been recovered from Lake Tahoe, bringing the death toll in Saturday's boat capsizing to eight. Just two of the 10 people on board the vessel survived; their conditions are not known, the AP reports. Even forecasters were surprised by the intensity of the storm that...

Report: Burrell Probe Focusing on Possible Drug OD
Celebrity
Chef Took
Her Own Life
UPDATED
Jun 21, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

Celebrity Chef Took Her Own Life

Anne Burrell's death is ruled a suicide

(Newser) - The death of celebrity chef Anne Burrell last month has been ruled a suicide, reports the New York Times . The chief medical examiner's office in New York City listed the 55-year-old's cause of death as "acute intoxication due to the combined effects of diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine, and...

Missing Hoarder Found Dead Among Trash 'Mountains'

Connecticut authorities didn't find remains of Mary Notarangelo, 73, for months due to her hoarding

(Newser) - Mary Notarangelo lived a reclusive life in her later years, according to the few people who had contact. The retired police detective tended to many birds at her Connecticut home and posted videos of them on social media. But a welfare check request to police last July uncovered hoarding conditions...

HGTV Exec, House Party Host Loren Ruch Dies at 55
HGTV Loses
a 'Warm Light in
a Dark World'
OBITUARY
Jun 20, 2025 7:50 AM CDT

HGTV Loses a 'Warm Light in a Dark World'

Longtime network exec, House Party host Loren Ruch dies of acute myeloid leukemia at age 55

(Newser) - Loren Ruch, a longtime HGTV executive and co-host of the 2021 HGTV series House Party, died on June 12 at age 55 from acute myeloid leukemia, report Variety and People . According to an internal memo from Channing Dungey, chair of Warner Bros. Television Group, Ruch died "surrounded by...

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