Fractured Rib

Geoff Matrangola and his wife, Dede, went out with friends for a Memorial Day bike ride from their home in Clarksville. The group was headed for Montgomery County but never made it there. Shortly after crossing the bridge over Brighton Dam, Matrangola...

While their sons have serious injuries, the mothers of two Aberdeen teenagers hurt in a Tuesday accident are grateful their boys are alive.  Both teens, who are lifelong friends, remain in the hospital, but are recovering, said Bridget Nelson of...

SAN DIEGO -- A Mira Mesa man who said his wife was critically injured in a fall down a flight of stairs was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in her beating and strangulation death. David Patrick Ditto faces 25 years to life in prison when he is...

A southern Indiana mother who lost parts of her legs while shielding her two children during a tornado was able to walk again for the first time.  Stephanie Decker also sustained broken ribs when a steel beam fell on top of her during an EF-4 tornado in...

A Southern Indiana mother, who lost parts of her legs shielding her children from a tornado, was released from the hospital Friday. Stephanie Decker suffered seven broken ribs and severe injuries to both of her legs when a steel beam fell on top of her....

A Clark County, Ind., mother lost parts of both of her legs, shielding her two children from debris during a tornado Friday. Stephanie Decker suffered seven broken ribs and severe injuries to both of her legs when a steel beam fell on top of her. She...

SOUTH BEND - Exactly what happened to 2-year-old Maya Escobedo on the night of Dec. 2, 2008, might never be known, but a jury determined Monday that the girl's father did not knowingly kill her. Valentin Escobedo, 25, was acquitted of murder, but found...

NIXA, Mo. -- It's no surprise that nearly 80 percent of all motorcycle crashes end up in injury or death.  That’s why David Hardy of Nixa wants to educate riders about the need to wear safety equipment and make other drivers aware that cycles...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A man survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt Monday — only the third person known to have lived after going over the falls without a safety device. Niagara Parks...

Tuesday, jurors got to hear from Terry Sturgis – in his own words – for the first time during his murder trial.  Prosecuting attorneys played more than two hours of a very long interrogation with Sturgis that began about three hours after...

CALEXICO - More than 270 pounds of marijuana suspected of being smuggled with an ultralight aircraft were seized Monday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3 p.m., after citizens notified Border Patrol agents about a possible load of abandoned...

SOUTH BEND — Three years ago, a local couple rushed their unresponsive young daughter to Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. What doctors found on Maya Escobedo’s 2-year-old body were injuries so severe they could not possibly have been...