Six months have passed since 22-year-old Mercedes Marianna Vega was found dead inside a burning car, more than 60 miles west of her Tempe residence. On Oct. 17, Vega’s parents hosted a balloon release and candle lighting at Tempe Beach Park to honor her memory, spread awareness and hopefully bring forward some answers. Since her…

A 16-year-old driver of a motorcycle was airlifted to a London, Ont. hospital where they remain in critical care after sustaining serious injuries after a collision Friday afternoon. The crash closed the intersection of Michigan Line and Mandaumin Road for several hours to allow for the rescue of the injured driver as well as investigators…

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) is looking for more people to join its Crisis Intervention program. “If you have been in a tragedy yourself, you know what it is to have someone to help you and walk you through things,” Kathy Leach, an SDPD crisis intervention volunteer, told NBC 7. The program and its…

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Police have found the car that four Bibb County Detention Center inmates used to escape from the facility, according to the county’s sheriff’s office. The office’s criminal intelligence and special response team units located the blue Dodge Challenger in a Biomat USA parking lot in Macon. Sheriff David Davis…

In Florida, car insurance is a must-have for drivers, with residents required to maintain a minimum of $10,000 in personal injury protection (PIP) and $10,000 in property damage liability. Whether you rely on I-4 or I-95 for your daily commute, it’s important to ensure you’re properly covered while on the road. According to Bankrate data,…

Congress created a big incentive for restaurants and bars to report employees’ tips, which can be good for workers, too—even if many don’t believe it. So why hasn’t it done the same for the largely female-owned beauty industry? By Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff The holidays are coming and Paige Garland, co-owner of Rachel’s Salon…

Northern Colorado – I-25 construction is in final finishing stages as crews continue to put traffic into final alignments on the newly widened roadway. As part of the project finishing operations, multiple nightly full closures of I-25 will take place to safely install new overhead signage structures above the active lanes of I-25 throughout the…

Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of stealing a vehicle from Mississauga, Ont. and crashing it into another vehicle and a ditch on the 401 in eastern Ontario. OPP said the vehicle’s owner was tracking it with an Apple Air Tag and told police Thursday morning that it…

Opening a Bank or Credit Union Account Welcome to the first part of our series, created especially for newcomers to the U.S. One of the first things you’ll want to do here is open a bank account. Why is this so important? A bank account is the starting point for managing and growing your money…