Pedestrian hit by garbage truck in D.C.

By WTOP Staff
January 17, 2014 | 8:52 AM

WASHINGTON – D.C. police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit by a garbage truck in northwest D.C. Friday morning.

Authorities say the person was trapped under the truck’s rear wheels after being hit early Friday near the intersection of 13th Street and New York Avenue. The person was freed by rescuers and taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the truck remained on the scene.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Texas wildfire mushrooms within hours, ripping through ranchlands

By The Associated Press
August 25, 2026 | 7:12 PM

A wildfire that exploded in size in a matter of hours ripped through wide swaths of ranchland in rural Texas, burning structures at a youth camp while forcing evacuations and closing schools Tuesday. The fire, which began early Monday afternoon, charred more than 78 square miles (200 square kilometers) in less than a day across lightly populated areas in two counties in north central Texas. Fueled by whipping winds along with extremely hot and dry conditions, the Ross Fire jumped creeks and rivers, residents said. “It just took off way too fast,” said Katie Rochelle, whose fifth-generation family canoe rental business lost its office and repair shop outside Graford. “The wind was going in a tornado motion.” Her husband, a local firefighter, helped save their home overnight, but she was worried it could go up in flames anytime.

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