Dion Bagby, 27, a Baltimore Ravens cheerleader, was killed in a fatal motorcycle accident on July 5, according to The Frederick News-Post. Bagby was a cheerleading coach for Infinity All Stars, a Virginia-based cheerleading and dance gym. He had just earned a spot on the Baltimore Ravens’ co-ed cheerleading squad and was set to begin… read more
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a deadly brain-eating parasite, has left 12-year-old Kali Hardig in critical condition at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, according to ABC News. It is believed that Kali acquired the rare form of meningitis from a sandy-bottom lake at Willow Springs Water Park in Little Rock, Arkansas. The parasite that causes this infection is an… read more
Colorado Springs is the second most populous city in Colorado with a population of 416,427, second only to Denver. However, Colorado Springs is second to no city in Colorado in terms of area with a total land and water area of 194.7 square miles, including eight major highways. The main three are Interstate 25, US… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Rock Springs, WY” marker=”no” z=”14″] Rock Springs, Wyoming is located in Sweetwater County, the largest county in the state. As of the 2010 census, Rock Springs had a population of 23,036. The area is home to a large number of oil and natural gas wells, making the energy industry a large… read more
On the morning of July 22, Facebook’s longtime corporate chef, Josef Desimone, 44, died in a fatal motorcycle accident, according to the Contra Costa Times. The details surrounding the accident were not reported. Both staffers and executives are mourning the passing of Desimone, who was a popular figure on the company’s Menlo Park campus. “Josef… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Grand Lake, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Lucas Ackerman, 33, was arrested under suspicion of DUI after the vehicle he was driving hit pedestrians on Highway 34 following a Fourth of July fireworks show in Grand Lake, according to Fox 31 in Denver. Ackerman, a female and an unspecified number of children left… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Interstate 80, Cheyenne, WY” marker=”no” z=”14″] Stephanie Gustafson of Carpenter, Wyoming was killed in a three-vehicle accident on the eastern edge of Cheyenne, according to K2TV in Casper. The accident, which happened just before 11 a.m., closed I-80 in both directions for about four hours. A tractor-trailer driven by James Black… read more
A Florida motorcycle racer attempting to top 300 mph lost control and died in a fatal motorcycle accident at an annual speed trial event in Maine, according to CBS News. The motorcyclist, Bill Warner, 44, of Wimauma, Florida, was clocked at 285 mph before he lost control. Warner was participating in The Maine Event, an… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Laramie, WY” marker=”no” z=”14″] Laramie, Wyoming was established along the Union Pacific Railroad line in the mid-1800s. It is located in southeastern Wyoming in Albany County, on the Laramie River, west of Cheyenne, at the intersection of I-80 and US 287. Laramie had a population of 30,816, including 13,394 households and… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Denver, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Founded in 1858 as a mining town during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush, Denver is the capital of and largest city in Colorado. Denver was also the 24th largest city in the U.S. with a population of 600,158 as of the 2010 census. It is located east… read more
