Two people were injured in a car versus truck crash that happened at about 4 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of 4 Mile and Nicholson roads. A man and a woman were driving a Lexus westbound on 4 Mile Road when they failed to yield for the stop sign and crashed into a truck. The driver of […]
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Early Morning Crash Results In Injuries
Four people were injured in a two car crash that happened early Sunday morning in the 1400 block of Lathrop Avenue, according to a story by the Journal Times. Two of those people that were hurt are in serious condition. One car was traveling north on Lathrop Avenue near 15th Street at 2:31 a.m. when […]
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BREAKING: 1 Injured, Police Respond to Shots Fired
One person was transported to Froedtert Hospital Saturday night suffering injuries from at least one gunshot wound. Racine police were dispatched at 7:26 p.m. Saturday to an area near the intersection of 16th Street and Grange Avenue for reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they discovered one victim with injuries. They were transported to Ascension […]
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Police Investigating Overnight Stabbing
Racine police are investigating the stabbing of a 35-year-old victim. Officers were called at 12:50 a.m. for a report of a stabbing victim to Wheaton Franciscan St. Mary’s emergency room. When they arrived, they found a 35-year-old victim with multiple stab wounds. The victim was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. […]
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BREAKING: Men Charged In Attempted Homicide
Four Racine men are accused of attempted homicide after they beat one man and stabbed another man on Sunday in a gang-related altercation. Manuel De Jesus Cruz Lira, 30, Alberto Ortega-Luna, 23, Rodrigo Ortega-Luna, 29, and Jose Luis Vital Sanchez, 27, were charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday with second degree attempted […]
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Obituary: Trinidad Cruz Loved Teaching and Cooking
With her family by her side, Trinidad “Trini” Cruz, 65, passed away on Saturday at Froedtert Lutheran Memorial Hospital. Trinidad was born in Milwaukee on July 22, 1950, daughter of the late Salvador and Angeline (nee: Caravello) Gonzalez. Trinidad graduated from Greenfield High School “Class of 1968”. Furthering her education, she attended Racine Dominican College […]
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Train Crash Victim In Critical Condition
A Mount Pleasant man remains in critical condition after he crashed the truck he was driving into a train at 11:35 p.m. Saturday on Highway K near Highway H in Franksville. Andrew Lawrence, 33, suffered from severe head trauma and was taken by a Flight for Life helicopter to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, according to officials […]
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Teenage Driver from Raymond Crash Has Passed Away
Taylor Skendziel, the driver seriously injured Wednesday in a two-car accident in Raymond, has passed away from her injuries. A source close to the family told Racine County Eye Thursday that Skendziel, 17, was driving two friends – Charlee Warner and Sadie Regep, both 15 – to their Union Grove High School JV softball banquet at […]
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Obituary: Judith Perona
Judith “Judy” Perona, 70, passed away Sunday at Froedtert Memorial Hospital in Milwaukee from complications from kidney cancer. Judy was born in Racine, July 16, 1945 to the late Michael Domanik and Caroline Domanik Gordon. On Dec. 20, 1969 she was united in marriage to Gerald “Jerry” Perona at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Judy attended […]
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Obituary: Carlos Puentes Cruz
Carlos Puentes Cruz, 34, passed away Monday at Froedtert Memorial Hospital, Wauwatosa, WI. Carlos was born in Minas de Oro, Honduras, son of Enrique and Martha (Nee: Cruz) Puentes. On March 30, 2007 he was united in marriage to Waleska Camacho. Carlos was currently employed as a roofer. Survivors include his loving wife, Waleska; his […]
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Man Dies From Injuries In Early Morning Car Crash
A 24-year-old Racine man was killed following in a one-car crash that happened at 2:49 a.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of 12th St. Investigators with the Racine Police Department learned that the man, who was driving his car eastbound on 12th St., crashed into a parked car and struck a tree. The impact of […]
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Man Critically Injured In Motorcycle Crash
A 53-year-old man is in critical condition following a motorcycle crash that happened at 4:55 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of S. Fancher Rd. Witnesses told police the man crashed his motorcycle and sustained a head injury. Another man, who was riding a dirt bike, was not injured, according to a press release by the […]
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Woman Burned After Falling Into Firepit
A 57-year-old Mount Pleasant woman is recovering Sunday at Froedtert Hospital from burns she suffered after falling into a backyard firepit. Mount Pleasant police were called at 11:29 p.m. Saturday to a home in the 6700 block of Ptarmigan Road for a report of a woman who fell into a firepit made of landscaping bricks. When […]
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1 Person Taken By Flight For Life After Single Car Crash
A man was hospitalized after he crashed the car he was driving at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23 in the 5100 block of Four Mile Road, said battalion chief Gene Roeder, of the Caledonia Fire Department. The extent of the man’s injuries is unknown, but rescue personnel extricated him out of the vehicle and […]
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Small Helicopter Crash Injures Pilot
A 61-year-old South Milwaukee man suffered non-life threatening injuries Sunday morning when his small helicopter crashed in a field in the Town of Norway. The man – whose name is not being released at this time – is believed to have suffered a laceration to the back of his head from one of the aircraft’s […]