5 Passengers Injured on United Airlines Flight After Plane Hits Severe Turbulence: Reports

A United Airlines plane.Photo:Urbanandsport/NurPhoto/Getty Urbanandsport/NurPhoto/Getty At least five people were injured after a plane bound for Houston hit severe turbulence mid-flight, according to reports. The United Airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Waco Regional Airport in Waco, Texas, due to the turbulence after departing from Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri on Sunday, March 2, local outlets25 NewsandSpringfield News-Leaderreported. The injured were transported to local hospitals with “non-life-threatening” injuries after the Waco Fire Department and the Office of Emergency Management responded to the scene, the outlets reported.

5 People Dead, Including 11-Year-Old and 12-Year-Old, After Stabbing in New York Home

Photo:GettyA stabbing in a Queens, New York, home on Sunday left five people dead.NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey said at apress conferenceheld at Jamaica Hospital on Sunday that officers received a 911 call at around 5:10 a.m. local time of an “assault in progress,” where “a young female caller stated that her cousin is killing her family members.“Officers responded to the scene and had an encounter with 38-year-old Courtney Gordon, Maddrey said.

5 People Injured and Nearly 700 Passengers Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out on Staten Island Ferry

A massive water rescue operation was launched Thursday night after a fire aboard a Staten Island Ferry. The New York City Fire Department said in a statement shared with PEOPLE that first responders were alerted to the Staten Island Ferry “regarding a fire in the mechanical room” at 5:18 p.m. local time. It added that the boat is now anchored after its 667 passengers evacuated and were put on other vessels that took them to the St.

5 People Missing After Fishing Boat Capsizes in Freezing Waters Near Alaska, Says U.S. Coast Guard

A United States Coast Guard logo is displayed on a rescue boat.Photo:Kevin Carter/Getty Kevin Carter/Getty The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for five people in freezing waters near Alaska.The crew of the 50-foot Wind Walker sent out a mayday call saying “they were overturning” at 12:10 a.m. near Couverden Point, Alaska on Sunday, Dec. 1, the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska stated in arelease. Despite the best efforts of the Coast Guard, the crew then stopped responding, the release added.

5 People, Including Infant, Killed in Crash After Car ‘Crossed’ Double Yellow Line and Hit Tractor-Trailer

Five people are dead, including an infant, following a three-car crash in Pennsylvania. “The investigation is extremely active right now,” Barnhart said. “We have our collision analysis reconstruction specialists on scene," she continued. “They’re reconstructing that whole scene to determine what happened. At this time we don’t know what occurred, and they’re in an active investigation as we speak.” Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker shared apress releaseonFacebooknoting how it was determined that a black Honda Accord had been traveling eastbound on Route 40 in the area of New Meadow Run Drive when the car “crossed the double yellow line, striking a tractor-trailer head on.