# drowning (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover drowning. Page: Feed: --- ## [Man flown to hospital with potentially serious injuries after bicycle accident in Cary](https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/20/man-flown-to-hospital-with-potentially-serious-injuries-after-bicycle-accident-in-cary/) _2026-08-21 · Sam Borcia · Lake and McHenry County Scanner_ A man was flown to the hospital with potentially serious injuries after fire officials say he fell from his bicycle outside of a manufacturing plant in Cary. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 5:54 p.m. Friday to the 100 block of Detroit Street in Cary for a report of a fall victim. Cary Fire Protection \[…\] ## [‘Fight to hold those who prey on children’: Man accused of luring child online, sexually abusing her in Algonquin](https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/20/fight-to-hold-those-who-prey-on-children-man-accused-of-luring-child-online-sexually-abusing-her-in-algonquin/) _2026-08-20 · Sam Borcia · Lake and McHenry County Scanner_ Investigators say an Algonquin man groomed a child online and lured her to meet up where he repeatedly sexually abused her, with prosecutors saying the victim showed “tremendous courage” by speaking up. Victor Hugo Agaton-Mora, 29, of Algonquin, was charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, indecent solicitation of a child, child luring, \[…\] ## [‘Hardworking man’: Funeral services held for father of 5 who died after wheel detached from trailer, struck him as he rode e-scooter in Gurnee](https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/20/hardworking-man-funeral-services-held-for-father-of-5-who-died-after-wheel-detached-from-trailer-struck-him-as-he-rode-e-scooter-in-gurnee/) _2026-08-20 · Sam Borcia · Lake and McHenry County Scanner_ Funeral services were held for a Park City father of five and grandfather of three, who “left a lasting impression,” after he died in a freak accident where a wheel detached from a trailer, striking him in Gurnee. Domingo Ocampo, 60, of Park City, was riding an electric scooter in the area of northbound Route \[…\] ## [30-year-old woman from Huntley dies after running stop sign, causing crash involving house in Grundy County](https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/20/30-year-old-woman-from-huntley-dies-after-running-stop-sign-causing-crash-involving-house-in-grundy-county/) _2026-08-20 · Sam Borcia · Lake and McHenry County Scanner_ A 30-year-old woman from Huntley died and two others were injured after the woman ran a stop sign and caused a three-vehicle crash involving a house in Grundy County Wednesday morning. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Mazon, Coal City, Braceville and Verona-Kinsman fire departments, responded around 8:55 a.m. Wednesday to the area \[…\] ## [Village of Grayslake announces special session for public to discuss data center, then cancels it, citing social media threats](https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/20/village-of-grayslake-announces-special-session-for-public-to-discuss-data-center-then-cancels-it-citing-social-media-threats/) _2026-08-20 · Sam Borcia · Lake and McHenry County Scanner_ The Village of Grayslake announced it was holding a special public comment session for discussion on a mega data center campus, only for officials to cancel the meeting after saying they were concerned about social media threats. The Grayslake Village Board was set to hold the “one-time extended public comment session” at 6 p.m. Thursday \[…\] ## [Owner witnesses coyote steal dog from yard during unusual attack in Lake Bluff; family pet presumed dead](https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/20/owner-witnesses-coyote-steal-dog-from-yard-during-unusual-attack-in-lake-bluff-family-pet-presumed-dead/) _2026-08-20 · Sam Borcia · Lake and McHenry County Scanner_ Officials are warning the community after a resident witnessed a coyote take their dog from their yard in Lake Bluff Wednesday and carry it off into a wooded area, with the pet being presumed dead. The Lake Bluff Police Department responded on Wednesday to a report from a Tangley Oaks resident about a coyote attack. Village \[…\] ## [‘Profoundly shocked’: College student from Lake County among 2 killed after car crashes into cycling team in Tennessee](https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/20/profoundly-shocked-college-student-from-lake-county-among-2-killed-after-car-crashes-into-cycling-team-in-tennessee/) _2026-08-20 · Sam Borcia · Lake and McHenry County Scanner_ A 19-year-old student-athlete who is from Lake County and was a sophomore in college was among two who died when a vehicle crashed into multiple bicyclists in Tennessee Wednesday. Milligan University, based in Elizabethton, Tennessee, announced Wednesday that they were “profoundly shocked and saddened” to share that members of their cycling team were involved in \[…\] ## [‘One of the most kind-hearted’: Family raising funds for funeral of man who died after crashing motorcycle into building in Fox Lake](https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/19/one-of-the-most-kind-hearted-family-raising-funds-for-funeral-of-man-who-died-after-crashing-motorcycle-into-building-in-fox-lake/) _2026-08-20 · Sam Borcia · Lake and McHenry County Scanner_ A family is raising funds for a funeral for a 34-year-old man who died after he crashed his motorcycle into a building in Fox Lake, with him being remembered for being “one of the most kind-hearted people.” The Fox Lake Police Department and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:55 a.m. on August 9 \[…\] ## [Crystal Lake man upset about process officer serving papers allegedly asked how he would react to a ‘gun pointed at his head’](https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/19/crystal-lake-man-upset-about-process-officer-serving-papers-allegedly-asked-how-he-would-react-to-a-gun-pointed-at-his-head/) _2026-08-19 · Sam Borcia · Lake and McHenry County Scanner_ A Crystal Lake man upset about a process officer trying to serve papers at his home allegedly asked sheriff’s office dispatchers how the officer would react to a “gun pointed at his head.” Dwayne A. Palmer, 49, of Crystal Lake, was charged with threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony, and disorderly conduct, a \[…\] ## [Alleged drunk driver crashes SUV completely through commercial building in Highland Park](https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/19/alleged-drunk-driver-crashes-suv-completely-through-commercial-building-in-highland-park/) _2026-08-19 · Sam Borcia · Lake and McHenry County Scanner_ A Lake Forest woman was arrested for driving under the influence after authorities say she crashed her SUV completely into a commercial building in Highland Park. The Highland Park Fire Department and Highland Park Police Department responded around 9:30 p.m. on August 11 to the 1200 block of Old Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park \[…\] ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IRkjRv4Skgr3) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [Adventures in Self-Production](https://www.cheriepriest.com/blog/adventures-in-self-production) _2026-05-21 · Cherie Priest · Still Blogging - The Haunt\*_ Or… let’s say “team production” - since real talk? My husband did all the heavy digital lifting. Long story short: I’ve written a lot of shorter fiction that’s never been seen outside of an anthology - and given that most of those stories were published years ago, the rights were free and clear. I’m not just talking short stories, but novelettes and novellas, too. Sure, you can find many of these… ## [EVERGREEN Is Finally Happening](https://www.cheriepriest.com/blog/evergreen-its-finally-gonna-happen) _2026-05-14 · Cherie Priest · Still Blogging - The Haunt\*_ Several years ago, I started drafting a book that would go on to eat my life - even though a tiiiiny part of me suspected it would not be well received. The critical response might range from “holy shit that’s cool” to “deep, deep yikes ,” and I had no idea which way it would tilt. So in short, if I were able to (a). write this thing, and (b). actually somehow sell this thing … then (c). I might… ## [Exciting Firsts and Second Chances](https://www.cheriepriest.com/blog/exciting-firsts-and-second-chances) _2026-02-11 · Cherie Priest · Still Blogging - The Haunt\*_ Look! It’s my book! It entices you by waggling its eyebrows. Or it would, if it had any. Here we go, right? My very first indie/self-produced book\* is finally out in the world - or on Amazon, where you’ll now find the author’s cut of Cinderwich in ebook…and now paperback!…formats. That’s right, The Author’s Cut of this paperback can now be yours - for the low-low price of ten bucks American ,… ## [Happy Announcements and Sweet Deals](https://www.cheriepriest.com/blog/happy-announcements-and-sweet-deals) _2026-02-02 · Cherie Priest · Still Blogging - The Haunt\*_ Well, we survived our first month of 2026. What do you say we call that a mulligan, and pretend that this Monday is the first of the new year? That’s what I’m doing, anyway. New year, new me. New bargains, new shenanigans. Let’s get this party STARTED. First! I want to say a huge thanks to the marvelous Colleen Mondor at Locus - for she might actually be my perfect audience, as borne out in her… ## [A surprise! overnight guest - off to his new home](https://www.cheriepriest.com/blog/a-surprise-overnight-guest-off-to-his-new-home) _2025-12-14 · Cherie Priest · Still Blogging - The Haunt\*_ Yesterday turned into quite the adventure. It was a long and tedious adventure at times, but don’t worry: I’ll just give you the highlights. Long story short: I saw on a localish-to-me Facebook group that a Pyrenees had been abandoned, tied up to a handrail outside a building, beside a busy street. Apparently he’d been on the lam for a couple of days already, dodging traffic, and we think someone… ## [Holiday Deals for Book People](https://www.cheriepriest.com/blog/holiday-deals-for-book-people) _2025-12-02 · Cherie Priest · Still Blogging - The Haunt\*_ Merry Happy All the Things! Got somebody on your list who’s hard to shop for? Somebody who likes a good ghost story? Mystery? Weird horror? Stuff that’s on sale? GOOD NEWS, everyone: I’ve got links. NEWER RELEASES: It Was Her House First Kindle - $7.39 (Amazon) Paperback - $10.50 Barnes & Noble ebook - $9.99 Barnes & Noble Paperback - $17.99 Kobo - $8.99 The Drowning House (Amazon) Paperback -… ## [November Deals from around the Internet](https://www.cheriepriest.com/blog/november-deals-from-around-the-internet) _2025-11-10 · Cherie Priest · Still Blogging - The Haunt\*_ Hello and welcome to Monday (such as it is). Spooky season may have passed, but book deals know no such limitations - so here’s what I found around the web, for your bargain-purchasing and leisure-reading pleasure. Discounts on NEWER RELEASES: It Was Her House First Kindle - $7.39 (Amazon) Paperback - $11.94 Barnes & Noble ebook - $9.99 The Drowning House (Amazon) Paperback - $6.99 Kindle - $6.64… ## [Spooky Season Deals](https://www.cheriepriest.com/blog/spooky-season-deals) _2025-10-11 · Cherie Priest · Still Blogging - The Haunt\*_ Updated 10/22! I’ve been meaning to do something like this for awhile but I keep forgetting - and now, here on a weekend, I finally have some time to sit down and queue up some promotions from around the book-selling internet for your buying/reading/spooking pleasure. It Was Her House First Kindle - $7.39 (Amazon) Paperback - $11.94 Barnes & Noble ebook - $9.99 The Drowning House (Amazon)… ## [The Troubling Truth About Mr. Crawford’s Corpse](https://www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-troubling-truth-about-hugh-crawford) _2025-09-10 · Cherie Priest · Still Blogging - The Haunt\*_ It Was Her House First is making the rounds and finding its readership, which is marvelous - and it means I’m getting emails about it (yay!) and some of those emails have questions (okay!), and some of them come with skeptical critique (boo!). So I’m writing this post to address the notes I’ve received about a certain character and his corpse’s peculiar post-demise activity. To wit, my main… ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dVSu7VYEwhzJ) _2025-09-10 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Getting Naked on Main: It Was Her House First](https://www.cheriepriest.com/blog/getting-naked-on-main-it-was-her-house-first) _2025-07-22 · Cherie Priest · Still Blogging - The Haunt\*_ I’m not gonna lie: I’ve been putting this off. It’s not like I didn’t know I had a book coming out today, and it’s not that I had better things to do with my time than tell you, the reading public, about this thing I wrote. You’d think after 20+ years in publishing this would be old hat by now - like I should have a template or something - but the truth is, I did not start writing this post until…