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A 70-year-old woman died in November after riding the Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster at Universal Studios in Orlando, according to a report from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark Tuesday in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia's most populous state in three days.

According to Pender County Schools a school bus was involved in a vehicle crash on NC Highway 53 in the Maple Hill area. There were 23 students and one driver on board at the time of the incident.

During last week's New Hanover County Commissioners' agenda review meeting, county recycling and solid waste director Joe Suleyman gave a presentation about the future of the county landfill.

Dozens of people lined up outside Grace United Methodist Church early Monday night as they waited for the shelter to open.

The annual meeting of The World Economic Forum attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos for dialogue, debate and deal-making.

Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns — often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” — were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, died Monday. He was 93.