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America's Postal Service will receive new trucks with gas and electric engines

Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense will produce 50,000 to 165,000 vehicles for service over the next 10 years.

The cars will run on gas and will also be equipped with an electric motor.

The new trucks will be equipped with 360-degree cameras for collision avoidance, traction control, heating and air conditioning, and a larger cargo capacity for parcels.

UN Secretary General vaccinated against coronavirus

Chronicle of the inaugural day

Biden bursts into tears during an emotional speech before leaving for the inauguration in Washington

Mesa Alert: Officers Detained Man On Murder Charge

Cops uncovered the culprit and the sufferer in the booked automobile, culprit and woman were injured from bullets; the teen lady ended up being in the back of the vehicle.

San Diego, Ca law enforcement officials imprisoned a person charged with firing and harming his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend in Otay on Friday night in a booked vehicle where a severely injured teen was uncovered hidden in the back of the car.

Mesa Alert: Keep your Home Doors Locked, Robber Stole Plenty of Christmas Gifts from House!

Mesa: A man had to go through the worst holiday nightmare when we returned to his home after Christmas dinner on Sat.

This incident occurred in Long wood Street, Christmas brought happiness in many houses. But at one house the happiness of Christmas is taken away after Jerry came back home around midnight on Sat and when we woke up in the morning he found that Christmas gifts are missing.

“The back door was open,” said Jerry.

According to Jerry: The back gate of the home was opened, and he found that his three laptops and other electronics things were stolen. He further said his house was totally messed up, I am not sure how the robbers got inside my home from the sliding gate.

Mesa police have arrested Phillip Merrell, 30 years old, on Oct. 26, on suspicion of pointing a laser pointer at a Mesa police helicopter.

Police stated that Merrell aimed the helicopter's laser pointer as it flew across an area east of Southern Avenue and Signal Butte Road. The pilots provided an approximate location to officers on the ground from which the laser originated.

According to Mesa police, responding officers found and arrested Merrell, who told investigators that he didn't know it was illegal to point a laser at the aircraft. The day before, police suspect Merrell also pointed a laser at a Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport commercial aircraft.

On one count he was booked pointing a laser at an occupied aircraft as well as one count of risk involving the risk of imminent death. Extra information about his court case was also not instantly available.

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A pedestrian died due to collision with a car in Chandler

A pedestrian died after getting hit by a car on Saturday night, said Chandler Police.

The Emergency crews responded to the incident at 9:45 p.m. near Elgin and Arizona Avenue.

Police identified the pedestrian as 41-year-old Rosario Ortiz, was on his wheelchair and was crossing Arizona Avenue at Elgin Street going west, when a car going south struck her.

As the firefighters arrived at the location, she was declared dead.

Police said that the driver did not flee the scene. According to Police, speed, impairment or distraction were not the cause of the collision.

Two vehicles crashed on Loop 101 at 67th Avenue on Saturday, one died in Action secondary collision

A fatal collision took place on Loop 101 at 67th Avenue, Saturday night, and the investigation is going on said DPS officials.

The incident took place around 9:10 p.m. on westbound L-101 near 75th Avenue, and no injuries were reported from the incident.

DPS said that after this incident, a secondary crash happened at 67th Avenue, in which one person was reported dead.

According to police reports, multiple subjects fled from the scene and were not located, but others said no one had fled the scene.

The reason for the collision is still unknown, and commuters are suggested to avoid the area.

Child with special need started walking on her own, with the help of teletherapy

Many medical practitioners, such as doctors, psychologists, and even physical therapists, are providing teletherapy to the patients to keep them safe in this pandemic. This method proves to be very beneficial for some people and especially the families who have children with special needs.

One Valley family recien=ved great results from teletherapy and found some positive outcomes for their daughter, who was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Pitt Hopkins syndrome.

Due to this syndrome 5-year-old, Alexandra did not have as much strength in her arms and legs as other children have.

Alexandra's mom Nicole Anderson told our team that their daughter is very strong and has to take physical therapy five times a week for an hour-long session. These sessions even continued after the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Central Arizona closed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and families had to switch to online therapy.

After some days of teletherapy with her physical therapist Atelie Ho Lem, Anderson said, things changed for her daughter, and she started making efforts to walk in her own without much coaxing.

Ho Lem said after seeing the first steps of Alexandra that these moments were overwhelming for her.

"She is a sweet little girl that wants to move, she wants to play," said Ho Lem. "When I see them accomplish these milestones, it is just overwhelming," she added.