One person was pronounced dead on the scene of an accident involving a car and a tractor trailer in Steele Creek this morning. Part of Steele Creek Road, where the accident happened near Hamilton Road, was closed for much of the morning. (Fox46 Staff) 

Fatal wreck at Steele Creek Rd/Hamilton Rd. One person killed. @ChrisLarsonWBTV has more on Bounce TV. pic.twitter.com/yL9aPbDzZz

— John Carter WBTV (@JohnCarterWBTV) May 2, 2016

CMPD announced yesterday that Juan Quintanilla-Garza, wanted in relation to the hit-and-run death  of a six-year-old boy on April 24, turned himself into police in Webb County, Texas. Police said they will begin the extradition process "immediately," although there is no timetable available for his return to Charlotte. (Ryan Pitkin) 

Twenty-year-old firefighter Richard Sheltra was killed while battling a three-alarm blaze in Pineville on Saturday night. Both Pineville and Charlotte crews responded to the fire at the Countryside Plaza strip mall. A Charlotte firefighter was also injured during the fire. Sheltra worked as a volunteer for three years and was nee awarded Rookie of the Year by the Pineville Fire Department. (WBTV Web Staff) 

#BREAKING: Pineville firefighter killed in line of duty identified as Richard Sheltra. He's on right in this photo pic.twitter.com/gOWDW7xLHF

— WSOCTV (@wsoctv) May 1, 2016

A mother and daughter from Charlotte were rescued in New Zealand on Saturday after getting lost in the wilderness there for five days. Rachel Lloyd, a 22-year-old NC State student, and her mother Carolyn Lloyd, who still lives in Charlotte, were found thanks to giant signs reading "Help" that they created with palm fronds. A helicopter searching for the missing hikers saw the sign and found the women nearby. (Associated Press via WSOC) 

Mother and daughter hikers missing in New Zealand made "HELP" sign out of sticks and rocks https://t.co/d9QbSqEaYG pic.twitter.com/PRUF12cmWg

— ABC News (@ABC) April 30, 2016