How to Find News Articles About Accidents in My Area

Some searches for information can yield little or no results, but major accidents usually receive some media attention. This makes it a simple task to track down news reports about accidents in your local area. The older the accident, though, the more difficult it is to find the articles reporting the details. If you have an interest in learning about an accident that is a few years old, you may have to invest some serious man hours and leg work to your research.

Things You'll Need

• Newspapers
• Computer

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Instructions

• 1

  Ask your friends and family if they have any newspapers from the time of the accident (if you are researching a particular accident). The newspapers should have some report of the accident if they are a local news provider. Check through the newspapers for information, including the obituaries (if the accident had casualties) and local crime reports.

• 2

  Visit the websites of your local news outlets. The websites might have archived articles on car wrecks and other local accidents.

• 3

  Visit your local library to browse through newspaper articles. Most libraries keep a physical copy of the local newspapers for research purposes.

• 4

  Travel to the local newspaper's headquarters. The office may keep a physical copy of past articles or have an archive of the articles on the computer. If the newspaper office has archived papers, ask to see its archived information about accidents in your area.