Portable electric heaters overloaded the wiring in a Camas, Wash., home, sparking a fire that damaged the residence. The Camas/Washougal Fire Department says in a release that firefighters found four people already outside the home when they arrived on scene …
More than eight years after a fraternity house fire killed three University of Mississippi students, only one of the state’s public colleges and universities has both installed a sprinkler system in every dormitory and required all fraternities and sororities to …
The Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue Department, in New Mexico, is buying three gurneys capable of handling as much as 1,600 pounds to care for obese patients. The Albuquerque Journal reports that county officials say these gurneys are the first …
A 24-year-old man who was base jumping off a mountain in Phoenix, Ariz., suffered injuries when he struck rocks on his way down. The Phoenix Fire Department says the man’s chute opened after he jumped off Camelback Mountain on Sunday …
An Ohio man has been sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud after investigators with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) captured undercover video contradicting his claim that he couldn’t lift more than 10 pounds. The video of Jason Dross bench …
An Ogden, Utah, man accused of killing a police officer during a drug raid at his home is suing his insurance company over its rejection of his homeowner’s damage claim stemming from the shootout. Matthew Stewart, in his complaint filed …
Millions of dollars in relief loan money sit unclaimed more than six months after heavy flooding hit northeastern Minnesota. Most of the $12 million allocated by the Legislature for disaster loans to homeowners remains unclaimed while another $15 million in …
Authorities in eastern Idaho say an attempt to thaw frozen water pipes using an agricultural weed burner in a crawl space ignited a blaze at a single-story, wooden home that housed the Bonneville County Sportsman’s Association. Idaho Falls Fire Department …
The co-chairman of a state legislative committee says the panel plans to introduce a bill allowing claims of posttraumatic stress disorder to be covered under Connecticut’s workers’ compensation laws, in response to the Newtown school shootings. Democratic Sprague Sen. Cathy …
Work to repair the massive Wolf Creek Dam in southern Kentucky is slated for completion later this year and the project manager says things are going “smoothly.” Don Getty told the Commonwealth Journal that the project, which began in 2007, …