A Madison, Wis., fire that was so big it could be seen on weather radar damaged more than a dozen nearby homes and melted parts of a fire truck. Madison fire department spokeswoman Bernadette Galvez tells WISC-TV crews arriving to …
Fire departments in three Maine communities will receive nearly $400,000 in federal assistance. The fire departments receiving Federal Emergency Management Agency money are in Bridgewater, Brownfield, and Skowhegan. Brownfield, in western Maine, will get nearly $239,000 for a new tanker …
The California Supreme Court has ruled that the silence of suspects can be used against them. Wading into a legally tangled vehicular manslaughter case, a sharply divided high court on Thursday effectively reinstated the felony conviction of a man accused …
Construction is underway on a Nebraska State Patrol crime laboratory that is double the size of its current facility. Crews broke ground on the $9-million lab in northwest Lincoln on Thursday. The 28,000-square-foot facility will replace a nearby lab that’s …
Rapid City, S.D., firefighters have gotten initial city approval for an effort to encourage residents in areas prone to wildfires to take steps to make their properties safer. The Rapid City Journal reports that the city’s Legal and Finance Committee …
Even Jimmie Johnson has a temper – one that was on display long before he became a six-time champion and one of NASCAR’s most respected drivers. “I guess the one experience that comes to mind for me in Cup was …
The American Red Cross has chosen North Texas for the assistance group’s largest U.S. disaster supplies warehouse. Red Cross officials on Friday announced the Disaster Field Supply Center in Arlington will have enough items to support up to 100,000 victims. …
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins’ office used money from an asset-forfeiture fund to pay about $50,000 to the driver of a car that Watkins hit while driving a county-owned vehicle, according to a television station’s report. The settlement was …
A former Oklahoma assistant attorney general has filed a wrongful termination claim against the state. Ted Rossier filed the $175,000 claim Thursday with the State Office of Risk Management, The Oklahoman reported. He is seeking a statement “absolving me of …
State regulators have cited the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg for improperly disposing of materials containing asbestos. The Department of Environmental Protection recently issued a notice of violation to the hospital. Department spokeswoman Kelley Gillenwater tells media outlets that …