Let your “feet flag” fly, Athens. As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, two mid-block crosswalks on the intown portion of Prince Avenue, at Newton Street in front of The Grit restaurant, and at Pope Street near Daily Groceries, are equipped with …
A farm implement dealership in Conrad, Mont., has been destroyed by fire. Big Sky Equipment Co. owner Gary Brown tells the Great Falls Tribune his business is a total loss. He says no one was injured and he plans to …
Divers have recovered nearly 30 pieces of Lake Havasu City’s London Bridge that were knocked into the Bridgewater Channel by a truck accident last month. City officials say 18 balusters and eight top rail pieces have been taken to a …
A string of multiple-fatality home blazes made December Ohio’s deadliest fire month of 2014 and pushed the annual death toll to 115. Statistics from the state fire marshal’s office show 16 people were killed by fires last month, causing an …
Investigators say a mechanical failure in one truck started a fire that destroyed two semi-trucks and trailers early Wednesday at Alpine Food Distributing in Milwaukie, Oregon. Damage was estimated at $500,000. KGW reports no one was hurt. Clackamas firefighters prevented …
New federal rules announced Wednesday will require airlines to collect and analyze safety data in an effort to spot troubling trends and help prevent accidents. The Federal Aviation Administration said the causes of 123 accidents between 2001 and 2010 could …
More than 20 residents at a senior-living complex where a deadly fire occurred have jointly filed a negligence lawsuit in Bexar County against the management company and its owners. The plaintiffs are seeking at least $1 million in damages for …
Phil Ballinger retired at the end of December 2014 as executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT), a post he’s held for more than two decades. During his tenure at SLSOT, the organization has been recognized …
An 18-wheeler that slammed into a car that had stopped or nearly stopped in a Kansas City, Mo., highway traffic lane, killing the car’s five occupants, didn’t brake or try to avoid the crash, according to a preliminary police report. …
Driver error is likely the cause of a crash involving a school bus and an empty freight train that killed two people and injured 12 more in northeastern North Dakota, police said Tuesday. Evidence at the scene indicates the 62-year-old …