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Utah Boy Ignites $5K Bedroom Fire With Lighter

Authorities say a 6-year-old Sunset boy playing with a lighter started a weekend fire that caused more than $5,000 in damages to his family home. KTVX of Salt Lake City reports the fire broke out just before noon Saturday. Sunset …

New Jersey Court: State Not Responsible for Fatal Accident

State transportation officials who declined to fund a new pedestrian walkway over a southern New Jersey highway cannot be held responsible for a 2003 accident that killed a boy and injured his younger brother, a state appellate court has ruled. …

Florida Boy Struck by Float in Holiday Parade

A 5-year-old boy is recovering after he was struck by a float during a parade in southwest Florida. Dade City Police officials say it’s unclear whether the boy was run over or just knocked down during Friday’s parade. The child …

Boy Unhurt When Car Wrecks During Arkansas Police Chase

Authorities say a 2-year-old boy wasn’t hurt when a man who may have been involved in a killing crashed his car during a police pursuit. Officers told KLRT-TV they were investigating an unrelated case on Monday when they heard a …

Go-Cart Crash at Ohio Raceway Kills 6-Year-Old Boy

A 6-year-old boy has died after a go-cart crash during a practice session at an Ohio track. Michael Wise of Newark was driving a go-cart that somehow got turned around and collided with a motorcycle Saturday afternoon at Circleville Raceway …

Boy Rescued From South Carolina Elevator Shaft

Firefighters have rescued a 5-year-old boy who got stuck in an elevator shaft at a Kiawah Island home. St. John’s Fire Capt. James Ghi says one of the boy’s legs was pinned between the elevator car and the shaft and …