Firefighters say overheated Christmas lights sparked a fire in Mill Creek, Wash., that damaged a home and killed a 3-week-old puppy. The Everett Herald reports that the woman at the residence Sunday night walked into her living room to find …
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake has rattled Rocky Point, Mexico, Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., reports the earthquake struck about 5:32 a.m. in the Gulf of California 40 miles south of Rocky Point and 208 miles south, southwest …
Investigators have determined that a fire started by accident ripped through a maintenance building and destroyed several vehicles at a northeast Ohio arboretum. Authorities have not commented further on what caused Monday night’s fire at the Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, …
The U.S. Geological Survey website says a 3.2 magnitude earthquake happened at 8:46 a.m. Saturday, centered 5 miles north-northeast of Snyder, in Scurry County. The area is 78 miles southeast of Lubbock. Authorities had had no immediate reports of injury …
The National Transportation Safety Board has released new details of a September plane crash near the Le Mars Municipal Airport. A report from the board, cited by the Daily Sentinel, says pilot Robert Tompkins had just taken off from the …
Someone broke into Robertson Elementary School early Sunday in Yakima, Wash., and set fire to the library. KNDO reports many books were lost. Damage is estimated at $100,000.
A fire has damaged nearly half a block of historical buildings and businesses in the heart of downtown Vincennes, Ind. WTHI-TV and WFIE-TV report the Old Gimbel Corner Antiques building on Main Street in the former Indiana capital caught fire …
Connecticut State Police say two men are in custody as troopers investigate fires that damaged a home and destroyed a regional curling club’s ice rink. Authorities say the incidents in Norfolk culminated with a police chase early Sunday to capture …
Crews at Fort Benning are working to repair three buildings damaged by a tornado on the Georgia Army post eight months ago. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that fixing two Army barracks buildings and the National Guard training center is estimated …
Part of a deck of a parking garage for a new Cleveland casino has collapsed. Cleveland Fire Department spokesman Larry Gray says the collapse occurred Friday afternoon while workers were pouring concrete on the roof. He says all 52 construction …