Pelham, Alabama police say they’re searching for suspects after $10,000 worth of damage was done at the city park. Parks and Recreation Director Billy Crandall said he believes the crime might be gang-related and a form of retaliation against the …
Firefighters from 10 communities have responded to a blaze at a New Hampshire firefighter’s home that caused at least $50,000 in damage. Portsmouth Assistant Fire Chief Steve Achilles tells the Portsmouth Herald a smoke alarm woke the residents shortly before …
A fire destroyed one cabin and damaged another at Kokee State Park on Kauai, causing $150,000 in damages. The Kauai County Fire Department said Monday both cabins were unoccupied and no one was injured. Fire officials are investigating the cause …
An earthquake has shaken the seabed well off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.5 quake was centered 206 miles (333 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas and 141 miles (227 kilometers) from Socorro Island. That volcanic …
An early morning fire has forced the evacuation of about 400 residents of a mental health facility in the Chicago suburb of Robbins. Robbins Fire Chief Charles Lloyd Jr. says the fire that broke out at the Lydia Healthcare Center …
The city of Biloxi, Miss., starts this week to work with commercial property owners to clean up neglected buildings. Six years after Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi officials are ready to prod commercial property owners into doing something with their neglected buildings. …
Residents across the Northeast woke up to cold, dark homes and one of the earliest snow days in memory Monday after a storm dumped as much as 30 inches of wet, heavy snow that snapped trees and power lines and …
Bismarck police arrested a 61-year-old man over the weekend after he allegedly stole a courtesy van from a local hotel and crashed it into a house. No one was hurt, but damage to the house is estimated at about $25,000. …
Vermont officials are expected to update damage estimates from Tropical Storm Irene. Gov. Peter Shumlin and administration officials will hold a media briefing on Monday. Some estimates say Vermont suffered $1 billion in damage from Irene flooding, which tore up …
The National Weather Service says the remnants of Tropical Storm Rina dumping rain across Florida spawned a weak tornado that briefly touched down on the state’s Atlantic coast. Officials said Sunday that the tornado touched down Saturday morning in Hobe …