A man who set up a hidden camera to see who was setting fires on his land unexpectedly captured images of his wife starting a fire, prompting Pottawatomie County authorities to charge her with arson and her family to get …
An anonymous phone call to the state’s Arson Hotline resulted in the arrests of two juveniles in connection with an apartment fire in Austin. The fire caused an estimated $10,000 in damage. Austin fire investigators say two boys, ages 12 …
Fire-use restrictions go into effect this week throughout the Prescott region and other parts of Arizona. In an unusual move, the higher-elevation Coconino and southern Kaibab national forests started fire restrictions on Friday ahead of the ones for the Prescott …
Two central Pennsylvania diner owners allegedly set fire to the business to collect insurance money because of financial problems. East Hempfield Township police say 32-year-old Adel Hassan and 37-year-old Ahmed Elbeheri are charged with arson and conspiracy in the fire …
A big-rig engulfed in flames shut down eastbound lanes of the Foothill Freeway, causing a morning commuter nightmare east of Los Angeles. It took road crews 31/2 hours to clear away the wreckage and clean up diesel fuel. No one …
Delta Sigma Phi says it will rebuild a fraternity house at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill., that was destroyed by fire last month. Mark Zappa is a fraternity brother who manages the building for the fraternity’s national group. Zappa …
A bird nest on a gas fireplace vent caused a fire at a cancer care center in Yakima. About 30 people were evacuated Monday at the North Star Lodge as firefighters prevented the fire from spreading. Damage is estimated at …
New Hampshire prosecutors are fighting to use forensic evidence in the trial of a man charged with setting a 1989 fire that killed four people in Keene. Lawyers for 54-year-old David McLeod are in court Tuesday challenging the validity of …
A fire at a Concord soup kitchen injured two people, caused over $100,000 in damage and blew black smoke in the city’s downtown area, firefighters said Saturday. Firefighters responded to the fire at The Friendly Kitchen just before 10:30 a.m. …
An effort by Coconino County to prevent major flooding damage in the aftermath of a wildfire could land the county in court. Four families say the county built a newly fenced, 40-foot wide flood control ditch across their land without …