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Atlanta Bus Crashes, Injuring 14 People

A spokeswoman for Atlanta’s public bus system says 14 people including the driver were taken to a hospital after a bus crashed on the city’s southwest side. Atlanta Fire Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says the injuries were classified as minor. He …

Texas School Bus Crash Sends 32 to Hospital

Police say a tractor-trailer clipped a school bus in central Texas, flipping the bus onto its side and sending 32 people – 29 of them children – to a hospital. The accident occurred about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday about 60 miles …

City Bus in Phoenix Crashes Into 18-Wheeler

Authorities say a city bus crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer rig Tuesday morning in west Phoenix. Captain Scott McDonald, a spokesman for the Phoenix Fire Department, says the driver and one passenger of the bus were transported to …

Firefighters Rescue Man From Seattle Apartment

The fire early Monday morning at a Seattle apartment building was started by candles. Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore says they were left burning on top of a refrigerator, and flames caught the kitchen on fire and destroyed one unit …

4 Injured in Explosion at Oklahoma Business

Authorities say four men have been injured in an explosion at a business in south Edmond, Okla. Edmond firefighter Kelly Lewis told reporters at the scene that one suffered third-degree burns and the others suffered first-degree burns in the blast …

Gas Explosion at Moscow Restaurant Kills 2

Officials say a gas explosion and fire at a Moscow restaurant killed two people and injured at least 26. The explosion occurred Monday afternoon in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant in the Russian capital. A fire, believed to have …

11 Injured in Mississippi Motorhome Wreck

Eleven people were injured, four critically, when a motorhome bound for a college football championship game in New Orleans went off Interstate 59 in southern Mississippi and struck a tree. WDAM-TV reports that the motorhome from Georgia was carrying 13 …

Safety of Popular Air Shows, Races Under Scrutiny

Despite suffering severe injuries in the worst air race accident in the U.S. in more than a half a century, some victims have told their lawyer they would like to attend future races. “I just look at them, shake my …

1 Killed, 9 Injured in Chicago High-Rise Fire

An early morning fire in a Chicago high-rise has killed a woman who got stuck in an elevator and injured nine others, including two firefighters. Firefighters were called to the 21-story building about 2 a.m. Sunday. Fire Department Chief Joe …

Idaho Biologists File Lawsuit After Copter Crash

Two biologists with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game injured in a helicopter crash while attempting to dart elk, moose and wolves have filed lawsuits against the pilot and others. George Pauley and Craig White filed their lawsuits Wednesday …