A tropical storm left 15 people missing in the northern Philippines after flooding a wide swath of metropolitan Manila and forcing more than 75,000 people to flee their homes in the capital and nearby provinces, officials said Saturday. One of …
Just over a week after warning about serious burn dangers linked to outdoor ceramic pots known as firepots, the government on Wednesday announced the recall of nearly a half-million bottles and jugs of the gel fuel used in the patio …
A bicyclist who rear-ended a government-owned vehicle parked in the roadway has received a $50,000 settlement. The settlement was paid after 26-year-old Greg Kopecky sued the city and Ronny Burr, a temporary city employee working in the Streets Division, over …
Fires early Sunday at two Cedar Rapids apartment complexes sent two people to hospitals, killed four pets and forced 37 people from their homes, fire officials said. One resident from each complex was taken to hospitals, said Cedar Rapids Fire …
Corvallis, Ore. firefighters rescued a construction worker who suffered an electrical shock when he was trapped in a motorized lift that came in contact with an overhead power line. Corvallis Fire Department spokesman Jim Patton says Pacific Power was called …
Angry, drunken fans ran wild after the Vancouver Canucks’ 4-0 loss to Boston in the decisive Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, setting cars and garbage cans ablaze, smashing windows, showering giant TV screens with beer bottles and dancing …
An Amish girl had to be airlifted from the scene of a crash involving a car and a horse-drawn buggy in central Pennsylvania. Bareville Fire Chief Nelson Oberholtzer says three other girls were transported to hospitals following the collision Thursday …
The government is warning about outdoor ceramic pots known as firepots, after two people were burned in accidents in New York. The Consumer Product Safety Commission wants people to use additional caution when lighting the flame on firepots. The warning …
Officials say two people were injured when a deck collapsed during a birthday party on Cape Cod. Capt. Richard Sargent of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department says one adult and one child suffered injuries that were believed to be non-life-threatening …
Critics of Nevada’s first black bear hunt are worried that with hunters and hikers near Lake Tahoe sharing the same woods, it won’t only be bears that get shot. “Someone could be out hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail with their …