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The Bear Gulch Fire, which began on July 6 near Mount Rose in the Olympic National Forest, has grown to an estimated 4,760 acres with only 3% containment, offic ...
Authorities say one person has been displaced and nobody was hurt after a house fire in St. Paul early Saturday morning.
In the 1950s fire towers like the one in Lenox were prevalent throughout the country and staffed during daylight hours by “spotters,” whose job it was to scan the landscape ...
A change to Nashville code aims to add housing density through this strategy: require only one set of stairs in small apartment and condo buildings.
Upstate group Spartanburg Area Conservancy plans to repair and restore multi-story stair towers at the former Glendale Mill ...
Both sides agree that William Wesley fired the shot that killed Marcus Catchings. The question at trial, then, is whether he did so in self defense.
The cause of a two-alarm Fremont fire Sunday that injured one resident and displaced a total of four people from two homes is under investigation.
A lightning strike was blamed for causing a Citrus County house fire, killing a dog and two birds on July 4, fire officials said.
Murfreesboro house fire caused by discarded used fireworks, officials say MFRD said the home’s siding and a nearby vehicle were damaged by the fire.
In 1973, a fire at New Orleans' Up Stairs Lounge killed 32 — most of them gay men. 52 years later, we remember the lives lost and how it changed LGBTQ+ history.
Eleven people were displaced after a fire burned through several apartments in Puyallup on Thursday night. Fire crews were dispatched to an apartment complex at 10:35 p.m. in the 300 block of 5th ...
Heavy fire in Puyallup burned through apartment units, leaving 11 displaced on June 19, 2025. Red Cross is aiding residents. Investigation is ongoing.