Bobbi Pettiford was remembered as a kind longtime resident after a tree crashed into her home during severe weather. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Flowers, balloons and a card appeared outside a storm-damaged DeKalb County home Thursday as neighbors mourned a 68-year-old woman killed when a large tree crashed through the house. The DeKalb County Medical … Read more
Satellite messages kept authorities informed as the injured climber declined extraction and traveled about 10 miles to a waiting vehicle. BILLINGS, Mont. — Search-and-rescue personnel monitored a Montana hiker for more than six hours after he was pierced by his trekking pole and chose to descend Granite Peak’s remote backcountry with two friends instead of … Read more
Police said the high-rise window had a screen, but Stamford does not require safety bars on apartment windows. STAMFORD, Conn. — The death of a 4-year-old boy who fell from a 10th-floor apartment window has focused attention on Stamford’s window requirements after police said the city does not mandate safety bars in high-rise homes. The … Read more
A city worker witnessed the infant being placed in the roadway, blocked the area with her truck and summoned police. ST. LOUIS — A 36-year-old man has been charged after police said a baby in a car seat was abandoned in the middle of Goodfellow Boulevard, where a city employee used her work truck to … Read more
Officials warned that oxygen and propane tanks can rupture when hydraulic equipment compresses household garbage. MILWAUKEE — City officials are urging residents to keep oxygen tanks and other pressurized cylinders out of household garbage after an explosion inside a collection truck injured a sanitation worker. The July 15 blast near 9th Street and Abert Place … Read more
A water safety advocate says life jacket loaner stations could add protection at parks beside Florida waterways. DELAND, Fla. — The death of a mother who entered the St. Johns River to save her young son is bringing new attention to safety measures at public parks built beside Florida’s waterways. Nicole Grayson, 43, died Saturday … Read more
Capt. Spencer Long, his wife and three sons died after flooding struck near a Wayne County campground during a family trip. PROVO, Utah — Fire departments across Utah are mourning Provo Fire and Rescue Capt. Spencer Long, who died with his wife and three of their sons after a flash flood near a southern Utah … Read more
A witness said the seriously injured visitor was about 100 yards away before the agitated bull crossed the campground toward him. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A bison encounter that seriously injured a visitor at Bridge Bay Campground is drawing attention to the unpredictable movement of Yellowstone wildlife, even when people appear to begin well … Read more
Fire officials are investigating whether hazardous gas ignited when a plumber started the vehicle early Monday. TOTOWA, N.J. — Fire officials are investigating a possible acetylene leak after a plumber’s vehicle exploded on a residential street early Monday, injuring one person and causing damage to a neighboring house. The explosion occurred shortly after 5:30 a.m. … Read more
Relatives said the sky gave little warning before the fatal strike Friday evening. SERENA, Ill. — A sudden lightning strike killed 8-year-old Kinslee Tschida on Friday as she played behind her family’s Serena home before an approaching storm had reached the area, relatives and officials said. The timing of the strike has become central to … Read more