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Donnie Leeman (right) stands by the door of a Newcastle fire truck. Leeman was an 18-year volunteer with Newcastle, including serving as assistant chief. (Photo courtesy Newcas
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A wildfire in Waterton Canyon, sparked by rodents chewing on live wires in an electrical box, was doused by firefighters with West Metro Fire and Rescue.
The half-acre fire burned on a steep and rugged slop
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Sheared off by a motorist that hit the hydrant and ran, water was sent gushing straight up into the air at the corner of Yosemite Avenue and F Street in downtown Oakdale on Monday afternoon.
The Feb. 28 incident left many streets in the area flooded and traffic was detoured around the ar
Fire crews from across the Island are tackling a property fire in Totland this morning (Wednesday).
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Hubley’s “Say It With Flowers” motorcycle had just some minor chipping to the black paint on its roof, otherwise, the all original example was in overall excellent to pristine condition and the toy zipped past its $15/25,000 estimate to finish at $32,400, selling to a collector in the Mi
A man in Hawaii allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl, kept her shackled in a school bus and forced her to smoke methamphetamine.
Duncan Mahi, 52, has been charged with two counts each of kidnapping, terroristic threatening in the first degree, robbery in the fi
A McDonald’s worker serves a customer on April 9, 2020, in Hayward, Calif.
UPDATE: Here are the latest updates on COVID in the Bay Area and California.
Two years into the pandemic, the number and demographics of people dying of COVID has shifted significantly. Moderna expects to
A person was treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in Burnley this morning, Sunday.
Two fire engines from Burnley were called to the house on Leyland Road in Burnley at around 6.30am.
Firefighters used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel, a ventilation unit
Firefighters spent four hours tackling a house fire in Colne on Friday afternoon.
Three fire engines from Colne and Nelson were called to a fire on Oak Street, Colne, at around 2:45pm.
They used breathing apparatus, two hose reels, gas monitoring equipment and a ventila