Crews Work to Recover Bodies in Vermont Glider Crash
August 30, 2018
Emergency crews are working to recover the bodies of three people who died when the glider they were in crashed in the mountains of Vermont.
Drug Exposure MCI at Ohio and Pennsylvania Prisons
August 30, 2018
Corrections authorities in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Wednesday investigated inmate and staff exposure to drugs and chemicals in what appeared to be unrelated incidents that nevertheless underscored the continuing issue…
Wisconsin Boy Rescued After Being Swept Away into Storm Sewer
August 30, 2018
An 11-year-old boy sucked into a flooded Wisconsin storm sewer was saved when an eagle-eyed firefighter saw the boy's fingers pop through an opening in a manhole cover.
Over 800 Passengers Evacuated from Greek Ferry Fire
August 29, 2018
"It is a difficult situation, because we are dealing with a large vessel,"
Workers Killed in Scaffolding Collapse Near Disney World
August 29, 2018
Emergency responders say two construction workers fell to their deaths when scaffolding collapsed above the sixth floor of a hotel under construction near Disney World.
Puerto Rico Hurricane Death Toll Raised to Nearly 3,000
August 28, 2018
The new estimate of nearly 3,000 dead in the six months after Maria devastated the island in September 2017 and knocked out the entire electrical grid was made by researchers…
Report: $8.1M Allocated for Gary (IN) EMS Spent Elsewhere
August 28, 2018
Gary municipal officials are admitting that just over $8.1 million in city funds from an account specifically intended to cover expenses for Emergency Medical Services needs were actually spent on…
Survivors, Families, Attend Ramstein Air Show Disaster Anniversary
August 28, 2018
Survivors and the families of those killed during a 1988 air show at the U.S. Air Base in Ramstein are commemorating the 30th anniversary of the aviation disaster in Germany.
Jacksonville Firefighters Recount Response to Active Shooting Incident
August 28, 2018
“But from the get go we were right in the middle of the scene as it occurred,” Cooke said. “We had to get in there. We had to get in…
Fireworks, Cigarettes May Have Caused Deadly Chicago Fire
August 28, 2018
Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said children had been known to have set off fireworks from the porch of the Southwest Side apartment.