Authorities in northwest Montana say a recreational vehicle dragging a piece of metal sparked seven grass fires that drew seven firefighting agencies and two law enforcement agencies. The Daily Inter Lake reports that the grass fires started about 5:30 p.m. …
A fire blazed through The Museum of Danish Resistance in Copenhagen on Sunday, destroying large parts of the building but most of the collection was saved, museum officials said. No one was injured in the fire and firefighters and staff …
Greek authorities say ten Syrian seamen are missing after two cargo ships collided off southern Greece and one of them sank. A Merchant Marine Ministry statement says the accident occurred before 7 am Monday some 78 miles (125 kilometers) southwest …
Kansas utility company officials say someone who caused a power outage and more than $150,000 in wire loss and damage by breaking into a substation could possibly be blind, deaf and seriously burned. KWCH-TV reports Westar crews who went to …
A woman who sought a job at Iowa Methodist Medical Center is now suing the hospital, saying it failed to make accommodations for her shy bladder syndrome. The Des Moines Register reports that Jennifer Conner applied for a job as …
Losses from previous storms are helping to drive up New Jersey’s auto insurance rates, which are already the highest in the nation. The Record newspaper reports the state approved increases for 26 insurance companies this year, including top insurers Allstate, …
A fire at a marina in Ashland, N.H., has damaged at least 30 boats. Firefighters were called to the Riveredge Marina on Squam Lake late Sunday. WMUR-TV reports they found the boat slip and boat storage areas in flames. Some …
Several cars burned about 10 p.m. Sunday at a southeast Portland car lot. The Oregonian reports it’s a tow lot. Portland fire and rescue says an electric fence was an added hazard. Extra firefighters were called because of limited fire …
Chevron has resumed operations in a unit at its refinery in California’s Bay Area that was shut down after a massive fire last year. Company officials said during a conference call with analysts Friday that crews had begun feeding crude …
The family of a Vermont State Police trooper killed while trying to stop a fleeing suspect a decade ago has received a $4.5 million settlement from the state and its insurance carrier. Washington Superior Court Judge Robert Bent this week …