Articles by JEANNE LeFLORE, The McAlester News-Capital

A McAlester, Okla., firefighter is working hard to spread the word about fire safety. McAlester firefighter Robbie Rivers said it... Read More

Officials say the 29-acre sinkhole in Louisiana’s Assumption Parish swallowed six cypress trees on March 26 and had its first... Read More

A string of artificial islands off the coast of New Jersey and New York could blunt the impact of storm... Read More

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is announcing a new team to lead the city’s efforts to recover from... Read More

Pushing through the crowd of emergency responders, Royal Carpenter yelled frantically for his daughter, the teenager he often called “gym... Read More

Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a bill requiring parents to be in court when their teenage children are... Read More

Brazilian authorities say the initial investigation into the accident that killed a worker at the stadium that will host the... Read More

Arizona has joined a number of states debating how to regulate so-called ridesharing programs that have popped up around the... Read More

Authorities say crews have made headway on a 198-acre wildfire in central New Mexico that a landowner has been cited... Read More