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North Dakota Bowling Alley Owner Files Lawsuit Over Arson Fire

The owner of a Bottineau, N.D., bowling alley damaged by an arson fire is suing the company that insured the building. Thomas Kessler of Tommy Turtle Lanes accuses North Pointe Insurance Co. of violating terms of the policy and failing …

Navy: Sub Worker Set Fire So He Could Leave Early

Navy investigators say a civilian laborer has been charged with setting a fire that heavily damaged the vessel in May and another blaze near it in June. In a complaint filed Monday in federal court, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service …

Church Reopens More Than a Year After Arson

A central Pennsylvania church has opened its doors again more than a year after a devastating arson fire tore through its sanctuary. Shells Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grantville, Dauphin County held its first service at its renovated building on Sunday. …

Texas Governor’s Mansion Almost Back in Business

Restoration of the fire-damaged Texas Governor’s Mansion is nearing completion with the return of pieces of the building’s historic furniture collection. Gov. Rick Perry’s office said Wednesday the first phase of a move-in had started after years of restoration work. …

Arson Seen in Blaze at Former Michigan Fire Department Headquarters

Michigan authorities say they suspect an arsonist set a blaze that broke out in the former headquarters of the Highland Park Fire Department. The fire was burning Sunday afternoon at the former fire station. It’s is across the street from …

Arson Fire Heavily Damages Maryland Church

Baltimore County fire officials say a blaze that dry conditions and wind help spread at a church was deliberately set. The three-alarm blaze caused about $400,000 in damage to Pleasant Zion Baptist Church in Dundalk. Investigators say the fire was …