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1 of 2 fires north of LA contained

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:05:04 -0400

SANTA CLARITA, California - One of two wildfires burning in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles was fully contained Saturday and authorities were getting an upper hand on the second one.

Pilot killed in Sierra plane crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:21:02 -0400

TRUCKEE, California - Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed a pilot near the Sierra town of Truckee.

Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:59:37 -0400

DAMASCUS, Virginia - An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident.

Teen dies after refusing to give iPad to thieves

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:50:16 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Ivan Arenas bought an iPad for his oldest son, Marcos, as a birthday present less than two months ago. The family has never had a lot, the father said, and his 15-year-old son learned to value everything he had.

Moss Point man found drowned after going overboard

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:35:29 -0400

MOSS POINT, Mississippi - The body of a drowned man has been found in the Escatawpa River.

Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:25:45 -0400

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut - The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident.

Officials ID 1 killed, child injured in Iowa crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:17:04 -0400

CENTRAL CITY, Iowa - Authorities have identified the person killed and child injured in a two-vehicle crash as a Coggon mother and her young daughter.

Tornado watch issued for western, central Oklahoma

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:53:27 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - A tornado watch is in effect for western and central Oklahoma.

Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:38:07 -0400

Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby.

3 boats capsize along stretch of coastline

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:35:17 -0400

HONOLULU - Officials say three boats capsized along a quarter-mile stretch of coastline from Mala Wharf to the Lahaina Crossroads Apartments after they had broken free of their moorings.

4 tornadoes counted from Thursday thunderstorm

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:05 -0400

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana - A powerful Thursday afternoon thunderstorm produced four tornadoes as it moved into Louisiana from Texas

Hamilton woman killed in rollover crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:20:21 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - A 41-year-old Hamilton woman has died in a rollover crash in western Montana.

Alaska toddler dies after ATV crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:32 -0400

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a toddler who died several days after being involved in an ATV crash.

National Safe Boating Week begins Saturday

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:04:16 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - As the ice comes off more Minnesota lakes, safety officials are highlighting Saturday's start to National Safe Boating Week.

Auxiliary officer acquitted in fatal chase

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:02:11 -0400

UPLANDS PARK, Missouri - A judge acquitted an auxiliary police officer from a St. Louis County village of charges that he was not licensed to act as a police officer when he chased a speeding car that caused a fatal accident.

Boy killed in LaFayette Co. accident identified

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:56:31 -0400

BLANCHARDVILLE, Wisconsin - The Lafayette County sheriff's office has identified the 8-year-old boy run over by a skid steer loader.

Ex-Compton firefighter pleads not guilty to arson

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:35 -0400

COMPTON, California - Marcel Melanson was one of this hardscrabble Southern California suburb's heroes, a reality TV star hailed for his dedicated and sometimes dangerous work for the Compton Fire Department.

Defense: Pa. woman's 1999 death was accidental

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:36:09 -0400

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pennsylvania - A defense attorney says a central Pennsylvania man charged with homicide in the 1999 death of his daughter-in-law says the woman's death was accidental.

Lafourche plans $6M in flood projects

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:18:57 -0400

DES ALLEMANDS, Louisiana - Lafourche Parish is preparing to begin more than $6 million in flood protection projects for the Raceland and Des Allemands areas.

Coast Guard looks for 2 missing men in Va. river

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:35:36 -0400

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia - The Coast Guard is searching in Virginia for two men whose small boat capsized in the Rappahannock River.

Blasts rock Libya's capital and eastern city

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:44 -0400

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyan officials say explosions went off in the capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi, but no casualties were reported.

Worker suffers minor injury at Ore. picket line

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:29:04 -0400

PORTLAND, Oregon - A Portland longshoreman sustained minor injuries after getting hit by a truck while picketing at the Port of Portland.

Immigrant inspires scholarships at St. Paul school

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:18:12 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The first two students have awarded college scholarships bearing the man of Congolese native who died in a traffic accident after moving to Minnesota.

Police: Central NJ man killed when tractor flips

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:17:16 -0400

MANALAPAN, New Jersey - Authorities say a central New Jersey man was killed when the tractor he was riding flipped over as he helped a friend move some fallen trees on a farm.

1 dead, 1 injured after capsize in Tulalip Bay

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:04:04 -0400

SEATTLE - One man has died and a woman is in the hospital after their boat capsized in Tulalip Bay north of Everett.