Tag: Fires
Florida man guilty of setting store on fire during unrest
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man was convicted Tuesday of setting fire to a sporting goods store and shopping center in Tampa during unrest...
Police: Maryland man fatally shot 4 before killing self
A man accused of shooting three people at a Maryland convenience store, killing two of them, also fatally shot his parents and set his...
‘Tragic’: 3 kids among 5 dead after Arkansas apartment fire
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Five people, including three children, died following a fire at their Arkansas apartment complex, officials said Sunday.
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Man arrested after boarding empty Mauritania plane on tarmac
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Authorities have arrested a man after he boarded an empty Mauritania Airlines plane sitting on the tarmac at the international airport...
Court upholds firing of NYPD officer in Eric Garner’s death
NEW YORK — A state appeals court on Thursday upheld the New York Police Department’s decision to fire an officer for the 2014 chokehold...
Report: California wildfire sparked when tree hit power line
LOS ANGELES — A Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed more than 200 buildings last year was caused when tree branches...
Park outdoors: Ram recalls heavy-duty trucks for fire risk
DETROIT — The company that makes heavy-duty diesel Ram trucks is telling some owners to park them outdoors due to the risk of an...
Kosovo court convicts 1 Serb, 1 Albanian of 1999 war crimes
PRISTINA, Kosovo — A Kosovo court on Tuesday jailed a Serb former police officer and an Albanian policeman convicted of murder and other war...
Judge mulls requiring PG&E to turn off power more frequently
SAN RAMON, Calif. — A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric's criminal probation said Tuesday that he is considering requiring the utility to...
DISPATCH: When home burns, and your job is to cover it
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains had not burned in decades. But they burned the year I lived...
