September 14, 2017
The number of catastrophic multiple-death fires surged in 2016, according to a new report from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Both the number of these fires and the deaths resulting from them were higher in 2016 than in 2015…
August 22, 2017
A passenger in a pickup was killed and the driver critically injured in crash on Highway 4 in Home Township, Minnesota. A Hino Straight semi truck was traveling northbound on Highway 4 in Home Township, Brown County. A Chevy pickup…
August 22, 2017
A young woman from Rosemount, Minnesota, was tragically killed yesterday in a crash on Interstate 80 in Omaha, Nebraska. The driver of a semi truck failed to slow down for slow traffic and rear ended the Toyota Prius in which…
July 27, 2017
One person died and two others were injured in a July 26 fire at the Orr-Weathers Apartments in East St. Louis. Firefighters arrived at the 7-story public housing complex on the 1400 block of Missouri just after 2 a.m. Most…
July 17, 2017
Three people are dead and six others are recovering from injuries after a massive fire at the Chesapeake Crossing Senior Living Apartments in the early mornings hours of July 15. Firefighters responding to the call at around 4:35 a.m., found…
June 30, 2017
An explosion at Tampa Electric Co.’s Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach, Florida yesterday killed two people and critically injured four others. The crew of six, which included one employee and five contract workers, was performing routine maintenance on a…
June 15, 2017
Three cases of Legionnaires’ disease are associated with the pool and spa at Summit Greens, a residential community for people 55 and over, located in Clermont, FL, just outside of Orlando. There are over 700 homes, according to the Florida…
May 25, 2017
The boiler tank that exploded killing four people at two St. Louis companies on April 3 had a history of leaks, according to a report by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) which is investigating the incident. The explosion, which released…
May 10, 2017
Sara Miller of Milford, Michigan, has become the third person to die from a semi-truck crash caused when the truck’s driver failed to stop as he approached traffic that was backed up due to construction. The 18-wheeler plowed into nine…
March 2, 2017
An Ohio Air National Guard Airman is being remembered in North Toledo as a loving father and family man who had recently returned home from an overseas deployment in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. At 21 years of age, he…
February 27, 2017
Three children died and three others were injured in a mobile home fire in Carrington, ND on February 25. Alex Tufte, 11, Melody Tufte, 8, and Spencer Tufte, 7, perished when their home, located in the Westside Trailer Court, was…
February 25, 2017
Community members in and around Dodge City, Kansas, are raising thousands of dollars for the surviving family of a woman and her four children after a tragic semi-truck crash ended their lives. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that the head-on crash…