When a natural disaster strikes, time is of the essence if people are trapped under rubble. Conventional search-and-rescue ...

A 65-year-old man who burned his home down and fired shots at responding firefighters was sentenced Friday to 24 years in prison.

A Mississippi woman who claimed her ex-boyfriend fell into a lit fireplace while holding a bottle of lighter fluid has been ...

A domestic violence call early Thursday escalated into a three-hour search for a suspect and an armed standoff in a shed ...

The State Fire Marshal and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are expected to announce an arrest and charges in connection with ...

Landline telephones can be a lifeline when disaster strikes remote towns. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yue Stella Yu, a reporter for CalMatters, about why landlines remain important in California.

Just as negotiators at the United Nations COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil, girded Thursday for the fiercest debate of the gathering—how to address fossil fuels—their phones buzzed with an urgent ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A man has pleaded guilty to starting a fire at the ICE facility in Portland. Investigators say on June 11, a group began building a barricade of large objects and debris ...

No matches? No problem. With just sugar and a few household items, you can start a fire in a survival situation. In this video, we show step-by-step how this simple sugar trick works. Perfect for ...

Can steam really start a fire? In this Everyday Science episode, we explore the surprising way heat, pressure, and water vapor combine to ignite a flame. It’s a simple but fascinating experiment that ...

Amazon confirms that its Fire OS will stay alongside the newly launched Vega OS. Despite rumors of a complete replacement, Amazon has assured that Vega OS is designed to expand, not to replace, its ...

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