emergencies and accidents

Cleanup crews are being deployed to the Gulf of Mexico to respond to a sizeable oil spill detected following Hurricane Ida. The spill was spotted at an offshore drilling lease ...

The adage "look before you leap" has never been as relevant as when you're on a summer hike in snake country, wherever that may be. One visiting hiker recently had ...

On Aug. 24, 14-year-old Lily Swanson of Leyland, Lancashire, England, was out walking her dog Isobel when she sensed danger brewing. She was close to home, on Hough Lane, when ...

When there's a story about a woman walking a dog near a body of water in alligator country, you can probably figure out what happens next. But a few details ...

Serving the community as a lifeguard has become a tradition in the Pinto family. Brothers Tyler, Keith and Kevin have all spent time watching over beachgoers in New Jersey. Keith, ...

L/Cpl. Adam J. Marshall has been a trooper with the South Carolina Highway Patrol since June 2015. He transferred to Troop 5 in the Grand Strand area in September 2019 ...

Every year, as summer comes to a close, cows, goats and sheep who have spent their summer in mountain pastures on the Alps are herded back down to the safety ...

On Aug. 17, at around 3 p.m., a student at Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida, collapsed. He appeared to be breathing -- but in all reality, he was experiencing ...

Wildfires are unpredictable events that have far-reaching effects. Not only are people and animals displaced, but structures and livelihoods are destroyed. The East Troublesome Fire began on Oct. 14, 2020, ...

On Aug. 20, the Coplin family was looking forward to a weekend away, camping at Piney River RV Resort in Bon Aqua, Tennessee. Not knowing the intense flooding that was ...

On Saturday morning, Waverly, Tennessee, experienced significant flooding. Residents were trapped or displaced and many people lost all their earthly possessions, ruined by water. Tyler Stanley and his mother set ...

Last Thursday, a 15-year-old dog named Zoey wandered away from her home in Arlington, Texas, and found herself trapped underground. It took city rescue crews, the water company, police, firefighters, ...

A toddler from Russia has simultaneously had the adventure of a lifetime and nearly scared her family to death. Despite having no food or water with her, and being barefoot, ...

Emergencies don't wait for first responders to be on the clock. Even when police officers are off duty, they jump in to help when they're needed. Officer Gilbert Troche of ...

Residents at The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society - Mountain View Manor in Eureka, Montana, were treated to an exciting, unprogrammed event on Aug. 10. Those at the Good Samaritan ...

If you have even a hint of claustrophobia -- or even just a healthy fear of danger in general -- this story will stick with you. On Monday, in Newington, ...

On Saturday morning, shortly after 6:30 a.m., in Camden, New Jersey, witnesses spotted an erratic driver veer off the road after hitting a dip. The car and driver careened down ...

On Monday, a dog walker was taking a 14-year-old goldendoodle named Sienna for a stroll in Northampton, Massachusetts -- not all that unusual an activity for the dog, which often ...

It's not every day that someone getting your goat is a positive thing, but last week a woman was very thankful for just that. The woman -- who has remained ...

If you've spent any time in Arizona, you've no doubt been introduced to the wide array of Plants That Will Hurt You. Ranking pretty close to the top and widely ...