HUMBOLDT — A mobile home was destroyed by fire, and the occupant taken to the hospital Thursday evening. Humboldt Fire Chief Sean McReyolds said the house at 502 Bridge St. was fully engulfed when the…

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Strong winds fanned two Rocky Mountain wildfires last week, prompting new evacuation orders as one spread toward communities outside Rocky Mountain National Park. Cool autumn weather had been helping firefighters in…

With all apologies to Charles Dickens, Saturday was the best and worst of times for Vince DeGrado. First the good. DeGrado’s Allen Community College cross country teams both shined, with the Red Devil men placing…

LOS ANGELES — Fire crews remain in battle mode as efforts to save the 116-year-old Mount Wilson Observatory from the raging Bobcat fire continue. Days after officials announced that firefighters had beaten back advancing flames…

I’m guessing most people would appreciate a two-hour deep-tissue massage about now.  If only it could be done remotely. Between the pandemic, politics, and natural disasters, the news can be overwhelming these days.  At such…

Caressa Vaughn woke up coughing a little after midnight Wednesday morning to find her house filled with smoke. She realized the problem immediately. She had fallen asleep while food had been left cooking on the…

Firefighters investigated damage this morning to a house north of Humboldt owned by Daniel Galloway. Smoke continued to roll out of the attic as crews worked. The cause of the fire was unknown, but was…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation of the massive blast that tore through Beirut sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city’s port, and the visiting French president…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Firefighters on land, in the air and on the water today were still battling a blaze on a Navy ship that injured at least 21 people and sent smoke billowing over…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Six people were killed and one was seriously injured in a fiery head-on crash on a northeast Kansas highway, authorities said. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around…