Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill requiring sprinklers in certain renovated older high-rise apartments, a measure inspired by a deadly 2023 Silver Spring fire that killed 25-year-old Melanie Diaz. The ...

An investigation was underway after a man was found shot to death in a Coral Springs neighborhood early Thursday, prompting a ...

Three lawsuits have been filed following an explosion at an apartment building in Des Plaines during the early morning hours ...

JUST IN FROM THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL JOHN. YEAH. AND INVESTIGATORS, THEY HAVEN’T CLARIFIED WHETHER THEY BELIEVE THAT THIS GAS LINE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, BUT TYPICALLY A GAS LINE IS EXPOSED RIGHT AT ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (7News) — Violent crime is sharply down in downtown Silver Spring following a coordinated effort among police, business leaders, and community groups that began after a surge in ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Three people were injured following an explosion at a mobile home, according to Fort Carson Fire & Emergency Services. The report came in around 9:15 p.m. Thursday at ...

Two employees were injured Tuesday morning after an explosion at an Illinois chemical plant triggered a large hazmat response and prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order for nearby workers.

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, The Banner Montgomery, and republished with permission. Subscribe to The Banner Montgomery here. Capt. Jason Cokinos is on his third stint working in ...

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas — An oil well site explosion and fire in the Etoile area Monday night caused evacuations and shelter-in-place orders for several residents. According to the Nacogdoches ...

OTTAWA, Ill. (WLS) -- Two workers were injured in a chemical plant explosion on Tuesday, Ottawa fire officials said. The reported explosion happened just before 8 a.m. in a "routine transfer of ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a Texas natural gas or oil well site set off a large fire that was seen for miles and led to some evacuations, but caused no injuries, authorities said ...

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office responded to an explosion at an industrial site in the Etoile area on the night of April 20, 2026. NACOGDOCHES, Texas — An explosion at a Texas natural gas or ...