High numbers of bear sightings have been reported in South Mississippi recently and there are a number of reasons why.

Unfortunately, there are rare occasions when batteries can surprise you by catching fire, or exploding. Minimize the risk ...

“Fire in the hole!” an Allegheny firefighter shouted three times before a watermelon was detonated. The display, he said, simulated a scenario in which someone is harmed by an explosive. As the Fourth ...

Lab analyst Diana Wendelin gently adjusts a slide under a microscope. An enlarged image of a tick comes into focus on her computer screen. “So, the first thing I'm looking at is called the scutum.

Despite being a known issue for literal years, garbage trucks keep going up in flames due to people improperly disposing of lithium-ion batteries. Back in late May, a garbage truck caught fire in ...

Park County will soon have bear spray disposal containers at its garbage collection sites, according to the county public works director. Disposing of them separately is preferrable to the alternative ...

Every day, workers at a garbage transfer station near Yellowstone National Park clock in with a troubling question on their minds. Will today be the day we inhale a freshly exploded can of bear spray?

Bear spray is creating a disposal problem near Yellowstone National Park. Workers at a garbage transfer station say cans are exploding in the trash. The spray is used by hikers and visitors across ...

LADUE, Mo. — A woman was charged on Tuesday after police said she intentionally started a fire inside a church in Ladue, Missouri. Janiya Van was charged with one count of knowingly burning or ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Casely have issued a recall of 430,000 Casely Power Banks 5000mAh portable MagSafe wireless phone chargers. If it feels like you have deja vu, ...

TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST, Ore. - More than 55 volunteers cleaned and restored the Wolf Creek Shooting Lanes and nearby forest roads on March 21. Volunteers removed graffiti from boulders, replaced ...