A veteran Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has died six months after he was severely burned in a fire at one of the department's mobile shooting ranges, a family spokesperson said Sunday. Alfredo "Freddy" Flores, 51, of Sylmar, died Saturday evening at Valley Presbyterian Hospital, where he was being treated for third-degree burns suffered when a tractor-trailer range where he was getting re-certified burst into flames last October in Castaic. Flores, and a second injured deputy serving as...
Insurance costs have so far totalled more than £10 million
Australia Institute says 2021 analysis had 15-year timeframe when modelling of the invasive species is usually over 20 to 30 yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe cost of a widespread fire ant outbreak may be far higher than predicted in “flawed” government modelling provided to ministers in the fight against the highly invasive species, new research suggests.The Australia Institute data, released...
Weekend Runner Australia author Emma Kemp runs us through some of the country’s best long-distance races, taking in city footpaths, tropical islands, red dirt and windswept coastlinesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailRunning season is here, and that means running festivals. Whether you’re a beginner hoping to enter your first short-and-sharp fun run or a seasoned racer seeking a longer, stiffer challenge, Australia’s calendar of events has something for everyone.From tropical islands...
Broadcaster Ray Hadley is leading calls for security guards to be armed in Australia - as questions grow about how one man could stab six people to death.
Reports of explosions in Iranian city of Isfahan prompt sell-off of stocks in Australia – and in other markets such as Japan. Follow the day’s news liveMiddle East crisis live: Israel has carried out an attack on Iran, US officials say, after blasts reported near IsfahanGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, is speaking to the media after a 16-year-old was charged with a “terrorist act” for allegedly stabbing a bishop on...
The Lansing Fire Department was called to the 300 block of South Eighth St, near Kalamazoo St, around 1:50 a.m.
CARTERVILLE, Mo. — More than five fire departments responded to a grass fire in Carterville Monday afternoon. It started just after 3:00 p.m., according to Carterville Fire Chief, Kevin Crawford, and consumed the equivalent of five city blocks, of a field at the end of West McKee Street, which is just off of North Fountain []
The State Fire Marshal is warning residents about fires caused by lithium-ion batteries.
The Henderson Fire Department is accepting applications for both firefighter and firefighter-paramedics to start in the October 2024 academy.
Multiple fire departments are fighting a large fire in rural Ingham County.
Dipendra Singh Airee, Nepal's big-hitting finisher, entered the record books as the third man to hit six sixes in an over in an international T20 game, achieving the feat in the last over against Qatar in their ACC Men's Premier Cup match in Al Amerat on Saturday.Starting the over on 28 off 15 balls, with Nepal on 174 for 7, Airee smashed medium pacer Kamran Khan for sixes off each delivery to end on 64 from 21, and took Nepal to 210 for 7.That put his name on a list which only had Yuvraj Singh...