In B.C., about 40 per cent of fire starts are caused by human activity. John Paolozzi, BCWS wildfire prevention communications officer, says human-caused fires start to pick up during the spring ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

SHOPPERS are rushing to B&Q to nab a patio cleaning must-have which is retailing for cheaper than at Aldi or Lidl. The Bosch Aquatak Corder Pressure Washer, designed for "small to medium cleaning ...

Two local mechanics, Jess Monroe and Eric Knudsen, demonstrated incredible selflessness during the Oklahoma wildfires when they rushed to fix a broken fire truck at a critical time. Despite losing his ...

President Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a ...

After watching the RPI men’s hockey team’s season-ending 5-2 loss to Harvard in the ECAC Hockey tournament game, a contest in which the Engineers gave up four second-period goals and trail 5-1 ...

A long-underachieving program is making a change yet again with its men's basketball program. UNLV fired coach Kevin Kruger on Saturday, the school announced Saturday. Kruger lasted four seasons ...

Tulsa firefighters are battling multiple fires near downtown, about a half-mile north of the USA BMX headquarters on North Lansing Avenue. Crews have been working throughout the morning to contain ...

where a fire burst through its roof. It was the start of a long day for firefighters who also had another round of brush fires.

The fires — in Center Moriches, East Moriches, Eastport and Westhampton — blanketed part’s of Long Island’s East End shortly after 1 p.m., filling the sky with thick black smoke ...

Officials believe separate fires ignited along a seven-mile stretch of the highway surrounding Eastport and Westhampton. Three of the four fires were fully contained while a fire in Westhampton ...

President Trump has fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and announced he will nominate a retired three-star general to succeed him as the nation ...