Faced with abandonment from the state, rural residents built their own fire lines, shelters, and support systems.

"The facts of this case are undeniably tragic," Chief United States District Judge Robert Rossiter Jr. wrote in his order.

David Lee Campbell, 41, was convicted of murder and burglary and sentenced to 100 years in prison for fatally beating Connie Bailey, 72, of Hamlet, Indiana.

Officials said the child attempted to board the boat while the propeller was engaged and the propeller stuck the child in ...

A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon's North Rim along with 50 to 80 other structures have been destroyed by a wildfire.