A crew member aboard a small cruise ship was injured and hundreds were evacuated from the vessel, following an explosion in the engine room, according to reports. It happened Wednesday on the American Queen Voyages’ Ocean Navigator docked in Maine’s Portland Harbor, officials said. The injured crew member was taken …
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Two people have been arrested in connection with a fire that damaged an Atlanta apartment complex and led to more than a hundred evacuations. Atlanta news outlets reported that the fire happened Friday night. Firefighters were still on the scene Saturday putting out hotspots. Investigators believe the fire may have …
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The woman accused of attempted arson at the birth home of Martin Luther King Jr. is a decorated military veteran, according to officials. Laneisha Shantrice Henderson, 26, is a veteran surface warfare specialist of the U.S. Navy and received multiple awards during her service. Henderson received a national defense service …
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The Trump administration’s Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced they had determined the cause of the Pacific Palisades fire and arrested an alleged arsonist. Previously, local officials had said the cause was unknown but may have been caused by fireworks. As a Palisades …
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A suspected arsonist pleaded guilty in a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday after being accused of setting fire to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion in April as Shapiro and his family were asleep. Cody Balmer, 38, appeared for the plea hearing at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg wearing a dark red …
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An Indiana mother who vanished more than a week ago has been found alive in a nearby forest, just days after flames broke out in her home in what authorities are calling a “suspicious” fire. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, around 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, dispatchers received …
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The suspect accused of starting what prosecutors have described as “one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history” reportedly had an outburst in federal court as he pleaded not guilty. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Florida, entered a not guilty plea Thursday to counts of destruction of property …
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A woman has died a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued her and two family members stranded on a remote Massachusetts island that they swam to when their boat went up in flames while anchored in a cove overnight Monday. Cynthia Sullivan, 73, died Thursday, according to a Facebook …
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