PORTLAND, Ore. — A medical emergency involving a 15-year-old student prompted the evacuation of Benson Polytechnic High School on Tuesday, Sept. 8, after the teenager mixed chemicals and inhaled the gases produced by the mixture. The student, whose identity has not been publicly released, is expected to survive, according to Portland Police Bureau Chief Bob […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A routine morning in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood turned into a terrifying emergency when a woman was viciously attacked by a dog on a city street. San Francisco Fire Department crews responded to the 500 block of Larkin Street at around 9:20 a.m. on Sept. 8, after reports of the attack. […]

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — The search for a missing Grand Canyon hiker has entered another difficult stage as loved ones continue holding onto hope more than a week after a devastating flash flood swept through the canyon. Timothy Allen Smith, 53, a pilot and father of three, has not been found since he and two […]

ASPEN, Colo. — A Labor Day weekend climbing trip ended in tragedy after a climber fell from Castle Peak, a 14,000-foot mountain south of Aspen, and died from injuries sustained in the fall. The Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office was notified on Sunday, Sept. 6, about a fallen climber on the mountain’s north face. Because of […]

CHOCTAW, Okla. — A family in Choctaw is mourning the loss of a 25-year-old mother after a devastating single-vehicle crash left her six young children without their mother. Family members identified the woman as Kaitie Tabor of Choctaw, according to local reports. The crash happened Thursday, Sept. 3, near Northeast 23rd Street and North McDonald […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa Hawkeye community is mourning the loss of Derek Phillips, a junior horn player with the Iowa Hawkeyes marching band who died after suffering a serious medical emergency during the team’s season-opening football game. Phillips was at the Hawkeyes’ matchup against Northern Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 5, when his family […]

LA HABRA, Calif. — A Southern California neighborhood was thrown into an emergency Tuesday after a hazardous chemical incident sent a yellow-orange plume of smoke into the air, prompting evacuations and a major response from fire and hazardous-material crews. Emergency personnel responded to a reported chemical leak near 334 S. Cypress St. in La Habra […]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Clove Lakes Park is known for its peaceful scenery, wildlife and popular lake, but residents are now looking at the water with a very different feeling as officials investigate a potential sewage discharge. The park may look calm from the surface, but the possibility that sewage entered its waterways has sparked […]

MIAMI, Fla. — A family vacation in the Bahamas has turned into a desperate search after a private plane carrying a Miami couple and their two grandchildren crashed into the water Monday while heading home. Bahamian authorities received a report that a five-seater PA-34 Piper aircraft traveling toward Opa-locka, Florida, had gone down approximately 13 […]

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — A late-night drive along a California mountain highway turned deadly early Friday morning when a vehicle carrying six Wrightwood residents veered off State Route 2 and plunged down an embankment. The crash happened at approximately 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, near Mile Post Marker 81.30, according to the California Highway Patrol. The […]