Scenes from California's "Morgan Fire"
The Morgan Fire broke out Sept. 8, 2013 near Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County.Photo Credit: Brooke Merrick
View ArticleFire in Bay Area Engulfs More Than 800 Acres
A fire near Mt. Diablo, about 35 miles east of Oakland, has grown past 800 acres and is 10 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. The fire is still growing. A strike team of engines from San Ramon...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Round-Up: Boomers May Benefit Most
With the Affordable Care Act set to go into effect on Oct. 1, there is an ongoing debate as to whether the law will keep insurance premium costs down, if employers will continue to offer insurance for...
View ArticleLast Hospitalized Child Released After Carnival Mishap
Eighteen people, mostly children, were injured after an amusement ride malfunctioned at the Oyster Festival in Norwalk, Conn., on Sunday, according to police, and state police are trying to determine...
View ArticleTropical Storm Humberto Continues Strengthening
Tropical Storm Humberto continued strengthening Monday as it moved west over the Cape Verde Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. As of 5 p.m., Humberto had maximum sustained...
View ArticleUTA: Woman Reports Sexual Assault at Frat House
A male student and two fraternities at the University of Texas at Arlington campus were suspended Sunday after a woman reported being sexually assaulted at a fraternity house. UT Arlington said its...
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Grandma Shot As 2 Brothers Fought Over Cell Phone: Cops
An 83-year-old grandmother was shot – on National Grandparents Day – as two brothers fought over a cell phone Sunday in a Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, police said. The grandmother, Marian Hall,...
View ArticleFla. Dance Teacher Arrested for Sex With 15-Year-Old: Cops
A Florida dance teacher has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old she met through the Coral Springs studio she manages, officials said Sunday. Detectives arrested...
View ArticleDe Blasio Widens Lead in Democratic Race: NBC4 Poll
Bill de Blasio, the Democratic mayoral candidate whose progressive message upended his party's primary campaign this summer, has widened his lead over his rivals just days before the election, a new...
View ArticleProstitution Suspect Says She's the "Best on Stock Island": Deputies
A woman who allegedly took $40 for oral sex in the Florida Keys and told an undercover deputy she was "best on Stock Island" was arrested by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Dorothy Austin, 45, met...
View ArticleSyria and Chemical Weapons: What You Need to Know
The numbers behind Syria's civil war are staggering: Well over 100,000 people have died, according to the United Nations. More than 6 million, nearly a third of Syria's population, have been forced...
View ArticleTrial of Man Charged With Killing Adoptive Mother Begins
The trial of a South Florida man accused of raping and killing his adoptive mother began on Monday. Gerard A. Lopes, 23, is charged with premeditated murder in the death of 43-year-old Natalie...
View ArticleLGBT Seniors Camp Out for One-of-a-Kind Housing
In a light jacket and baseball cap, Ellis Sacks sat patiently outside the William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in Philadelphia early Monday, hoping to find a new place to...
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Mt. Diablo Fire Grows to 3,700 Acres
A fire dubbed the "Morgan Fire" burning near Mount Diablo State Park in California quadrupled from overnight, charring a total of 3,700 acres by Monday afternoon and forcing evacuations of about 100...
View ArticleMan Punched in Possible "White Man" Bias Attack Dies
A 62-year-old white man who was allegedly punched and knocked out last week by a black man who declared he would attack the first white person he came across has died, law enforcement sources said...
View ArticleCrabbers: Worst Maryland Crab Season in 20 Years
Restaurants all over the country are dealing with a shortage of Maryland crabs. The stock in the Chesapeake Bay was low this year, which has suppliers looking to other places to keep up with demand....
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Dozens Hurt When Car in Cop Chase Collides With MTA Bus
Dozens of people were injured when a car being chased by police collided with an MTA bus in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn Monday evening, authorities say. When police pulled over a black...
View ArticleNASA Aims Again for Manned Missions
NASA’s dreaming big dreams again, aiming for a manned asteroid mission in the not-so-distant future. That means big money for California and a boost - of solid rocket booster proportions - to the...
View ArticleCaught on Camera: Trooper Hits Bikers
Dashcam footage shows brutal collision between Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper and couple on motorcycle. The video shows Trooper Jacob Daymon driving on U.S. 35 east of Dayton on the night of August...
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Mt. Diablo Fire at 3,243 Acres, 60 Percent Contained
Hundreds of firefighters from across California's Bay Area region and state worked furiously to contain 60 percent of the "Morgan Fire" near Mount Diablo State Park on Tuesday morning, downgrading the...
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