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(WDEF) — A mock rescue exercise was conducted at Fall Creek Falls Thursday ... of the mock rescue was unable to be conducted. The Black Hawk was still able to practice assessing areas.

An Alaskan man is lucky to be alive after a 700-pound boulder pinned him face down in an icy creek for three hours. Kell Morris was hiking near a remote glacier south of Anchorage when the ...

the first Black fire chief at Roanoke Fire-EMS. A ceremony was held to dedicate the community room to Chief Quarles. Organizers say the space will bring community members together and reflect the ...

Charles Rangel, a founding member and pioneering leader of the US Congressional Black Caucus, died on Monday, the Caucus said. He was 94. A native and longtime resident of the storied New York ...

Charles Rangel, a founding member and pioneering leader of the US Congressional Black Caucus, died on Monday, the Caucus said. He was 94. A native and longtime resident of the storied New York ...

HERKIMER, N.Y. -- It was standing-room only, with plenty of heated discussion at Monday's Herkimer Village Board meeting. The Village strictly enforcing its maximum occupancy for the meeting, going so ...