AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department told KXAN it had a busy weekend responding to nearly a dozen structure fires, which AFD Battalion Chief Mark Bridges said is more than usual. PREVIOUS: AFD investigating series of ‘suspicious’ fires in SE Austin “Many of those are just due to normal accidental circumstances. Several of those […]
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How do you deal with a bad neighbor? This one set a cross on fire in Conway, SC
Along Corbett Drive in Conway is what you would expect in a neighborhood. Brick houses from the 1970s maintained lawns and festive decorations. Then, there is the house where Worden Butler and Alexis Hartnett live. Deep trenches are going through the yard along with homemade fences and several “No trespassing” signs. Neighbors of Butler, 28, […]
Hubble Telescope sees a bright ‘snowball’ of stars in the Milky Way’s neighbor (image)
Even if dreams of a white Christmas fail to come true this year, the Hubble Space Telescope has ensured at least one snowball gets thrown during the festive season. Hubble collected data that was used to build a stunning image of a tightly bound cluster of stars that looks like a cosmic snowball. It’s situated […]
Good Neighbor Fund donors share their reasons for giving
Dec. 24—About three years ago, Vern Hashimoto and a group of about 20 of his friends began an annual tradition of donating to Helping Hands Hawaii’s annual Good Neighbor Fund. The group celebrated their 50th high school reunion this year, and Hashimoto said that in the past few years they’ve contributed about $25,000 to the […]
Neighbor tries to help gunshot victim in Norman shooting
NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — Two people, including a five-year-old child are recovering in the hospital after they were shot Friday night. One neighbor said she was holding on to one of the victims trying to keep him alive until help could get there. “It was nothing but blood,” said Joanna Fulton. Fulton said she was […]
Charlie Sheen’s neighbor arrested after being accused of assaulting actor in Malibu home
FILE – Charlie Sheen, a cast member in “Scary Movie V,” poses at the premiere of the film on April 11, 2013, in Los Angeles. Sheen’s neighbor was arrested after being accused of assaulting the actor in a Malibu home this week, authorities said. Electra Schrock was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, the […]
A man turned to strangers to bring Christmas joy to a grieving neighbor
Detroit — In a duplex on Detroit’s west side, downstairs renter Colin McConnell said the new neighbors above him had been disrupting his peace below. “I thought it was the Detroit Lions practicing up there some nights, you know?” McConnell told CBS News. In actuality, it was 3 pee-wee running backs, sprinting back and forth […]
Charlie Sheen attacked at Malibu home by neighbor: LASD
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrested a woman accused of attacking actor Charlie Sheen at his Malibu home on Wednesday afternoon. Deputies with the Malibu/Lost Hills Station responded to a battery call at around 1:00 p.m. on Cavalleri Road, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to KTLA 5. Investigators contacted the parties involved […]