Transmission lines have been linked to the start of the Eaton fire in January. But another kind of line — distribution lines that power homes — were also wreaking havoc before that fire sparked.

Officials say the earthquake damaged or destroyed 87 buildings and nearly 600 houses and affected more than 170,000 people.

NPR looked into malfunctions on lines that power individual homes in one of the communities hardest hit by the LA fires in January. Here's what we found.

The Hudson Valley is rallying to help after a devastating fire severely damaged a pillar of the community. The Village of Rhinebeck is still recovering after a fire tore through the American Legion ...

After their building at 99 Riverside Drive was destroyed during Helene, Darren and Marissa Green have pivoted to building a roller rink, collaborating with community members and Asheville Hockey ...

The owners of an apartment building at 1125 Grand Ave. filed a civil suit in Jackson County Court against the owners of a parking lot where illegal activities flourish and two men were murdered.

The explosion occurred at about 8:15 a.m. on Alexander Ave. near E. 138th St. at a building in NYCHA’s Mitchel Houses in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.

Several fire departments responded to the two-alarm fire after the call came in just after 7 p.m. The fire quickly spread through the structure. No injuries were reported and firefighters saved all ...

One business owner is finally able to open his thrift shop’s doors again after a fire destroyed his shop in Albia.

After a years-long battle in court between the City of Newton and Chedester Properties, a building damaged in the derecho in August 2020 has been torn down.The city first filed its lawsuit against ...

Ten years after the 1000-year floods wreaked havoc across South Carolina, one Midlands business owner is taking us back to that time.

Aries Maliah Jordan was arrested after investigators say she burned down Eagle's Chapel Church and sent threatening messages to its pastor and his family.