Fire department personel at the Germiston Lake. The City of Ekurhuleni’s Fire Department has ramped up its training with advanced water-rescue exercises at Germiston Lake, sharpening its readiness for ...

In our Reality Check stories, Herald-Leader journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? hlcityregion@herald-leader.com. By late March, the ...

The board that runs the Universities of Wisconsin voted unanimously Tuesday to fire the system's president, drawing the ire of Republican lawmakers who called it a "partisan hatchet job." Rothman has ...

The vote ends a nearly weeklong standoff between the board and UW system President Jay Rothman, who said he had been told to resign or be fired. Rothman has served as president since 2022 under a ...

Jay O. Rothman’s departure brought an end to a four-year stint as leader of the university system following a public struggle for power. By Alan Blinder and Stephanie Saul The board of Wisconsin’s ...

Potawatomi Casino was evacuated April 6 after a fire started following a boiler system failure. The fire was under control by 1:15 p.m. and there were no injuries reported, said Milwaukee Fire ...

SAN DIEGO — Southern California’s brush is already drying out in March, months before the traditional start of fire season. After several weeks of record-setting warmth, fire crews warn that ...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KGO) -- The San Bernardino County Fire Department is testing a new firefighting system that uses sound waves instead of water to extinguish flames. It may sound like something ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Emergency crews were called to BJ’s gas station at Springfield Crossing Monday evening for hazardous discharge. Springfield Fire Captain Drew Piemonte told 22News that the ...

ROME—More aircraft are urgently needed in Europe for aerial firefighting after wildfires caused more devastation in 2025 than in any previous year. According to a report by European emergency services ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrived at a port in Crete on Monday after it had to leave the Middle East — and the war against Iran — when a fire broke out in its laundry area. But the ...