Fatal Incident
Authorities are investigating a propane leak as the cause of a fatal house explosion in Jefferson Township
More than 100 people were evacuated as firefighters worked to rescue people trapped in homes and vehicles
The Los Angeles County Fire Department released a summary of the front-loader fire and explosion that killed Firefighter Andrew Pontious
Victoria McGrath, 23, received severe shrapnel injuries to her left leg from the first of two bombs placed near the marathon finish line
The father of one of the girls tried to get them out but was badly burned and unable to reach them; the girls were having a sleepover
Firefighters tended to victims with second- and third-degree burns; the blast is being investigated as an attack
A seven-day total could approach 20 inches of rain in Northern California and up to three inches in the southern end of the state
The men were killed after their car slammed into an apartment building and caught on fire
The four were the only ones in the two-story home when firefighters arrived; the children’s ages and genders have not been released
Patrick Wolterman was killed in a December arson fire; his death was ruled a homicide
Captain Peter Larlee died after falling ill while repairing an ambulance at the station
A 44-year-old man and his dog were killed in the blaze; the firefighter was taken to a hospital for treatment
Tonya Johnson, who was just recently married, got into an argument about directions with her husband; she left the car and was struck while attempting to cross a highway
Ryan Vale had been missing for a week; officials do not suspect foul play at this time
The man was being extricated from his car after an accident; police stunned him with a taser when he became combative towards the firefighter rescuing him
Shawna Lynn Jones, 22, died from injuries she sustained after being struck by a boulder
The motorhome the girl was in caught on fire after running into the back of a trailer; the girl’s grandmother and father were killed in the crash
Officials wouldn’t identify the gunman or discuss a motive; of those hurt, 10 were critically wounded
An attorney said the lieutenant has retired and can’t be disciplined; he’s accused of failing to respond to a call for a choking child
Tornadoes and heavy snow left hundreds of thousands without power in several states, cancelled flights and closed schools
Tonya Johnson, who was just recently married, got into an argument about directions with her husband; she left the car and was struck while attempting to cross a highway
William Wells will serve life in prison for the Aug. 2015 shooting of Kendrick Brown
The firefighter appeared so drunk he was “confused and disoriented” and “couldn’t walk a straight line” before he allegedly caused a crash that killed a 17-year-old girl
Levi Robert Hammond was thrown from his snowmobile and into a tree; the collision fractured his neck
Three adults and an infant died in the fire; the house was fully involved when firefighters arrived
He went back in for his wife and two other kids, who made it out safely; the fire is being investigated
The victims were two boys, ages 11 and 5, and two girls, ages 3 and 11 months
Patrick Dailey, also a sheriff’s deputy, was fatally shot while responding to a complaint about a man inside a Panera Bread restaurant
Latoya Lyerly told police she was “filled with demons” before she set it on fire, killing the owner and two other residents
The driver ran through a crash scene and fatally struck another driver standing in the median with police and firefighters
Assistant Chief Daniel Cool, 71, was at a training meeting when he collapsed; he was a 50-year veteran
EMT Barry Miller was killed in the September crash; a colleague said he’d be proud of the new rig
Deputies Patrick Dailey and Mark Logsdon were fatally shot while responding to a complaint about a man inside a Panera Bread restaurant
