High numbers of bear sightings have been reported in South Mississippi recently and there are a number of reasons why.

A massive fire that broke out at the Orrington trash incinerator Tuesday night was still smoldering Wednesday morning. The blaze erupted in the southern end of the Eagle Point Energy Center, which is ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an urgent warning June 4 for consumers to immediately stop using COOWALK and COOWALI heated insoles after the products were linked to fires, ...

Minneapolis officials warn police overspending threatens city’s financial health. Also: a ruling in an ICE arrest case and criticism of the GOP’s Chauvin tribute. According to the order filed May 29, ...

Park County will soon have bear spray disposal containers at its garbage collection sites, according to the county public works director. Disposing of them separately is preferrable to the alternative ...

Every day, workers at a garbage transfer station near Yellowstone National Park clock in with a troubling question on their minds. Will today be the day we inhale a freshly exploded can of bear spray?

Bear spray is creating a disposal problem near Yellowstone National Park. Workers at a garbage transfer station say cans are exploding in the trash. The spray is used by hikers and visitors across ...

In a prime instance of a “funny in a vacuum but probably less amusing when it happens to you” headline, dozens of Americans have apparently been getting hit square in the face by the exploding, ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Casely have issued a recall of 430,000 Casely Power Banks 5000mAh portable MagSafe wireless phone chargers. If it feels like you have deja vu, ...

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