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Parkersburg firefighters rescue person from burning home after forcing entry through back door
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (159+ words) PARKERSBURG, W. Va. (WTAP) - Firefighters forced their way into a burning East 12th Street home Friday morning and found a person trapped inside, according to the Parkersburg Fire Department. Wood County Dispatch received a call reporting the fire at 905 E. 12th St. at 6: 53 a. m. Dispatchers…...
Mother throws daughters from third-story window to escape apartment fire
1+ week, 2+ day ago (164+ words) SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC/Gray News) - A mother threw her two young daughters from a third-story window to escape an apartment fire. Tanasia Grant had to throw her 4-year-old daughter Alaya and 5-year-old daughter Autumn out of the window around 3: 30 a. m. Sunday....
Woman out jogging seriously injured after bear attacks and drags her 100 yards
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (426+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - Wildlife officials in Alaska have asked a neighborhood to be on high alert after a 36-year-old woman was attacked by a bear Tuesday morning. According to Alaska Wildlife Trooper David Lorring, the woman was seriously…...
Solo hiker mauled by bear, officials say
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (181+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - First responders in Alaska rescued a woman after a bear mauling was reported Tuesday. According to the Anchorage Fire Department, the mauling took place just before 2: 30 p. m. near the Basher Trailhead in Anchorage's Stuckagain Heights area....
Mama moose visits fire department mechanics, looking for her babies
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (200+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A fire department's maintenance shop in Alaska had a surprise visitor come by last week. The mechanics at the Anchorage Fire Department were startled to see a moose walk into the shop. "I heard grunting,…...