VIDEO/PHOTOS: A logging truck flipped over in a crash that left its trailer hanging over a wall on a highway in New Hampshire on Friday morning. The southbound side of Interstate 293 near Exit 6 in Manchester was closed to traffic following the wreck, according to New Hampshire State Police. The truck driver and the driver of a sedan also involved in the crash were taken to Elliot Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston

A new law looks to change how forever chemicals are used in firefighting gear. At a signing ceremony on Beacon Hill on Thursday, Governor Maura Healey signed a bill into law meant to protect firefighters from harmful PFAS in their equipment which have been linked to higher rates of cancer. This crucial law requires firefighting equipment manufacturers to provide written notice to local, state government, and other buyers if their equipment contains forever chemicals.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWLP-TV NBC/CW+ 22 Springfield

VIDEO: Living proof of the American dream now has a home inside Lexington Firehouse #7. Nihad Smlatic recently completed his probationary period, but that’s not the only thing he’s accomplished of late. “I can’t believe it’s finally here, I’m a U.S. citizen,” he said from the station house on a Tuesday morning between alarms.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLEX-TV NBC 18 Lexington

As students across the country begin a new school year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about an uptick in a highly-contagious respiratory virus. The virus, known as parvovirus B19, is on the rise across the United States, and particularly in children ages 5 to 9, the CDC said in an Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

PHOTOS: Residents and businesses in Capitol Hill were asked to closed their windows and doors to prevent smoke from entering Friday morning amid a vacant-building fire. The Seattle Fire Department first posted about the fire — located on the 1700 block of Belmont Avenue — at 4:32 a.m. The SFD said 20 minutes later that the building was all clear, and crews transitioned to a defensive position as the roof was at risk of collapsing.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle