Fire Chief Raymund Durkee was on hand Tuesday to tell those who attended an open house at the fire station about the city's new fire engine. The vehicle was officially put in service this week along with a Gator off-road vehicle.

The driver of a Mazda Protege was killed after colliding head-on with a Kannapolis fire truck Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Authorities said Tyrell Carlton, 29, was driving on Centergrove Road when he crossed the centerline and crashed into the fire engine. Carlton was taken to Atrium Health-Northeast but did not survive.