Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation announced the award of a $20,257 grant to North Whidbey Fire and Rescue to ensure first responders have the necessary equipment to keep community members and themselves safe. The grant will be used to purchase thermal imaging cameras, fulfilling a critical need within the department.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2024 6:30:00 AM - SOURCE: Whidbey News-Times

There is no evidence of terrorism in the fiery New Year's Day crash that saw the driver of an SUV stashed with gas canisters speed toward pedestrians and fatally collide with a car after a concert in Rochester, New York, police said Tuesday. The suspect was identified as Michael Avery, 35, of the Syracuse area.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

VIDEO: Boston firefighters who were responding to a fire at an apartment building in Mattapan on Saturday heard gunshots as they arrived, according to officials. Deputy Fire Chief Michael Doherty said the department received a call at 11:35 a.m. for a fire at 50 Fairlawn Ave., an apartment building in a complex that is off the Cummins Highway.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

VIDEO/PHOTOS: We've been talking about the story all week – how a man survived six days pinned inside his truck underneath Interstate 94 in Northwest Indiana. On Thursday, first responders filled us in on the chaos and conditions they encountered while trying to free Matt Reum from his vehicle. CBS 2's Lauren Victory climbed into the spot in Salt Creek near Portage, Indiana, where Reum was trapped in his truck.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO: Ninety-three years ago, the first North Dakota State Capitol Building burned down. According to the State Historical Society, on Sunday, December 28, 1930, a janitor discovered the fourth floor was on fire. It says even though he called the fire department immediately, the building was still a total loss with only the two lower floors and the north wing not completely destroyed.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFYR-TV NBC/FOX 5 Bismarck