VIDEO: Firefighters were called to a fire Thursday evening at the Meredith Marina and Boating Center. Meredith police dispatch confirmed that a building was fully involved in flames. Witnesses said they heard and felt an explosion. Thick smoke could be seen coming from the area of the marina. "There was a loud explosion.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester

On Thursday, Harris County officials outlined all the actions it has taken over the past two years to enhance environmental monitoring and enforcement. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said since the ITC chemical fire that happened in Deer Park in March 2019, county officials have been taken numerous steps to protect the county's environment against threats to public health and safety.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston

More infectious COVID-19 variants have emerged around the world, and experts are saying the United States must adapt to a changed pandemic playing field. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these variants spread more easily, and it’s unknown whether the illness caused is more severe.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

VIDEO: A female FDNY EMT was assaulted at the scene of a three-alarm fire in the Bronx that damaged seven businesses. The fire broke out on Westchester Avenue in the Parkchester section just before 6:30 a.m. Thursday, right near the elevated subway tracks. The fire appears to have started in a 99-cent store.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: One NASA Kennedy Space Center firefighter went above and beyond in his rescue back in October. A broken scaffolding left a team of painters hanging on the side of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. The painters were dangling 375-feet above ground while painting the flag on the VAB.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOFL-TV FOX 35 Orlando