You go put it out," said Simpson, the fire captain who arrived to join other firefighters. The explosion, captured on the trooper’s dash-bound video camera, boomed as firefighters approached, in textbook fashion, from behind the tractor-trailer cab. The fire ball leapt toward the sky, instead of out toward the firefighters. It was the first miracle, authorities said. The second came when
LeROY -- Travelers could have a second option for a place to sleep in LeRoy by the end of the year. Construction on a new Holiday Inn Express is expected to begin within a few weeks, said co-owner Neel Patel.
Due to the state closing part of Interstate 40 next month, it will be more than a year before motorists see the sign for the Red Carpet Inn motel in East Knoxville.
A sign announcing the Red Carpet Inn motel on Cherry Street rises high above Interstate 40 in East Knoxville, a welcome sight for road-weary travelers. But on May 1, out-of-town motorists won't see that sign for 14 months.
MINDEN †A legislative bill that would redirect a portion of state sales taxes already collected on hotel/motel occupancy to the Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau is stirring controversy among municipal and business leaders in Webster Parish.
10:26 a.m. - Police arrested a 17-year-old male on an outstanding felony warrant out of Cochise County Superior Court for probation violations. He was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Sierra Vista.