iStock(NEW YORK) -- One firefighter is dead and six people are hurt after an explosion in Maine, Monday morning, according to a lawmaker. Those injured include five firefighters and a maintenance director of the building,...

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- There are currently 12 wildfires burning in the state of California Monday morning according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. On Saturday a wildfire, known as the...

kdshutterman/iStock(FORT WORTH, Texas) -- A 10-year-old girl is fighting for her life at a Texas hospital after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a river. Lily Mae Avant spent Labor Day weekend with...

ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- A Hollywood stunt double who lost her arm while filming one of the Resident Evil movies said she thought the production company would take care of her, but now she's suing the producers of the...

vmargineanu/iStock(PINEVILLE, N.C.) -- A North Carolina woman was held as a sex slave and repeatedly beaten and tortured in front of her two children. The woman -- who remains unnamed -- was allegedly held against her...

jetcityimage/iStock(BRACKETTVILLE, TX) -- A Border Patrol agent was shot in Texas over the weekend while conducting a traffic stop near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said. The suspect was shot and killed by the...

Kimberly Guilliams/Facebook(NEW YORK) --  Two tourists are in hot water after they were caught on camera trespassing at Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful and leaning dangerously close to the iconic geyser's...

iStock/Thinkstock(DULUTH, Minnesota) -- Minnesota police have identified the suspect allegedly responsible for sparking a fire that destroyed a historic Minnesota synagogue on Monday. Duluth resident Matthew John Amiot,...

ABC News(MIAMI) -- Tropical Storm Humberto is expected to strengthen over the next few days, likely becoming a Hurricane by late Sunday night or Early Monday, but is forecasted to make a sharp turn northeastward on Monday...

iStock/Kwangmoozaa(SAN DIEGO) -- A San Diego woman has had surgery after dreamed she was forced to eat her engagement ring woke up to discover that she had actually eaten it. Jenna Evans was deep asleep on Tuesday night...

Tramino/iStock(TAMPA, Fla.) --  Some 500 friends and loved ones of Nicolle Butler gathered last weekend for a funeral to remember the 27-year-old first grade teacher who died in a motorcycle accident.

Ahmad Austin/The Press of Atlantic City(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) --  The deck of a New Jersey home collapsed around 6 p.m. on Saturday, injuring at least 21 people, according to ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV.

Twann Lovee/Facebook(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- A Memphis high school student who was bullied for wearing the same thing day after day has a new set of clothes and sneakers thanks to the generosity of two of his classmates.

Memphis Animal Services(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- It had been weeks since Anthony Rogers last saw his beloved dog, Bobo. Rogers, an artist who is currently homeless in the Memphis area, had been on the streets with Bobo before...

ABC News(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) -- Tropical Storm Humberto is forecast to strengthen over the next few days but should stay offshore -- preventing significant impacts to the southeastern U.S. As of Saturday morning the...

Emilie Richardson/ABC News(CHICAGO) -- Kobe Richardson rolled up his pant leg to show where the bullets had torn through his flesh. His leg looked mangled, even after three years of healing. "I was shot 14 times and left...

ABC News(SEATTLE) -- One person is dead and two others have been injured in a shooting at a light-rail station in downtown Seattle, authorities say. Seattle police say they're looking for suspects. Responding officers...

iStock(NEW YORK) -- A woman who allegedly claimed that she was able lift curses as a result of a God-given power is now facing a court-issued judgement. She was ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution after being found...

iStock(CARLISLE, Ohio) -- A former Ohio high school cheerleader who was charged with killing her newborn daughter and burying the baby in her family's backyard has avoided prison time. One day after Brooke Skyler...

iStock(ST. LOUIS) -- A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself in the St. Louis area, bringing the total number of children killed in gun-related incidents in the St. Louis metropolitan area to 22 so far this...