Nine people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a truck hit a parked van in Manhattan, causing it to ...

In some communities, fire crews are delayed -- not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks.

Aid to the devastated territory has increased since the cease-fire took effect and prices have fallen. But many trucks going ...

New York City's roads and bridges already incur millions in annual damage from oversized trucks, and a new study warns the ...

Wauwatosa and Cudahy fire departments temporarily lent fire trucks to Milwaukee to replace the department's trucks that needed repairs.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has picked a 30-year fire department veteran as the new fire chief months she ousted the ...

Election Day 2025 may also give the United States some big hints about how next year’s midterms might go. With House Republicans defending the narrowest of majorities next year, both parties are ...

A person died after reports of someone trapped in a flooded basement in Brooklyn, and a man died after a boiler room flooded in Manhattan, police said.

When 2026 rolls around, there will be new mayors in five of the six rivertown villages covered by The Hudson Independent.

Portsmouth plans to authorize a $2.5 million bond to purchase a new aerial ladder fire truck. The new truck is not expected to be delivered until 2030 due to nationwide manufacturing delays. Fire ...

New York City has 8.5 million people. Some feel like there isn’t enough room. But a city of islands isn’t growing. So where is everyone going to go? Supported by The city’s millions of residents are ...

Jared Yax is one of 100 people in the U.S. who've been certified by FEMA and the Smithsonian Institute as a member of the Heritage Emergency and Response Team.