That random chirp at 2:13 a.m. is enough to make a grown man question his life choices. You changed the battery. You pressed ...

Local officials say the tragedy has also renewed scrutiny of the city’s fire safety enforcement.

Smoke detectors have a reputation for choosing the quietest part of the night to make themselves heard, and that familiar chirp has startled countless people out of deep sleep. At first, it feels ...

Metal detectorist Dale Oldham discovered an old coin at a popular Port Macquarie beach. Unsure of what it was, an online search showed it was an 1881 copper 1 Pysa coin from Zanzibar. A coin expert ...

The Bolivar County Volunteer Fire Department is teaming up with the American Red Cross for a smoke detector campaign this spring in Renova and Merigold.