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Two destructive fires, nine years apart, at the same apartment complex had one thing in common: a sprinkler system

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Photos obtained by News4 Investigates show two massive fires, nine years apartment, at the Brentwood Oaks apartments show both buildings had a sprinkler system that did not prevent it from burning to the ground. Additional documents obtained by News4 Investigates show that firefighters also

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Migrant farmworkers want feds to act on better employer-provided housing: report

Click here for updates on this story     SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV Network) — Migrant farmworkers say there’s a lack of privacy and hygienic conditions in employer-based housing, and they’re calling on the government to be quicker about its commitment last year to implement stronger national standards, according to an advocacy group’s report. The Migrant Rights Network

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Surprise! Earth just gained a 5th ocean thanks to National Geographic. Here’s why

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — National Geographic has announced they are officially recognizing a fifth ocean, known as the Southern Ocean, which encircles Antarctica. The non-profit organization announced the move on World Oceans Day Tuesday, saying “since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four

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Several Philadelphia-area homes were severely damaged after an explosion inside of a residence, police say

Several Philadelphia-area homes were severely damaged in a fire ignited by an explosion inside a residence on Thursday, officials said. Shortly before 1:00 p.m., a code enforcement officer responded to a residence for a follow-up inspection, Lower Providence Township Police Chief Mike Jackson said. When the code enforcement officer engaged with the homeowner, that person

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4 police officers in California are on leave after video shows a suspect being punched and kicked during an arrest

Four officers in Glendale, California, have been placed on administrative leave after video surfaced Tuesday showing them struggling with a theft suspect, at one point kicking the male suspect in the head. The officers, some in plainclothes, responded to a theft inside the Glendale Galleria mall around 7:10 p.m. Saturday, according to a Glendale Police

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