Under the new system, pushing the handle from inside triggers an alarm that sounds for 15 seconds before the door unlocks.

A federal agent opened fire in Southeast D.C. after a traffic stop and police chase, D.C. police say. The gunfire marks the second time in less than a month that a federal agent on the president’s ...

A fire sparked above a Green Line train parked at the Boston College yard around 4:58 p.m. Sunday evening, triggering a large emergency response and temporary shutdown of the MBTA B Line near campus.

Apple has changed how you dismiss iPhone alarms in iOS 26.1, and your morning muscle memory may have needed tweaking as a result. By default, the Clock app now requires a slide gesture to stop an ...

iOS 26.1 introduces a big change to how you turn off alarms and timers, replacing the ‘Stop’ button with a new ‘Slide to stop’ action. Here’s how to get the button back. Apple lets you replace ‘Slide ...

EASTHAMPTON — Western Mass. fire officials gathered at the Easthampton Public Safety complex on Oct. 29 to draw attention to a wave of smoke alarms that are nearing the end of their 10-year useful ...

More than 140 firefighters from 19 fire departments in four counties were called upon to battle a grass fire that Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Chief Curt Vandertie said was the biggest wildland fire ...

Fire crews stopped forward progress on a grass fire that has burned nearly 10 acres at Alum Rock Park on Thursday afternoon. The fire was first reported about 2:30 p.m. along Penitencia Creek Road, ...

Recall now covers up to nearly 45,000 Leafs for battery fire risk and the fix is taking forever. Nissan expanded its Leaf recall to nearly 45,000 vehicles from 2019–2022 model years. Fast charging is ...

YOUR FAMILY SAFE. RIGHT NOW, THE ALARMS THAT WERE PURCHASED AND PUT IN PLACE TEN YEARS AGO ARE COMING TO THEIR END OF LIFE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THIS WAVE OF SMOKE ALARMS IN HOMES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS ...

Fire officials across the state are warning Massachusetts residents their household smoke detectors may no longer be reliable. “Smoke alarms are like any other appliance — they don’t last forever,” ...

Members of the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania teamed with Allegheny County Emergency Services for a live burn demonstration Oct. 6 in observation of Fire Prevention Week. The purpose of ...