Volcano creates new land after lava fills Hawaii ocean bay

HONOLULU (AP/FOX News) - A neighborhood called Vacationland on Hawaii's Big Island had disappeared as lava poured into two oceanfront subdivisions, smothering hundreds of homes and filling an ocean bay, turning it into new land that now juts into the sea. Molten rock entirely covered Vacationland and only a few buildings remained in the nearby Kapoho subdivision, officials with the U.S....

Good Samaritan saves young boy drowning at Gastonia hotel

A good Samaritan shared his story with FOX 46 on Wednesday after he saved the life of a young boy who was drowning in a hotel pool, jumping in to get the boy and performing CPR until paramedics arrived.

American Airlines plane heading to Phoenix damaged by hail

An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing after hail damaged the windshield and caused some passengers to throw up.

Family of Omni employee who drowned in hotel during Hurricane Harvey files lawsuit

The family of an Omni employee who drowned in a hotel basement during Hurricane Harvey is suing the hotel and Otis Elevator Company for negligence, calling her death “easily preventable.”

Dozens of caged cats abandoned in Fort Worth building

More than three dozen cats are quarantined and now being taken care of after being abandoned in carriers on a property in Fort Worth.

Dallas officer saves 2-year-old found in a pool

A 2-year-old girl is alive today thanks to a Dallas police officer who jumped into action after she was found at the bottom of a pool.

Bullfight brouhaha in Bay Area suburb, Fremont police respond

The two bulls belong to a rancher off Mission Blvd. The call came in at 9:33 am on Castro Ln. The caller said two black cows (later determined to be bulls) were in the roadway fighting. 

Florida fishermen find message in bottle from 2006

Charter Captain Tyler Vollmer has spent a lot of time on the water and says he’s seen almost everything in the six years he’s spent with Fired Up Fishing Charters.

Woman arrested, suspected of killing roommate, dismembering body

A woman was arrested on suspicion of murder following an investigation and evidence obtained at a home in San Francisco's Mission  District on Saturday, police said Tuesday. 

Trump commutes term of Kardashian-championed drug offender Alice Marie Johnson

President Donald Trump is commuting the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a woman convicted of drug offenses whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West.

Texas man bitten by severed rattlesnake head almost dies

A South Texas man almost died after he was bitten by the head of a rattlesnake he'd just decapitated.

Indiana man warns locals to 'beware' of giant spiders after spotting 6-inch crawler at work

Arachnophobes, beware: A giant spider spotted in the Hoosier State is giving some locals nightmares after an Indiana man shared pictures of the large insect online Tuesday.

1 burglary suspect arrested in Glendale after pursuit; 2 others got away

A man has been arrested for questioning after a car occupied by two or three burglary suspects led police on a chase from the Van Nuys area to Glendale Wednesday, where the vehicle went into a parking garage at the Glendale Galleria and was abandoned by the suspects.

Lightning takes out part of sidewalk outside Florida business

A powerful lightning strike was captured on camera taking out a portion of a sidewalk outside a Riverview business Wednesday morning. 

National Guard officer accused of stealing armored vehicle was under influence of drugs, police say

An Army National Guard officer accused of stealing an armored personnel carrier from a Virginia base and leading police on a more than 60-mile (100-kilometer) chase was driving under the influence of drugs, police said Wednesday.

Alligator fights back, knocking down trapper

An alligator roaming through a central Florida neighborhood head-butted a trapper, knocking him out cold in a last-ditch effort to escape.

Car dangles off retaining wall following chase along I-20

A chase reaching speeds of 130 miles per hour ended with the stolen vehicle crashing, flipping, then dangling on the edge of a retaining wall right above the busy ramp from Interstate 20 to the Downtown Connector .