On May 4, 1988, a small fire broke out at the PEPCON chemical plant near Las Vegas. Inside the facility were thousands of ...

An EPA inspection of Smitty’s Supply in Tangipahoa Parish uncovered hundreds of chemical spills, damaged containers, and ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The City of Lake Charles is inviting residents to ring in the New Year with a night of live music, lights, and holiday fun. The celebration begins tonight, Dec. 31, from 8 p ...

The August explosion forced the evacuation of about 800 people, sending black soot across the region and spilling millions of gallons of oil into nearby private ponds and down the Tangipahoa River.

The federal agency leading the investigation into the fatal explosion at a Bristol Township nursing home is not yet offering a timeline for when it might release findings on its cause. Investigators ...

Lake Charles shoppers will soon have one less place to eat in Prien Lake Mall, as a longtime restaurant plans to close its doors. On Monday, Ichiban Japanese Grill announced in a Facebook post that it ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Two recent hit-and-run incidents in Lake Charles have many asking why charges against the respective suspects were handled differently by authorities. The first crash ...

A malfunction in a chemical reactor at the Polynt Composites plant triggered an emergency evacuation in Forest Park on ...

An attorney for victims alleges that PECO workers were on site for a gas leak two hours before a deadly nursing home explosion. The blast on Dec. 23 killed two people, injured 20 others and displaced ...

The CSB has been investigating the Aug. 11 explosion that killed two employees and injured multiple others. PHOTOS: Explosion at U.S. Steel Clairton Works Plant Channel 11 is breaking down those ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Lead and arsenic concentrations in sediments and recreational waters along Lake Coeur d’Alene and the Spokane River have changed little in the past 25 years, according to a new ...

ROCK VALLEY, Iowa (KTIV) - Personnel from Sioux City were sent north to Sioux County, Iowa, for a hazmat call Tuesday morning. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says at about 10:12 a.m., authorities ...