Unlike standard lightning that bolts from clouds down to the ground, sprites leap upward from storm tops, glowing red as they interact with nitrogen in the thin upper atmosphere. Most last mere ...

In addition to the buildup and trajectory of the lightning bolts, the researchers measured the polarization, or direction, of the electrical current that made up the lightning and compared these ...

Ski patrol provided initial first aid, but the medical examiner said the child died at the scene. The manner of death was an accident, the medical examiner said. North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection ...

On Saturday, the Kirkwood Ski Patrol responded to a “medical incident” on the resort’s intermediate trail and transported Lacayo to the Barton Medical Clinic, located in the facility’s ...

There’s no doubt that airbags can save lives, with plenty of evidence showing this every season. In fact, nearly every ski patrol (that does avalanche control) and many guide operations require their ...

Diamond Peak Ski Patrol responded immediately and provided first aid until emergency crews arrived. The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and Washoe County Sheriff’s Office also responded.

Then-Steamboat ski patrol director John Kohnke was forced to action, increasing law enforcement at the ski area the next year, and working with local watering holes to help curtail overserving. “April ...

BRUCE, Miss. (WTVA) — A lightning bolt may have sparked a small house fire in Calhoun County. This happened at approximately 4 a.m. on Monday, March 31 at David Longest’s house on County Road 259 in ...