J.W. TACKETT has been appointed chief of the City of Portage (MI) Fire Department. He is a fire

J.W. TACKETT has been appointed chief of the City of Portage (MI) Fire Department. He is a fire service veteran of more than 20 years, including 11 years as chief in communities in Missouri and Kansas.

82-Year-Old Woman Dies in Wheatfield (NY) House Fire

An 82-year-old woman died in a house fire late Friday in the Town of Wheatfield, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said.

Fire Destroys Peterborough (NH) Home

Firefighters battled a fire Sunday afternoon that destroyed a single-family home on Nichols Road in Peterborough.