The practice of Brazilian jiu-jitsu is friendly and collaborative. But competition? That can be brutal – a reality our novice ...

Police had prepared for the controlled explosion for several days, creating a wall of sandbags around the bomb ... The 230-kg (507-pound) bomb contained about 100 kg (220 pounds) of explosives ...

Manhandling unwieldy objects that weren’t designed to be lifted – from 100kg sandbags, to giant stones to telegraph poles – had fostered a quiet confidence in my capacity to protect myself ...

creating a wall of sandbags around the bomb at the Litvinov refinery, which is operated by Orlen Unipetrol, a Czech unit of Polish refiner Orlen. The 230-kg (507-pound) bomb contained about 100 kg ...

But soon, they started seeing posts on social media that their neighbors were going to the river embankment to build a sandbag wall. So the team, PSG Stal Nysa, decided around 7:30 p.m. to go, too.

To newcomers braving their first hurricane season it may seem an odd sight: giant piles of sand trucked in by cities and towns that are quickly depleted, deposited into sandbags, often in limited ...

In preparation for upcoming storms this week, Seminole County will have two sandbag operations on Wednesday. Empty bags and sand will be provided; residents are asked to bring their own shovels ...

A St. Charles woman was left dead and four others were seriously injured after a single vehicle accident on Highway 94 early Friday morning. A fire broke out on Main Drive Friday morning, sending ...