Fire

One Rockford area neighborhood looked like a scene out of an action movie last night.

Breaking News: 5 alarm fire in Leaf River kills a firefighter.

As if working the "hot corner" weren't difficult enough, the reigning National League MVP recently spent some time handling some grounders at 3rd base. Just to make it fun, the baseballs were on fire. Literally.

Not only did the Hanley Furniture building fire cost local businesses money, hard work, and dreams - it could also cost the city a lot of money, too.

Jim Croce put it very well when he was covering things that one just should not do. According to Mr. Croce, you don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit in the wind, you don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger, and of course, you don't mess around with Jim (later Slim)...

I know what you're saying. "Gosh, where can I go to get my hair lit on fire and then cut with a sword?" You're probably one of those "old-school" people when it comes to getting your hair cut and styled. You go to a place where they use old-timey things like scissors, combs and brushes, or maybe a razor...

Okay, seriously, Do Not Attempt This At Home. Normally, that sentence would be followed by "controlled stunt performed by professionals," or even "professional driver on a closed course." Not here, though. I can't give you too much background here, other than the two guys involved (one with the torch, one with the camera) identify themselves as "rednecks...

If you answered "gas fire," ding-ding-ding, you're the winner! The non-winner of this question is the guy in Center Line, Michigan, who, upon finding a spider in the gas door of his car, decided to set the spider on fire with his lighter. Problem was, he was pumping gas at the exact same time...

As if police officers don't do enough to keep us safe, one Freeport K-9 officer continued his work Friday morning even though he was off-duty. According to our news partners at Eyewitness News, the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office reports an off-duty officer was able to rescue an elderly couple trapped in their burning home in the 300 block of East Center Road in Rock City: An off-duty Freeport

ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 58-year-old Rockton woman was killed trying to save vehicles from a burning garage at her home. Anita Specht was found dead in a vehicle following the Thursday blaze. A spokesman for the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office says Specht was able to get one vehicle out of the garage and was trapped while trying to back out a second vehicle...