The Catawba County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported house fire and explosion on Shook Road, just north of Claremont, on Wednesday morning.

ALPENA — Police and fire personnel in Alpena are evacuating the area of Clark Street and Merchant Street on Alpena’s northside after a house exploded. The blast happened at about 11:30 a.m and was ...

An 85-year-old woman was seriously injured late Wednesday night after a suspected propane leak led to a house explosion in ...

An explosion Friday evening that leveled a house, killed one of its residents and injured two others is being investigated in ...