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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The investigation is continuing into a deadly fire in a building that housed two apartments near the University of Southern Maine's commuter campus. Portland authorities say five people were killed this morning and another person was critically injured. The fire, which gutted the two-story, 90-year-old structure, followed a Halloween party the night before.
MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is trying to determine why Virgin Galactic's prototype space tourism rocket blew up over California's Mojave Desert and crashed. The pilot, Peter Siebold, survived but his co-pilot Michael Alsbury did not. Siebold is described as alert and talking with his family and doctors. The experimental SpaceShipTwo crashed yesterday.
MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a former California Highway Patrol officer has been charged with two felonies after women he arrested on suspicion of drunken driving accused him of stealing explicit photos from their cellphones. The Contra Costa Times reports the 35-year-old officer resigned days before charges were filed. Investigators say he told them he considered it a game.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolinians are a bit surprised after getting snow today. It was the earliest snow on record in the Columbia area by eight days. The wet flakes collected on trees and sent branches still full of leaves crashing down on power lines. Utilities reported a peak of about 20,000 power outages. The snow tapered off before noon. About two inches fell in several places.
HONOLULU (AP) — That lava flow that's threatening Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawaii has stalled just under 500 feet from the main road. Hawaii County Civil Defense says lava has been breaking out along the sides of the flow that's been streaming down the northeast flank of the Kilauea (kih-luh-WAY'-uh) volcano since June. Its pace has slowed in recent days but officials say it's still active.
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