(Tribune News Service) — Pop-up storms are common on hot afternoons in the South, but one turned alarming for a North Carolina couple when their yard had to be quarantined. It was required after an ...

Sort of stupid: using WWII grenades as bookends. Really stupid: giving one of those grenades to a neighbor, no questions asked. Extremely stupid: accepting said grenade. Maximum stupid: immediately ...

What seemed like another heavy magnet fishing find quickly turned into a dangerous situation when the object was identified as a possible live grenade. The visible pin and unusual shape immediately ...

After stopping a fleeing suspect in a stolen car, Washington State Patrol troopers tackled the man as he tried to light the fuse to a tennis ball filled with 50 grams of an explosive powder.

Some recent July 4 adventures with fireworks reminded me that the explosives we celebrate with are nothing like the exhilarating explosives experience offered by the Army. Take the simple grenade.

This "old, rusted" grenade appeared in a North Carolina couple's yard after a downpour, according to the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office. Rockingham Sheriff's Office photo Pop-up storms are common ...