A Florida Turnpike contractor operating an excavator at a proposed sand mine site in north Citrus County was suddenly ...

The black-and-red crane cast a perfectly serene reflection on the face of the dark still water, but beneath the murky surface a crime scene investigation unfolded along the muddy bottom of this ...

Fire investigators are looking for whoever set several fires in a large industrial area near the river in Sand Springs. The arsonist set fire to some big containers, construction equipment, and other ...

An unforgiving mud pit on Ebey Island swallowed its second excavator Sunday, leaving a contractor scrambling to retrieve not one but two expensive pieces of heavy equipment. “About the best way to ...

Update:The Harrison County Sheriff's Office identified the man whose body was recovered from a sand pit in Iowa after a dump truck fell in as Christopher McMullen, 38, of Madelia, Minnesota. Crews ...

Excavators dig massive pits at the River Aggregates sand mine near Houston. Sand is a key ingredient in concrete. So, in Texas — where cities are growing and construction is booming — sand mining is ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – An excavator that slid into a nuclear waste pit in Idaho has been retrieved. The excavator slid into the pit May 11 after a partial collapse of the dig area at the U.S. Department ...