Rescuers brought 23 skiers and snowboarders to safety after they became lost amid freezing temperatures in Vermont.

A hero dog delivered rescue equipment to his owner on a frozen Michigan lake, allowing a brave police officer to pull the man to safety.

A fire department spokesman said investigators were working with federal officials to determine the cause of the blast.

On Saturday, five people became trapped in a Slovenian cave after rainfall caused the underground water levels to rise.

Rescue teams struggle to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 128.

A dog was saved by a rescue swimmer with the U.S. Coast Guard on New Year's Day after falling 300 feet off a cliff along the Oregon coast.

"Recent rain and prolonged above freezing temperatures have caused ice conditions to deteriorate," authorities warned.

“This new information perhaps explains why the Secret Service is still hiding video related to the tragic drowning.”

Students at a Utah Christian school became heroes when they averted a tragedy in the making in their school's parking lot.

"There is hope but I think it will be a mix of survivors and dead bodies," one person helping with the rescue effort said.