Central Emergency Services in Soldotna needs $5 million more dollars than originally expected to build its new fire station. That follows a $16.5 million bond approved by service area voters two years ago, which was originally expected to cover a majority of the project costs. The fire station is the latest 2022 bond project to come in over budget. Assembly members approved for introduction on Tuesday an ordinance that would pull five million new dollars from Central Emergency Services' operating fund to pay for the cost surge. The project would replace the agency's current station near the Soldotna Safeway. The existing building is a hodge-podge of add ons to a cinder block facility whose origins can be traced to the mid-1960's, when the former community building was expanded to accommodate the fire station.  

A Clarksville auto shop was destroyed by a fire Thursday afternoon, according to fire officials. Clarksville Fire Chief Brandon Skaggs said crews were called around 2:45 p.m. to Appeleaf Lane about a structure fire. A witness on the scene said the building was an auto repair shop. Skaggs said firefighters arrived in about 5 minutes, and the building was fully engulfed, with flames going through every window and door. There were three Clarksville fire crews and two from New Albany, along with Tri-Township crews to help put out the flames. Skaggs said there wasn't a hydrant near the business, so they had to shuttle water from the local department. Skaggs said the building and everything inside was a total loss, but no injuries were reported. An employee told WLKY that there were three vehicles inside the building, along with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment.  

Tom DiCristofaro first started helping the Claymont Fire Company in 1974, and knows just how valuable Delaware's network of fire stations can be when a blaze begins. "Most people wouldn't care what the name on the side is, what color it is, as long as it showed up 30 seconds ago, that's all they really care about." Wilmington is the only Delaware community with a fully paid fire staff, with the rest of the state relying on the 3,400 volunteers helping at the over 60 stations throughout the First State. DiCristofaro serves as President of the Claymont Fire Company and Vice President of the Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association. "We could use 1,600 more, but the volunteerism is dwindling, and it's affecting all the companies up and down the state."  

PHOTOS: This Saturday, fans from around the world will converge at New York City's Hook & Ladder 8 Firehouse to celebrate Ghostbusters Day, but before Tribeca is overrun with unlicensed nuclear accelerators and replica Ecto-1s, a bit of maintenance was due. In today's update, the famed film location, which doubles as the big-screen headquarters of the Ghostbusters, received a slight exterior refresh as the unique no-ghost logos that adorn the sidewalk were touched up, making the bucket-list-worthy location even more perfect for photo-ops. Overseen by fan group the Buffalo Ghostbusters, this year's gathering is shaping up to be among the biggest yet, celebrating the franchise's 40th anniversary. Attendees will have the chance to meet cast from the classic 1984 comedy, including John Rothman (The Library Administrator) and Joe Cirillo (The Police Captain).  

More than 1.2 million Good Earth Rechargeable integrated Lights sold nationwide are being recalled due to multiple fires — one deadly — as the product's battery can overheat and ignite its plastic casing, according to a notice posted Thursday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. One person died and another was treated for smoke inhalation when the product overheated and caused a fire in their home last year, according to Mount Prospect, Illinois-based Good Earth. The company knows of nine additional reports of lights overheating, including six that resulted in fire and property damage, it said. After investigating the 10 reports of the lights overheating, Good Earth "removed the lights involved in these incidents from sale to the public in January," the company said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch, citing "an abundance of caution."