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The car's driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI after Thursday's accident.

Glenn Helkenn lives in a spruce forest, in a tiny log cabin he built himself on the outskirts of Fairbanks, Alaska’s third largest city. Give him an hour and a handsaw and Helkenn says he can harvest enough firewood to heat his 96 sq ft home for a couple of days, even when the temperature drops to -40F. For him, it’s about more than free fuel. “It is what I enjoy doing,” Helkenn said. “You know, it’s the fresh air. It’s the time out in the...

The UFC must have thought long and hard before deciding what fight would be the headlining contest in the promotion’s return to Philadelphia after not holding an event in “The City of Brotherly Love” for nearly eight years. The reputation of Philadelphia sports fans for being difficult to please and quick to voice their displeasure is well documented, so the lightweight fight between all-action contenders Edson Barboza and Justin Gaethje makes perfect sense. After dropping consecutive fig...

Gregory John Crouch, 42, was trying to board his flight from Auckland to Wellington when an X-ray showed some "obscured contents".

In the wise words of Timon the Meerkat in our childhood favorite film The Lion King, “You’ve got to put the past behind you.” This is exactly what MMA fans are doing now that the dust has settled on the aftermath of UFC 229. It stands without question why it was such an unforgettable moment in MMA history, but for all the wrong reasons. The UFC hopes to give fans what they are looking for when UFC Fight Night 138 rolls around on Saturday in Canada. The main event features two rising ligh...

A hail storm has battered Motueka, as thunderstorms descended on the Tasman. Emergency services are responding to call outs for damaged buildings, while businesses have reported flooding on social media after severe thunderstorms hit Abel Tasman National Park, Motueka, Tasman Bay, Riwaka and Kaiteriteri on Saturday. Supplied Andrew MacDonald/Supplied Andrew MacDonald/Supplied K. Gordon/Supplied Hailstones from the Motueka hailstorm. It brought heavy rain and large hail with also the threat o...

12-0, 18-7, 22-8. This is not some locker combination or Fibonacci code. On paper, these numbers represent the record of Efrain Escudero’s progression through the sport of professional mixed martial arts… Sort of. At 12-0, Escudero was the lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 8, was 2-0 in the Octagon, had finished all but two of his opponents, and had a very notable first-round TKO of Cole Miller. By the fall of 2009, he was a young, motivated and streaking up-and-comer with ...