December in Switzerland means twinkling Christmas markets, swooshing down the ski slopes and melty raclette for dinner. It is ...

Fortunately for local firefighters, they have an extra set of eyes keeping watch over the entire region — the spotters inside the Wachusett Fire Tower atop Wachusett Mountain in Westminster.

At least when it comes to fire towers, Gary and Wini Martin believe that what comes down must go up. Which explains why, on a ruddy autumn day, the cab of the old Crane Mountain fire tower was sitting ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A fire broke out on the top floor and the roof of the Joffrey Tower in downtown Chicago Tuesday evening. In video from Citizen app, flames were seen raging on the roof of the high ...

A Loop high-rise, which is home to the Joffrey Ballet headquarters, condominums and a Walgreens store, sustained minor damage after a fire Tuesday night. Sun-Times file Share A Loop high-rise that ...

HistoriCorps, a Colorado-based nonprofit focused on historic preservation, began restoring the historic Chenocetah Fire Tower in Cornelia on Sunday after several weeks of anticipation by the community ...

The present name of this highest tower with the strongest walls was taken from the Capuchin monastery that was built in the vicinity in 1595.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Imagine being a fire tower watch person, just coming from break, all of a sudden you spot a large ...

The Capuchin Tower was built in 1526 with a clock being added by 1549 that gave the tower its original name – the Hoher Zitturm (High Time Tower). Two other common names (Fürgloggenturm and Luegisland ...

Europe’s original winter sports destination delivers grand palace hotels, big peaks, iconic Alpine views and year-round ...