The shooter, Joseph Eaton, faces four murder charges, with more charges pending, and among those dead are his parents and their friends.
Author: Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
Shooting in Maine on 295: Man fired on motorists after killing 4, including his parents
Joseph Eaton has been charged with four counts of murder after police discovered 4 bodies at a home in Bowdoin, Maine.
Live updates on shooting on I-295 in Maine: 4 dead, 3 injured, man arrested
Town officials said a firearm was recovered, and police said a suspect has been arrested and will face charges.
Rivers and railroads: When trains derail, water is often nearby. Blame decisions made 150 years ago.
So many train derailments feature train cars spilling into or near waterways for a simple reason: That’s where the tracks run.
Who is the Louisville shooter who killed 5 people at bank? What we know about suspect, motive.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he knows many of the people who work at the bank, and lost friends in the Monday shooting. Here’s what we know.
Who is the Nashville school shooter who killed six at private Christian school?
Authorities say the former Covenant student entered through a side door and killed six people before being shot dead by responding police officers.
Amid new attention on train derailments, firefighters keep training for ‘high-hazard’ events
While freight train hazmat crashes are rare, firefighters at a unique training facility prepare for the worst-case scenarios.
Trains keep derailing all over the country, including Thursday in Alabama. What’s going on?
Recent federal data says an average of about three trains derail in the U.S. a day. Now there’s a growing push for tougher safety regulations.
Haul hot crude oil along new railroad in Utah? Ohio derailment supercharges controversy over plan
Critics worry the Utah railroad plan, the Uinta Basin Railway, could contaminate the Colorado if an oil train crashes and leaks into the water.
Water crisis in West has prompted desperate ideas: Drain the Great Lakes, desalinate ocean water
Can’t we just pipe water to the West from areas of the country that have more water? It’s one of several nice ideas riddled with problems.