All lanes of Interstate 15 in Hesperia remained shut down Monday night as crews battled a bridge fire ignited by a welder’s torch. The fire was reported around 1:30 p.m. at the Ranchero Road overpass construction site, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department.

Researchers have traced how cells in our retina track objects that move across our field of vision, thanks in part to thousands of video gamers. The findings, published online Sunday by the journal Nature, validate a concept that explains how some nerve cells are stimulated only by motion in a specific direction and not in other directions. They also validate …

A recent study shows that few children receive dental care before the recommended age of 1. Researchers from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto found that less than 1 percent of healthy urban children in the area received any dental care before the 12 month mark, and less than 2 percent had seen a dentist by the age of 24 months.

A Virginia county wants to limit gatherings at the homes of individuals and the measure, which is being considered by the Fairfax Board of Supervisors, is a lawsuit waiting to happen, a Fairfax County supervisor said. A report today from Watchdog.org explained that the zoning changes would limit “group assembly” at residences to 49 people a day. And such gatherings …

Las Vegas police officers took part in a graphic event aimed at encouraging teenage girls to “choose purity” or risk their lives. Officer Regina Coward, president of the Nevada Black Police Association, said her church, Victory Outreach Church, asked her to create a community event to promote abstinence. Coward told teens Saturday at a North Las Vegas conference center that …

More and more kids are landing in the emergency room for injuries from baby gates. Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital find nearly 2,000 children are treated each year for injuries related to the gates . While most injuries are not serious, more than 60 percent of the children injured are younger than 2, and they are often injured falling down …

NORTHGLENN, Colo. – A small plane crashed into a home north of Denver, Colorado Monday afternoon, causing the house to catch fire. The crash was reported just before 4 p.m. The pilot was able to drop out of the cockpit and call 911. He was being treated at the scene. No one was home at the time of the crash, …

A 6-foot-9 Army officer with three deployments to Afghanistan, a Bronze Star Medal with “V” device and a Ranger tab has signed a free-agent contract to join the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles as a defensive lineman.

The search for missing 8 year old Relisha Rudd hit another road block. A group of volunteers, who call themselves “The Relisha Rudd Task Force,” found bones in Kenilworth Park on Sunday.

Researchers have said that the if a small area of ice on East Antarctica shore melts it could lead to 10 foot rise in sea-levels. According to researcher, an ice rim currently holds the largest region of marine ice on rocky ground in East Antarctica and warming oceans could lead to ice loss on the coast, while the air over …

Several atoms of the superheavy element with atomic number 117 have been created and observed by an international collaboration working at the GSI accelerator laboratory in Germany. The measured decay properties match previous data, strengthening the case for official recognition of 117 as a new element. New findings obtained in the present work mark an important step towards the capability …