Waco Fire Chief Robby Bergerson confirms with 25 News that a lightning strike caught a tree on fire, burning it and a nearby pile of mattress.

TOMAHAWK, Wis. – The dramatic moment a lightning bolt hit a tree in a Wisconsin backyard, sending bits flying and starting a fire, was caught on camera Tuesday. The tree sat on the edge of an ...

A security camera in north central Wisconsin captured the dramatic moment when a bolt of lightning struck a white pine tree on Sept. 9, causing a fire that prompted neighbors to spring into action. A ...

Crews worked to restore power and fix wires to clean up areas of the state after storms Saturday night. A large tree fell on Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church on New Milford Turnpike. Jay Molloy, who ...

For generations, people have passed around the comforting idea that lightning never strikes the same place twice. But nature ...

John Dunn covers more on lightning by encouraging readers to exercise caution during thunderstorms by staying away from trees ...

Lightning was caught on camera hitting a tree in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9. Security camera footage captured the strike on the property of Mike Smith, who was not home at the time but was ...

La Paz, Bolivia (AP) — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer ...

Officials have said the move to use a “nature-gifted protective measure” follows the understanding that tall palm trees act ...