A man drove an excavator through the side of a home while a child was inside during a domestic violence incident this week in Upstate New York, troopers said. The incident happened around 3 p.m.

A heavy equipment operator in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, climbed into the cab of his excavator on St. Patrick’s Day only to find it occupied by a black bear cub. The operator had been ...

An upstate New York man is facing multiple charges for allegedly driving a “large excavator” into a home with a 62-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy inside, New York State Police said Tuesday.

A tiny bear cub made its escape after an excavator operator collapsed its den in upstate New York — by hiding inside the cab itself. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Facebook ...

A confused bear cub separated from its mother found its way into the cab of an excavator in Northern New York last month, but was soon rescued by a New York environmental conservation officer. Officer ...

An unfortunate excavating accident in upstate New York could have ended in tragedy for a tiny bear cub — but the young bear’s skittish instincts may have saved its life. An excavator operator ...