An Oregon man survived an ordeal that could only be described as a real-life nightmare. Mendez Perez, 23, was sleeping in a dumpster when it was picked up and emptied into a garbage truck. Perez, ...

A one-year-old terrier mix tossed into a self-compacting trash can was rescued just in time by a police officer — who days ...

Nov. 11—TRAVERSE CITY — A Traverse City man received a rude awakening when the dumpster he was sleeping in was picked up by a garbage truck. At 5:15 a.m. on Friday, the truck's driver was emptying a ...

When Gardena Police Sgt. Nick Beering responded to reports of whimpers coming from a self-compacting trash can outside a ...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - A man in Greeneville is lucky to be alive after being picked up and dumped into a trash truck. Greeneville police say the man apparently fell asleep inside the dumpster before the ...

COLUMBIA - Columbia residents have the chance to share their opinion on a proposed trash compactor on Hitt Street in downtown Columbia. Columbia Solid Waste Utility will host a public meeting at 5 p.m ...

There's no getting around it: Busy kitchens generate a lot of trash and overflowing, smelly garbage bags can give even the most beautiful of kitchens a black eye. At the same time, it's time-consuming ...

LOS ANGELES — A Gardena, California police officer adopted a puppy on Christmas Eve after rescuing him from a self-compacting ...

WEBVTT THE GUY INSIDE AND THAT TRUCK DRIVER ARE VERY LUCKY. >> I HEARD HIM SCREAM. I SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING IN THE TRUCK, AND KEPT QUIET BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT HEAR OR SOMEONE WAS SCREAMING FROM. I ...

Days before Christmas, a police officer walking in Gardena, Calif., heard "faint whimpers and cries" that seemed to be coming ...

BEAUMONT — Common sense suggests it's a bad idea to seek refuge in a Dumpster. But every so often, waste industry periodicals contain tragic stories of those who have, only to find themselves trapped ...