There’s no doubt ladders can be unwieldy things to carry around - so much so that the ladder-carrying painter has become a staple of slapstick comedy. Unfortunately carrying a ladder around in real ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Careful planning helped a Southwest Portland family escape a house fire Tuesday. Flames broke out at a home on Southwest Idaho at about 4 p.m., trapping a boy on the third level. But ...

HOOKSETT - The people product-testing a lightweight collapsible ladder had good reason for interrupting their work. "The same guys who are testing it are actually fighting wars, so they would ...

At home, there’s always a need for elevation for completion of various chores like cleaning or for simply accessing storage boxes & jars from the top shelf. A step ladder is the safest option for such ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...