Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many, summer fun means thrill rides rule that soar, swirl, and defy gravity. But if you need a break from holding your breath, ...

UPDATE: News Channel 11’s Josh Smith spoke to the mother of two sisters injured after falling from a Ferris wheel at the Greene County Fair Monday night. Kimmee Reynolds said her two daughters — Kayla ...

VENTURA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Ventura County Fair is back. People have been waiting three years for its return after pandemic cancellations. "You come here and you take a step back in time," said fair ...

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – After last week’s scary Ferris wheel accident at the Greene County Fair, a state lawmaker wants to change Tennessee laws covering amusement ride safety. Tennessee used to have its ...

In 1893 up-and-coming engineer George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. created an attraction for the world's fair in Chicago: A giant, steam-powered wheel on which passengers could gently ride to a height ...

Reports of a shooting at the State Fair of Texas sent chaos through the sprawling fairgrounds Saturday, leaving riders on the Ferris Wheel forced to evacuate while still being 200 feet up in the air.

The Grandscape Wheel, a 180-foot-tall Ferris wheel, recently debuted in The Colony. The Texas Star, the iconic 212-foot-tall ride at the State Fair of Texas, opened for business this year on the ...

Caney Branch Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ryan Holt stands on the top of a ladder at the Ferris wheel Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, where three girls fell Monday night. Police say one of three people who ...

The Midway Sky Eye, North America’s largest traveling Ferris wheel, debuted in Tampa and returns every February. Lauren Peace is an enterprise reporter covering issues of equity and inclusion. She can ...

Is a bridge in northern Indiana built from the ruins of the very first Ferris wheel? In 1893, Chicago was hoping to make an attraction that would surpass the Eiffel Tower's success at the Paris ...