Did you know different extension cords have different uses? Here's what you need to know about the different gauges.

Home extension cords are great for certain devices, but an electrician warns against using them for these seven things.

Regarding indispensable household items, the extension cord ranks pretty high on the list. They are wonderfully handy for connecting household items to faraway wall outlets and can be a lifesaver ...

Jasper Fire Marshall Brandon Duckworth said Wednesday that an investigation to the recent fire that severely damaged a home ...

Tsahay Nurse, 37, who is accused of whipping her 9-year-old son with an extension cord, had learned he planned to rob a local ...

The unit tested here is a 16-foot-long extension cord weighing over 21 pounds. That’s unnecessarily heavy and owners would have to lug it around. The final design is shorter and lighter.

Tsahay Nurse is facing second-degree assault, strangulation and other charges after cops found her son wandering on Flatbush Ave. at 12:38 a.m. Tuesday, cops said.

"A lot of people don't have knowledge of extension cords," Martinez says. "If extension cords are 14-gauge and you're running an appliance with a heating element, [like] a toaster oven, microwave ...