Several roofs were reported blown off houses and businesses on San Antonio’s south side as the remnants of Hurricane Dolly blew through. There were no initial reports of injuries. The National Weather Service sent a storm survey team to determine …
A group of northwestern Indiana farmers who say some of their cropland flooded this spring because state officials failed to repair a breached river bank are pushing for more local control over the region’s flood-prone waterways. Members of Farmers for …
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch declared a state of emergency in Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack, Strafford and Rockingham counties due to damage from severe weather and thunderstorms. The violent storms killed one person in the town of Epsom, demolished about a …
An 11-year-old boy from Aloha, Ore. allegedly started a fire that caused extensive damage to a neighbor’s house and two vehicles said the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Bob Ray said deputies learned a boy with a lighter had been …
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firms named below, announced voluntary recalls of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. 1. Reebok International Ltd. Recalls Exercise Cycles Due to …
Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, July 23 lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph (161 kph) and dumping heavy rain that flooded some low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley. …
A year after a refinery oil spill into floodwaters blanketed a third of this southeast Kansas town, little remains in the area that was damaged. The oil-drenched houses are gone, and only a few homeowners have rebuilt. About 1,000 displaced …
Residents in south Texas on the coast have begun the tough job of cleaning up at Hurricane Dolly slammed into the coast on Wednesday, July 23. On Thursday power lines were still down, but according to news reports, many businesses …
A Jackson County judge agreed on Wednesday, July 23 to throw out a contempt order against Allstate Insurance after determining the company had finally complied with his directions to release confidential documents. The Kansas City Star reported on its Web …
An El Paso woman faces up to 20 years in prison and repaying nearly $1 million to an insurance company where she worked. Prosecutors say 42-year-old Olivia Enriquez pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Sentencing is Oct. 7. …