Fire officials say two people were injured by a tree branch that fell on them during the Colorado Mountain Wine Festival in Palisade. Fire Chief Richard Rupp says one person suffered a cut on the head Saturday, and the other …
More than 41,000 property damage claims have poured into Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. since Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, but the company’s CEO said Sept. 18 it can handle the claims without raising fees on policyholders. John Wortman said the …
Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a house fire has killed three children. Police in the town of Coatesville say firefighters rescued two adults from inside the house. Officers say firefighters got to the scene around midnight and found the house …
Twenty-six more Louisiana parishes have been named federal disaster areas because of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The public assistance declaration allows federal money to go to state and local governments, and to certain private nonprofits for emergency work and repair …
For the second time in three years, Tim Washington and hundreds of other small oil and natural gas producers are literally picking up the pieces after back-to-back hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. Even though most people typically associate U.S. …
Utility company Entergy Corporation said it expects to spend $500 million and $600 million to repair damage from Hurricane Gustav, while the cost of damage from Hurricane Ike is not yet known. New Orleans-based Entergy also expects lower third-quarter utility …
State transportation officials estimate hurricanes Gustav and Ike caused $222 million in damage to roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure. The state transportation department expects the federal government to pick up most of the tab. So far, the state has …
From Texas rice farms to Midwest cornfields, some farmers in the path of Hurricane Ike’s remnants saw profits sink as strong winds battered crops. Along with prospects of lower yields, those farmers in Ohio and several other states will have …
A newspaper investigation finds that few fire departments in fast-growing central Ohio are meeting the national standard for response time to fires. The Columbus Dispatch reports that of 84 departments in the central Ohio region, 49 make it to building …
The former West Virginia doctor at the center of scores of malpractice lawsuits in Putnam County can no longer practice medicine in his native state. The Alabama Medical Licensure Commission revoked John King’s license following complaints from several former patients …