Fire officials in Cincinnati say a two-family home was destroyed when a heater being used to kill bedbugs set a carpet on fire. The house was being treated Sunday by an exterminator who says he gets rid of the pests …
A Rulo couple wants the state to either buy their home or pay to repair structural damage they say was caused by ongoing construction of a nearby bridge. The $32 million bridge will carry traffic on U.S. Highway 159 over …
Dozens of homes and businesses in Waterloo have been added to the flood plain on the city’s west side. About 200 property owners on a stretch from LibertyPark to the Cedar River are being urged to by flood insurance now …
When Adorian Deck was home sick from high school, he entertained himself like countless other teenagers have in recent years: He started a Twitter account. Unlike other teenagers, Deck’s account became a sensation. Deck, under the handle (at)OMGFacts, tweeted random …
Officials issued a local tsunami alert after a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Monday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck 76 miles (122 kilometers) west of Arawa, …
San Diego, CA, 05/17/11 – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc., one of the nation’s largest property and casualty insurance program managers, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the specialty insurance agency, Trafalgar Marine Insurance Services, Inc. The acquisition represents …
Authorities say two teenagers thrown from a spinning carnival ride on a high school campus are in the hospital in stable condition. The state Fire Marshal’s office said Sunday that the brother and sister had been on a ride called …
Dozens of Mattel Inc. employees were on their way to another day of work making Power Wheels in Mexico’s industrial heartland when gunshots erupted around them and a grenade ripped into one of their buses, killing one worker and wounding …
Another dry week in the southern United States has driven the spread of a devastating drought further across Texas and neighboring states, promising to add to economic losses that could top $3 billion. Texas, suffering its longest dry spell on …
Some residents jumped from their windows to escape flames as a fire ripped through a suburban Chicago apartment building early Sunday, leaving six dead and a dozen others injured. At least 35 people lived in the three-story building in suburban …