Federal storm watchers issued an updated 2011 Atlantic hurricane season outlook today, raising the number of expected named storms from its pre-season outlook issued in May. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said they are more confident …
A man who claimed he fell and suffered brain damage while helping Fremont police during a robbery investigation has settled his lawsuit against the city and his landlord for nearly $1.1 million. In the deal, 30-year-old Omid Mehdavi will receive …
DuPont may stop selling and recall its widely used Imprelis herbicide after customers and several lawsuits complained that the treatment has killed thousands of trees, a federal agency said. According to Aug. 3 letters to DuPont Chief Executive Officer Ellen …
A search has resumed off Louisiana for a single-engine plane that authorities say was stolen from a small airport near the Alabama Gulf Coast. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough says two aircraft and a cutter were searching a 3,400-square-mile …
Eight more Colorado counties have been declared natural disaster areas because of drought and a freeze. Colorado Sen. Mark Udall’s office said Monday the designation encompasses Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande and Saguache counties in southern Colorado, which has been …
Less than a week after the Metro Council killed Mayor-President Kip Holden’s capital improvements tax package, the state ordered East Baton Rouge city-parish to shut down a bridge that would have been replaced with the proposed taxes. Holden says the …
Chinese leaders on Wednesday called for more openness in government after a high-speed train crash triggered widespread public anger at authorities over the lack of transparency in handling the accident. Chinese state media published a circular from the Cabinet calling …
Ellis County officials were surprised to learn that the county didn’t have event insurance for the county’s fair last month. The Hays Daily News says Commissioner Dean Haselhorst reported Monday night that Fair Board members had “jumped down his throat” …
Authorities say Griffin O’Neal, the 46-year-old son of actor Ryan O’Neal, was hospitalized after a traffic collision in San Diego County. San Diego police Sgt. David Jennings says Griffin O’Neal was behind the wheel of a car heading east Tuesday …
Consumers looking for answers about a salmonella outbreak linked to ground turkey will have to continue to wait as the government investigates the source of at least 76 illnesses and one death. The Agriculture Department and the federal Centers for …