The past week’s dry weather has led to nearly all of Arkansas being classified in severe drought status. The U.S. Drought Monitor’s analysis released Thursday shows that all of the state, except for a few pockets, are in a severe …
Authorities say 15 people are looking for another place to live after an exhaust fan malfunction sparked a fire in an apartment complex east of downtown Las Vegas. Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin says no one was hurt in the …
Thousands of employees were evacuated Thursday from a seven-story government building as more than two dozen fire engines battled a major fire that raged for several hours in India’s financial and entertainment capital. Fourteen people were injured, and 10 of …
An eastern Iowa woman has been charged with disaster benefits fraud in the 2008 flood. The U.S. attorney’s office in Cedar Rapids says 32-year-old Jessica Hines, of Oxford Junction, was charged in a federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday. She’s accused …
Residents in Scottsbluff and Gering in the Nebraska Panhandle are taking stock of the damage after a storm produced large hail that battered homes and cars. KNEB radio in Scottsbluff says the storm hit late Tuesday. Hail shattered windows and …
Alpha Natural Resources has completed sealing the West Virginia mine where an explosion killed 29 workers in 2010. Alpha spokesman Ted Pile tells The Register-Herald that crews put the final concrete seal in place at the Upper Big Branch mine …
Investigators say a South Carolina woman and a man broke into the homes of her Facebook friends after finding out they were out of town by their posts on the social networking site. Deputies say 39-year-old Candace Landreth and 44-year-old …
A giant sinkhole swallowed the back half of a Tampa Bay, Fla., area home and is threatening nearby homes. Homeowner Susan Minutillo says she returned from running errands Wednesday afternoon to find half of her house destroyed. The Tampa Bay …
Ocean Spring, Miss., officials have voted to buy flood insurance for city-owned properties from the National Flood Insurance Program. The Sun Herald reports the city is insured for other hazards, but the policy does not include flood coverage. Alderman Bobby …
The Senate approved sweeping new U.S. farm legislation on Thursday that would cut almost all traditional farm subsidies while expanding a costly crop insurance program, but odds are slim the bill will pass this year. Passed by an 2-1 margin, …