Some residents have begun to repair their homes in a flood-raked town in Alaska’s interior instead of waiting for state emergency managers to officially assess the widespread damage. About 90 percent of the homes in Galena were affected by last …
The International Canoe Federation is preparing backup plans for the slalom world championships after floodwaters in the Czech Republic wrecked the course. Organizers say the swollen Vltava river “demolished the whole slalom course and the facilities” in the Troja district …
A Wisconsin court has ruled that a bar that served alcohol to an underage drinker can’t be sued for negligence because the person provided a false ID. Jennifer Serkowski was accidentally injured by a friend after they drank at a …
About 450 garment workers fell ill during their shifts at a sweater factory near Bangladesh’s capital, and authorities said Thursday the water supply was suspected. Investigators from the government’s health ministry were testing the water at the Starlight Sweater Factory …
Colbert County, Ala., officials have begun installing above-ground storm shelters throughout the county. The county commission approved a contract in May with Georgia-based company Survive-A-Storm to build seven storm shelters in the county. The county is paying a quarter of …
A Long Island, N.Y., town says it accidentally posted the social security numbers of 78 ambulance workers and beneficiaries on its website. The Town of Brookhaven said Wednesday it will pursue legal action against anyone who disseminates the information. The …
A U.S. Post Office employee from Fayetteville, N.C., has pleaded guilty to workers compensation fraud after she was seen spinning the Big Wheel on the television show “The Price is Right” even though she had said she could not deliver …
After a slow but steady overnight search buoyed by the discovery of a woman in the rubble, rescue workers at the scene of a building collapse that killed six people took a temporary break Thursday in what had been a …
A Portland Fire and Rescue spokesman says a 19-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening when equipment failed and a truck fell on him at a Portland, Ore., auto repair shop. Lt. Rich Chatman says the man was pronounced dead at …
Authorities in Waterloo, Iowa., are investigating the vandalism of 11 police squad cars. The Waterloo Police Department discovered broken windshields on the Ford Crown Victoria vehicles on Monday. They were parked by city gas pumps on Black Hawk Street. The …