A small central Kansas town is handing out free weather radios to its 300 homes and businesses because its tornado siren doesn’t work. Chase officials say they are concerned that they have no way to warn residents if a tornado …
More than eight years after Hurricane Katrina, work is finally underway to remove some abandoned boats from south Alabama waterways. Swampy marshes and bayous throughout the area are littered with boats that were abandoned years ago or washed up by …
The federal government is giving New York City more than $800,000 to go after speeders and drivers who don’t yield to pedestrians. The acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Administration announced the grant Friday at the World Traffic Safety …
Jeff Sells was overwhelmed when he first viewed the damage caused by the massive mudslide that struck Oso, Wash., on March 22. “Everybody had seen pictures of the slide, but the pictures really didn’t do it justice,” said Sells, a …
Homeowners seeking coverage from Citizens Property Insurance could wind up getting policies from unregulated out-of-state insurers. The Florida Senate on Friday voted 22-16 for a property insurance bill that could result in homeowners seeking coverage from Citizens to be shifted …
Another Nebraska Wildland Fire Academy at Fort Robinson State Park in the Nebraska Panhandle is being held to train firefighters on how to respond to wildfires – and this year, the public is invited. A Fire Weather Class on May …
A central New Jersey man who swindled more than $12,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Superstorm Sandy has been spared a prison sentence. Monmouth County prosecutors say 52-year-old William Nagle of Sea Bright was sentenced Friday to two …
Jerry Starr thought he was taking the safe approach when a twister was reported heading toward his suburban neighborhood outside Oklahoma City last May. He grabbed his teenage daughter Dyonna and his dog and drove to the local City Hall, …
A Louisiana businessman convicted of distributing oxycodone and methadone pills in eastern Kentucky will get a chance to argue for his freedom before a federal appeals court. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has set a June …
Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific to reinstate an injured Nebraska worker and pay $85,000 in damages. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the railroad improperly terminated the North Platte employee after he reported an …