Arkansas, Oklahoma and parts of the Midwest were pounded over the weekend by deadly tornado-producing storms. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management reported that Faulkner County was particularly hard hit. At least 10 fatalities were reported as a result of …
The odds are increasing that an El Nino weather system will form this year, portending drought for Australia and Asia and a warmer winter in the U.S. Northeast. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center now says there’s a 65 percent chance …
Chevron’s Pascagoula refinery has been fined $24,000 related to the November explosion and fire that left one employee dead, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Tonya Graddy of Semmes, Ala., a five-year operator for the refinery, was killed …
A Florida man won a precedent-setting victory last year when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with him that his floating home was a house, not a vessel covered by maritime law. But so far the ruling hasn’t helped him secure …
Law enforcement officials are pushing to amend Rhode Island’s medical marijuana law to address public safety problems they call unintended consequences of the program, but patient advocates say the changes would jeopardize access to medicine. The attorney general’s office and …
A wildfire in the Huachuca Mountains in southeastern Arizona has prompted authorities to warn residents to prepare for a possible evacuation. Cochise County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Carol Capas says the fire started around 3:30 p.m. Saturday but a burn estimate …
The parents of a 24-year-old man killed by a captive-bred bear are suing a Bozeman-area animal training facility for wrongful death. In their lawsuit filed in Gallatin County District Court, Ronald and Adelle Cloutier said that Animals of Montana Inc. …
A judge has accepted a settlement involving the family of a 77-year-old Flint-area woman killed when her 2005 Toyota Camry slammed into a tree after alleged sudden acceleration. Terms of the settlement approved Friday between the family of Guadalupe Alberto …
Treasure-hunter Bob Evans has spent half his life dreaming about the SS Central America, a pre-Civil War steamship decaying in the lightless depths off South Carolina. Now he’s returning to the shipwreck after 23 years. Evans, 60, set out this …
According to data released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, child deaths decreased slightly in 2012, while serious injuries caused by all-terrain vehicles to ATV riders of all ages appear to have increased slightly in 2012. Tragically, at least 54 …