Australia is suspending entry visas for people from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa in an attempt to keep out the disease. The government is canceling and refusing non-permanent or temporary visas held by people who are not yet traveling, and …
Last weekend’s storm caused at least $1 million in damages to the port of Port Orford, Oregon. Port Commissioner Brett Webb says the fleet based in Port Orford was fishing Monday, but damages to port facilities and the breakwater will …
A fall storm pounded parts of northern Wisconsin with golf ball-sized hail. Peshtigo and Oconto Falls are among communities hit overnight. Residents tell WBAY-TV the hail was brief, about 5 to 10 minutes that some described as “roaring” sound. No …
A fire chief says a central Ohio neighborhood had a new gas line installed recently and some residents smelled gas in the days before an explosion leveled a two-story home and killed a family’s dog. Newark’s interim fire chief, Patrick …
Nebraska officials say they will continue using a highway guardrail system that has been the focus of safety concerns until the Federal Highway Administration says it shouldn’t. The Lincoln Journal Star reports Trinity Industries’ ET-Plus guardrail system has been used …
Neighbor helping neighbor. Trust in a community. Looking out for each other. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey suggests that those factors – collectively termed “social resilience”- have a big impact on how prepared communities feel for …
It’s taken 7 1/2 years, but the Independence County Sheriff’s Department now has a Mounted Patrol division. The concept of a local volunteer mounted (horseback) search and rescue team goes back to mid June 2007 when the idea was introduced …
A major hotel in downtown Phoenix, Ariz., remains closed as workers repair damage from a weekend fire. The fire at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix Hotel forced the evacuation of approximately 800 guests, who were relocated to other hotels. No injuries …
Superstorm Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012 near Atlantic City, N.J., causing an estimated $18.75 billion in insured property losses, making it the third most costly U.S. storm, according to ISO’s Property Claim Services (PCS). Though there were more …
Six months after a devastating tornado, Winston County’s hospital is still operating out of tents and shipping containers, home rebuilding is sputtering along and it may be another year before a new plywood mill opens. Still, leaders in Louisville, Miss., …