Racine authorities say live power lines came down during a windstorm, sparking a fire at a marina that caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. Fire Capt. Nick Comande says the fire was reported Friday about 11 a.m. at the Racine …
Wallace County authorities are investigating damage done to markers and signs at Mount Sunflower, the state’s highest point. Sheriff Larry Townsend says someone caused extensive damage to the monument in early November, probably by using a flatbed truck. The truck …
An official with the Northwest Arctic Borough says damage at the village of Kivalina from the massive Bering Sea storm last week was upward of $30,000. Wendie Schaeffer was the borough’s incident commander for the storm. She says damage could …
An eastern Kentucky mayor says ATV riders are cutting ruts into a levee and possibly putting a city in danger of flooding. Middlesboro Mayor Bill Kelley says the use of four-wheelers on the levee that keeps Bennett Fork out of …
Ascension Parish sheriff’s deputies are investigating the theft of copper wire and fittings from nearly a dozen air conditioning units at Lake Elementary School in St. Amant. Deputies tell The Advocate school authorities called maintenance workers Tuesday morning when staff …
The National Weather Service says Terrebonne Parish homes damaged in strong weather early Wednesday were struck by at least one small tornado. The Courier reports the tornado, no more than 50 yards wide, flipped over a helicopter at the airport …
North Las Vegas, Nev., police now say they doubt a fire on the second floor of a vacant home was deliberately set to injure firefighters. Police Sgt. Tim Bedwell said Wednesday that investigators still think arson is the cause behind …
Fifteen people have been injured in a storm system that swept through parts of Jones County on Wednesday, causing damage to dozens of homes and buildings in an area north of Laurel. Only one person was taken to a hospital. …
Police say a Pennsylvania man rammed his pickup into a Dodge dealership because he was upset that a roadside assistance program didn’t include sending someone to help when he locked his keys in the truck. Fifty-three-year-old Robert Snatchko Jr. was …
The devastating Texas wildfire season reaches the one-year mark on Tuesday, and there appears to be no end in sight as officials brace for large blazes that could ignite anywhere across the drought-stricken state. Despite a recent lull in fire …