September 30, 2011
The National Weather Service has determined a tornado caused damage to homes and business in Bolivar County. Between the hours of 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sunday, the weather service had received multiple reports of grounded tornados around the …
September 30, 2011
Frederick police have charged a man with setting seven fires in Frederick since March. Thirty-four-year-old Jason Edward Fauble of no fixed address was arrested Tuesday and charged with arson and other offenses. Police say Fauble is a registered sex offender …
September 29, 2011
The Metro-North Railroad says service will resume along the length of the Port Jervis line by the end of the year. The line serves about 2,800 riders a day in Rockland and Orange counties. It was heavily damaged during the …
September 28, 2011
Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters and dodged flying debris Tuesday as a powerful typhoon struck the Philippines, killing at least 16 people and sending waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls. Most deaths occurred in metropolitan Manila, …
September 28, 2011
The Tucson Fire Department says someone deliberately set a barber shop on fire. The fire was reported Sunday night in the midtown area. Residents living along east 9th Street reported seeing flames shooting from a building at a strip mall. …
September 27, 2011
Twenty-eight people are homeless as a result of a fire in a Manchester, N.H., apartment building. WMUR-TV says emergency crews found a fire in the center of the common cellar shooting up towards the second floor when they arrived early …
September 26, 2011
State Farm Insurance has paid $5 billion to its customers for weather-related catastrophes — damage to cars, homes and other property so far this year — the largest U.S. insurer of homes and cars said Sunday. That payout has been …
September 26, 2011
A fire and explosion at an Iowa City, Iowa apartment has caused damage to several businesses. A statement from the Iowa City fire department says the fire was reported just after 2 a.m. Saturday by the resident of the second-story …
September 23, 2011
State and federal officials are cautioning South Dakota flood victims that time might be running out to file flood insurance claims. Normally, claims for flood damage under policies underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program must be filed within 60 …
September 23, 2011
A powerful typhoon that left at least 13 people dead or missing, paralyzed commuter trains and dumped rain on tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan was headed to the major northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday. Typhoon Roke caused no immediate problems other …