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Tennessee Construction Worker Killed When Building Collapses

A construction worker has been killed in the collapse of a building in the West Tennessee town of Greenfield. City Fire Chief Bob Dudley said the structure on Front Street crumbled at about 9:30 a.m. Monday, killing a man who …

Steeple Toppled by High Winds in Northwestern Pennsylvania

An eight-foot copper steeple was blown off a college chapel in northwestern Pennsylvania by thunderstorms that also knocked down trees and cut power to about 3,000 residents along Lake Erie. The Erie Times-News reports Wednesday that the steeple was knocked …

High Winds Blamed for Fires, Injury in Colorado

An emergency fire ban remains in effect in Boulder County, Colo., where high winds Saturday were blamed for three fires and the closure of a farmers market. The three small blazes were whipped by winds as high as 84 miles …

2 Florida Apartment Buildings Damaged by Fast-Moving Storm

Authorities say high winds from a fast-moving squall line damaged two apartment buildings in the Tampa Bay area. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says the roof was completely torn off of Holiday Isles just after 1 a.m. Wednesday. The roof …

Vietnam to Evacuate Nearly 300,000 as Storm Nears

Vietnam is evacuating nearly 300,000 people from northern coastal areas as Tropical Storm Nock-ten approaches after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. Disaster official Nguyen Xuan Hung of central Nghe An province says provincial authorities have begun evacuating …