Widespread power outages and subway shutdowns may wind up making Superstorm Sandy the second most expensive storm in U.S. history, according to the forecasting firm Eqecat. That would rank it right behind Hurricane Katrina. Eqecat said Thursday that the damage …
Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. In the long run, the devastation the storm inflicted on …
North Dakota tree owners take note: If your tree’s branches damage your neighbor’s house, he or she may be able to get into your pocket. So says the North Dakota Supreme Court, which ruled that the owner of three rogue …
A Kansas City, Mo., police officer accused of crashing his 2001 BMW for the insurance money has been suspended without pay. The Kansas City Star reported Tuesday that Shawn Oden told insurers he was trying to avoid hitting two deer …
A tornado touched down north of the state capital Monday, ripping shingles off rooftops, scattering patio furniture and blowing down trees and power lines as a series of funnel clouds caused damage in a wide area stretching from south of …
Free legal assistance is available for West Virginia residents whose property was damaged during a severe windstorm on June 29. The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and Legal Aid of West Virginia are partnering to offer the Disaster Legal …
A forester says fires that swept through northwest Nebraska this summer would have caused less damage and threatened less property if the region’s trees had been more aggressively managed. Nebraska District Forester Doak Nickerson says the forest was overgrown in …
As Stephanie Bowers sifted through the charred remains of her mother’s books, she paused and cried. Bowers’ mother, Cheryl Roop, 59, died in a trailer home fire early Saturday morning. Wednesday, Bowers was slowly picking up the pieces. Now living …
Floodwaters from Haw Creek, Ind., cost Cummins Inc. an estimated $220 million dollars in property damage in 2008. The company is making an investment to make sure that never happens again. South of Haw Creek, near the intersection of State …
Recently used weather terms, including haboobs and derechos (pronounced day-ray-cho), may leave some wondering what the unfamiliar words mean. Weather experts say these terms have been around a long time and have just been picked up by mass media. A …