Frustrated Assumption Parish, La., residents displaced by a massive sinkhole that has swallowed 9 acres of land near their homes are asking lawmakers to assist them, in getting buyouts of their property. People packing a Tuesday hearing of the Senate …
A West Virginia judge has approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by residents who say that chemical manufacturer Monsanto burned dioxin wastes, polluting the area with unsafe levels of the chemical. Putnam County Circuit Judge Derek Swope gave …
Two Slidell, La., residents have been accused of insurance fraud and other charges linked to a Hurricane Katrina claim. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Tuesday that enforcement agents cited 78-year-old Robert F. Angle and 77-year-old Joyce G. …
A group of Kauai, Hawaii, residents has sued a major seed company over the farming of genetically modified crops they claim has led to pesticide-laden dust being blown onto their homes for more than a decade. Attorneys for 150 Waimea …
It has been a decade since a deadly, pre-dawn F-4 tornado ripped a path through southern Madison County, Miss., killing two, but for those involved the memories are still fresh. As one of the first officials on the scene following …
Overcooked french fries are being blamed for a fire in a Cupertino, Calif., apartment complex that forced about 60 people from their homes Saturday night. A Red Cross spokesman says a fire reported around 6 p.m. at the Village Green …
There’s no food left for sale anywhere near Thipawan Pipatkul’s house. In fact, there’s not much of her house left above the surface now that the fetid black waters have poured in. Yet, like thousands in Bangkok’s flood zones, she’s …
Terrebonne and Lafourche parish residents, including fishermen and Houma Indians, are traveling across the country to share their insight on the Gulf’s recovery from last year’s oil spill. They’ll be in San Francisco later this month for a meeting hosted …
Some homeowners in southeast Fort Worth, Texas, say they have found damage to their homes that they believe was caused by recent seismic testing in their neighborhoods. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that seismic testing has become routine in the …
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 …