Water quality in Connecticut may have been compromised by sewage backups or pollution caused by raging seawater churned up by Superstorm Sandy. The Hartford Courant reports that Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia says the city’s sewage treatment plant was to be …
Livingston Parish, La., officials are still putting together bills for their costs from Hurricane Isaac but say they only expect to be reimbursed for about 75 percent. Parish President Layton Ricks tells The Advocate getting 75 percent rather than 90 …
The use of seatbelts in Louisiana has reached a record high of 79.3 percent this year. It’s a factor officials say is contributing to the state’s declining highway death rate. The 79.3 percent rate is an increase from last year’s …
A West Point, Utah, man is seriously injured after a jack gave way and the truck he was working on at a home fell on top of him. Authorities say the 42-year-old man was working between the wheel and the …
Typhoon Son Tinh blew the roofs off thousands of homes in northern Vietnam, killing at least seven people and raising its death toll over the past week to at least 32. Vietnam’s disaster agency reported Tuesday that the typhoon killed …
Rhode Island officials say Providence’s hurricane barrier performed well as high tides added to problems created by the pounding by Superstorm Sandy. John McPhearson of the Army Corps of Engineers told WPRO that the barrier performed “flawlessly,” holding back the …
A St. Louis, Mo., man was sentenced to two life terms for his part in the robbery and murder of St. Charles insurance agent in 2007. Before being sentenced Monday, 33-year-old Cleo S. Hines testified that he was forced to …
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.2 earthquake off the west coast of Canada on Monday night is an aftershock of the magnitude 7.7 quake that struck Saturday night. A geophysicist says the agency had no immediate reports that …
At least three buildings in Alexandria, Va., have sustained heavy damage from former Hurricane Sandy. Virginia State Police say three buildings have roofs that were partially torn off by the wind. One building is a garden-style apartment building that has …
Hawaii military officials are investigating the collapse of a cinder block wall that killed a construction worker at a Schofield Barracks construction site. U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii said in a news release emergency officials responded to a 911 call after …