In Hurricane-Ravaged Louisiana, Residents Dig Out, Again October 12, 2020 By Rebecca Santana, Stacey Plaisance and Alanna Durkin Richer LAKE CHARLES, La. — First, Hurricane Laura roared ashore with its staggering, 150 mph (241 kph) winds. Then Hurricane Delta...
Hurricane Delta Makes Landfall in Mexico, Toppling Trees October 8, 2020 By Luis Andres Henao CANCUN, Mexico — Hurricane Delta made landfall Wednesday just south of the Mexican resort of Cancun as an extremely dangerous...
Few Requests for Help With Graves Damaged by Hurricane Laura October 5, 2020 By Janet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Laura damaged nearly 1,900 graves in Louisiana, but fewer than 25 families have asked for help...
Recovery From Hurricane Sally Incomplete on Alabama Coast October 5, 2020 GULF SHORES, Ala. — Alabama’s beaches have reopened, but the state’s coast has hardly recovered fully from the effects of...
Arson Closes Wooden Bridge in Mississippi Indefinitely September 25, 2020 TUPELO, Miss. — Folks in one Mississippi county will have to find an alternate route home after a fire on...
Oregon Grieves For Natural Places Wiped Out By Wildfires September 23, 2020 By Gillian Flaccus DETROIT LAKE, Ore. — Oregonians are grieving the loss of some of their most treasured natural places after wildfires wiped...
Study: Electronics Could Stop 40% of Big Truck Rear Crashes September 4, 2020 By Tom Krisher DETROIT — Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes...
Drones Help Insurance Companies Check Damage in Cedar Rapids September 1, 2020 By Erin Jordan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Insurance adjusters who descended on Cedar Rapids after the Aug. 10 derecho storm are using drones...
Georgia Mayor Charged With Theft After He Damages Excavator September 1, 2020 NASHVILLE, Ga. — A south Georgia mayor has been arrested after a contractor alleged the mayor used an excavator without...
Home Smashed: For One Family, Hurricane Laura the Third Strike August 31, 2020 By Nomaan Merchant HACKBERRY, La. — Bradley Beard calls Hurricane Laura his third strike. In 2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters into...