Mississippi City Officials Target Blighted Properties November 1, 2011 The city of Biloxi, Miss., starts this week to work with commercial property owners to clean up neglected buildings. Six...
Power Restoration in Snowy East Could Take Days November 1, 2011 By DAVE COLLINS Residents across the Northeast woke up to cold, dark homes and one of the earliest snow days in memory Monday...
Man Steals Hotel Van, Crashes into N.D. House November 1, 2011 Bismarck police arrested a 61-year-old man over the weekend after he allegedly stole a courtesy van from a local hotel...
Vermont to Update Irene Damage Estimates November 1, 2011 Vermont officials are expected to update damage estimates from Tropical Storm Irene. Gov. Peter Shumlin and administration officials will hold...
Rainy Remnants of Rina Spawn Tornado in Florida November 1, 2011 The National Weather Service says the remnants of Tropical Storm Rina dumping rain across Florida spawned a weak tornado that...
Snow, Wind, Rain Smack Northeast; Cleanup Begins October 31, 2011 By GENARO C. ARMAS An unseasonably early snowstorm that blanketed parts of states from Maryland to Maine, knocking out power to millions and snarling...
Powerful Earthquake Hits off Northeastern Taiwan October 31, 2011 A powerful earthquake has struck off northeastern Taiwan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Taiwan’s Central...
Three Mississippi School Buses Stolen October 31, 2011 Three DeSoto County school buses were stolen, but school system officials said Friday that the thief returned two of them....
Peru Quake Destroys Homes, Injures Dozens October 31, 2011 Peruvian authorities say 134 homes have been destroyed and 103 people treated at hospitals for injuries in a 6.9-magnitude quake...
Floods May Damage Quarter of Thai Rice Crop, Exports Hit October 28, 2011 By Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat Thailand may lose a quarter of its main rice crop in the nation’s worst flooding in decades, the government estimates,...