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Atlanta Bus Crashes, Injuring 14 People

A spokeswoman for Atlanta’s public bus system says 14 people including the driver were taken to a hospital after a bus crashed on the city’s southwest side. Atlanta Fire Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says the injuries were classified as minor. He …

PEMCO Poll Finds Most Don’t Know Consequences of Damage From Fallen Trees

We’ve all heard the old saying, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?” An interesting philosophical question, but for homeowners in the verdant, thickly wooded Northwest, a …

Southeast Texas Man Killed in Tree Accident

A Southeast Texas man has died after a tree fell on him as he tried to cut and collect some firewood. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says 70-year-old Edwin Worthy of Orangefield was dead at the scene Tuesday afternoon. An …

Skydiver Injured Trying to Land in Montana Stadium

Authorities say a skydiver attempting to land in Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Mont., as part of planned festivities before a college football game, suffered serious injuries Saturday after he was blown off target and hit a tree and then fell …

Falling Tree Kills Delivery Driver in Northeast Indiana

Police in northeastern Indiana say a package delivery driver was killed when a tree crashed onto his truck during a thunderstorm. The UPS truck was hit Tuesday evening as the storm moved through Auburn. The tree fell onto the truck’s …

Iowa Woman Killed by Falling Tree While Camping

Iowa officials say the woman who died after a tree fell on her tent at Lake MacBride State Park was from Iowa City. In a news release Monday, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources identified the woman as 31-year-old Jennifer …