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Virginia City Plants Trees to Slow Flooding Woes

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — In Ocean Lakes, 100 more trees will soon be popping up in yards throughout the flood-prone neighborhood in southern Virginia Beach, each gifted at no cost from a local environmental group. And in nearby parks …

S.D. Jury: City Owes Couple $126K for Dead Trees

A Pennington County jury says the city of Rapid City owes a local couple more than $125,000 for the loss of 42 pine trees that experts say were killed by salt used to de-ice a neighboring street. The Rapid City …

Heavy Storms Pound Central Europe

Heavy thunderstorms and strong winds have pounded Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, tearing the roofs off homes and bringing down trees. In Poland, one woman was killed when part of a metal roof fell on her, and five others …

Golfball-Sized Hail Strafes Cheyenne, Wyoming

A severe thunderstorm spawned funnel clouds and strafed southeast Wyoming with golfball-sized hail. In Cheyenne, the hail shredded trees, dented cars and damaged a handful of private planes at the airport. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports the hail also plugged …

Tennessee Forestry Officials: Damaged Trees Can Recover

State forestry officials say some trees damaged by recent tornadoes or flooding could still survive. Bruce Webster, urban forester with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, said trees have an amazing capacity to re-grow after damage. In a news release from …