August 12, 2013
A state appeals court ruling has cleared the way for stalled lawsuits involving a deadly 2006 Kauai dam breach to move forward. The state Intermediate Court of Appeals sent the case back to circuit court, vacating the lower court’s ruling …
August 8, 2013
The heavy rain and hail that hit Weld County over the weekend damaged not only crops but also schools. The Greeley Tribune reported Windsor Middle School’s ceilings collapsed from the water, and Tozer Primary School had water damage to about …
August 5, 2013
The Federal Emergency Management Agency reversed its previous decision and approved additional funding to help rebuild the small Texas town where an April fertilizer plant explosion leveled homes, damaged buildings and killed 15 people. President Barack Obama issued a “major …
July 29, 2013
State Farm Insurance plans to seek action against NV Energy for claims stemming from a November 2011 wildfire in Reno, Nev. sparked by arcing power lines. The wind-whipped fire destroyed 26 homes and damaged 17. It also caused about $7.6 …
July 22, 2013
An assessment by the El Paso County health department has found damage to dozens of wells that supply water to homes in the area burned by the Black Forest Fire in June. The Gazette reported a survey of 522 wells …
July 18, 2013
Roosevelt County officials are assessing the damage done by a tornado that touched down about 20 miles north of Poplar, Mont. Emergency services coordinator Dan Sietsema says at least two farm sites were hit by the tornado Monday afternoon, causing …
July 10, 2013
Fire crews burned forest undergrowth near homes in the mountains northwest of Las Vegas to protect them from one of two large Nevada wildfires while local casino owners offered rooms to evacuees. The wildfire burning northwest of Las Vegas was …
July 9, 2013
The official count on total insured losses from the Black Forest Fire in Colorado should be released soon, and the single most destructive wildfire in the state’s history is likely to exceed $100 million – marking two years in a …
June 20, 2013
When the big twister hit, Maylene Sorrels huddled with her students in the halls of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. Cowering, she covered the student’s heads. Then Sorrels, a teacher’s aide, tried to reassure her kids they would …
June 20, 2013
The tornado that ripped through Missouri’s St. Charles County in late May, and flooding that has ravaged portions of the county, are proving costly. KMOX Radio reports that cleanup costs are at $2.4 million and the tab is still running. …