Thursday, October 17 2013 5:27 AM EDT2013-10-17 09:27:22 GMT
A last-minute deal has been struck, allowing the federal government to avoid a shutdown. A shutdown would have suspended all federal government services deemed non-essential. All federally-funded museums,More >>
Congress has passed a bill to fund the government and lift the debt ceiling, avoiding default. More >>
Thursday, October 10 2013 5:30 PM EDT2013-10-10 21:30:37 GMT
As the government shutdown stretches on, it increasingly affects American life in less obvious ways—like beer production. Southbound Brewing Co., a craft beer company based in Savannah, has been workingMore >>
As the government shutdown stretches on, it increasingly affects American life in less obvious ways—like beer production. Southbound Brewing Co., a craft beer company based in Savannah, has been workingMore >>
(RNN) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has been reported off of the California coast Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The temblor was reported in the Pacific Ocean at 9:21 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The epicenter was located about 48 miles west-northwest of Ferndale, CA, and about 250 miles northwest of Sacramento, CA.
There have been no reports of damage or injuries. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has not issued a tsunami warning.
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With many out and about on lunch hour, a near-derecho force squall line with 80+ MPH winds slammed through NE Arkansas and the MO Bootheel, leaving behind damage that few have seen from straight line winds.More >>
With many out and about on lunch hour, a near-derecho force squall line with 80+ MPH winds slammed through NE Arkansas and the MO Bootheel, leaving behind damage that few have seen from straight line winds. More >>
Flooding is being reported in many parts of Middle Tennessee, including Lawrence, Perry and Lewis counties. Click here to see photos of the flooding sent in by viewers.More >>
Flooding is being reported in many parts of Middle Tennessee, including Lawrence, Perry and Lewis counties. Click here to see photos of the flooding sent in by viewers.More >>
Severe weather and heavy rains cause flooding and damage in and around the Baton Rouge area. Send photos to 9reports@wafb.com or use #wafbweather on Twitter and Instagram.More >>
Severe weather and heavy rains cause flooding and damage in and around the Baton Rouge area. Send photos to 9reports@wafb.com or use #wafbweather on Twitter and Instagram.More >>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:02 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:02:22 GMT
An Indian official says that more than 150 people are feared buried under a landslide that hit a village in western India following torrential rains.More >>
Torrential rains triggered a massive landslide that buried a remote village in western India on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people as it swept away scores of houses and possibly trapping many more people under debris,...More >>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 1:37 AM EDT2014-07-30 05:37:24 GMT
Most of the 1,200 people driven to evacuate by a Northern California wildfire that destroyed 13 homes have been told they can safely return after a series of steady gains in the firefight.More >>
Fire crews gained ground Tuesday on two of the largest wildfires in California, lifting evacuation orders for about half the homes in the path of a blaze in Yosemite National Park and redeploying firefighters battling...More >>
Monday, July 28 2014 9:55 PM EDT2014-07-29 01:55:10 GMT
A 20-year-old man died after lightning from a rare summer thunderstorm jolted a Southern California beach, injuring or rattling more than a dozen people, authorities said.More >>
A thunderstorm formed so rapidly over a Southern California beach that experts said Monday it was impossible for anyone to predict a lightning strike would turn a day of carefree fun into one of terror.More >>
Monday, July 28 2014 9:14 PM EDT2014-07-29 01:14:55 GMT
A new federal report says that along much of America's coasts, the type of flooding that is more annoying than dangerous has jumped more than fivefold in the last 50 years.More >>
Along much of America's coasts, the type of flooding that is more annoying than dangerous has jumped more than fivefold in the last 50 years, the federal government reported Monday.More >>
Monday, July 28 2014 8:35 PM EDT2014-07-29 00:35:38 GMT
Fire crews were battling two fast-moving wildfires in California that threatened many homes and forced hundreds of evacuations, officials said.More >>
In a story July 27 about California Wildfires, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the type of aircraft assisting firefighters battling a wildfire outside Yosemite National Park. They were fixed-wing airplanes...More >>
Monday, July 28 2014 6:56 PM EDT2014-07-28 22:56:22 GMT
A storm system that wreaked havoc across the eastern U.S. spawned a tornado just north of Boston on Monday, causing extensive damage in the coastal city of Revere, where roofs were ripped off buildings and dozens...More >>
A storm system that wreaked havoc across the eastern half of the U.S. spawned a tornado that ripped roofs off homes in suburban Boston, uprooted trees and forced businesses to close.More >>
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