Disasters
Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
The American Red Cross is helping people in the Midwest with shelter, food, relief supplies and emotional comfort after tornadoes over the weekend destroyed homes and left thousands without power. Below are several ways to donate to the relief effort of the Moore tornado victims: The American Red Cross Online ...
Superstorm Sandy homes still damaged, 6 months later
Six months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey shore and New York City and pounded coastal areas of New England, the region is dealing with a slow and frustrating, yet often hopeful, recovery.
Looking back at the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami
A look back at the destruction and subsequent recovery from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Tsunami warning issued for southern Alaska following B.C. earthquake
The U.S. Coast Guard is warning people in far southern Alaska to take precautions after a tsunami warning was issued for the region. The warning was sparked by a strong earthquake Saturday night that shook off the west coast of Canada. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.7-magnitude earthquake ...
Taylor Bridge Fire: New blaze breaks out; lightning looms in forecast
UPDATE (5:13 p.m.): Firefighters said they'd been making good progress in the fight against the Taylor Bridge Fire, but at about 1 p.m. Friday, a new fire broke out and threatened another neighborhood. It happened just south of Highway 970 in the shadow of the flames fire crews had ...
Dock on Oregon beach prompts calls for plan to deal with tsunami debris
Bids to tow away a 165-ton dock from Japan that washed ashore in Oregon are astronomical, raising questions about how local governments will pay to remove additional tsunami debris that's expected to hit West Cost shores soon, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said ...
Derelict vessel pulled from bottom of Penn Cove
Crews on Sunday raised the derelict fishing vessel that sank in Penn Cove, reducing the threat to nearby shellfish harvesting. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Graham Johnson said the 140-foot Deep Sea is still an ugly sight, but is no longer quite the threat that it was. "I'm ...
Stunning images of the Hindenburg disaster
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster. The German passenger airship caught fire and exploded on May 6, 1937 killing 35 people and shocking the world.
Plan calls for dismantling giant sandbag wall along Green River
A new plan calls for tearing down a 26-mile wall of sandbags set up to stop the Green River from flooding. The wall of two-ton sandbags covered by black tarp was supposed to protect 1 million people from a catastrophic flood, but public officials say the wall is no ...
Police seek man after two women found dead in suspicious fire
A man who lived at a North Bend home where two women were killed in a suspicious fire is being sought after at least five gas cans were found inside. Investigators have been unable to locate a 41-year-old man who lives at the home, Peter A. Keller, and consider ...
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