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EUGENE, Ore. -- A man lying on a Eugene road after an apparent bicycle crash was then run over and killed by a hit-and-run driver, a witness said. p div class="alignleft" style="align:left; padding:10px;" ...

Thunderstorms in the U.S. that struck from May 20 to May 27 are expected to cause between $4 billion and $7 billion in insured losses, according to catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide. ...

The high water, fueled by rain and snowmelt, led the Army Corps of Engineers to open the Morganza Spillway to reduce the flood risk to Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The action has sent a torrent of water down the Atchafalaya River and its basin on its way to the Gulf of Mexico, threatening smaller ...

The 20-year-old man came off his bike near Dinas Mawddwy, Gwynedd, and suffered serious head injuries. The man, who has not been named, was treated by a doctor who was passing the scene before paramedics arrived. ...

TOKYO, April 26 (UPI) -- Backup generators at many Japanese nuclear power plants lack capacity to keep reactor cores cool if another earthquake or tsunami were to strike, sources say. ...

A Tornado Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for tornado development. People located in and around the watch area should keep an eye to the sky and listen to their NOAA Weather Radio all hazards or tune to local broadcast media for further weather information. The watch is intended information. The watch is ...

Stories of trees being splintered like baseball bats and families huddled in their homes that were ripped from their foundation are beginning to emerge after over 240 tornados ripped through a large portion of the country on Saturday.", baynoteOrOutbrain:"outbrain" }; var disqus_identifier = "ceeea7175d56f210VgnVCM10000086c1a8c0RCRD"; var disqus_category_id = "462851"; var disqus_developer = 0; Disasters Stories of ...

SAMUI -- Hundreds of stranded travellers were scrambling for air tickets out at Samui International airport this afternoon after hearing that two flights had managed to take off for Bangkok earlier today. ...

NEW ORLEANS& 160; An oil company has come forward to say it is responsible for an oily sheen across 30 miles of waters off Grand Isle, La., saying it was surprised since it only reported a few gallons of spilled crude, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported Wednesday. ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Two executives with the Tennessee Valley Authority said Tuesday that their information and analysis indicate the utility's six reactors would have weathered a powerful earthquake like that which prompted Japan's nuclear emergency, a claim that drew skepticism from an environmental activist . ...