An Idaho town of about 10,000 people evacuated residents Thursday after a gas line exploded at a nearby intersection. Authorities ordered evacuations for most of the town of Middleton as a result – with local sheriffs later saying they did not yet know if any injuries were reported in connection with the explosion. Canyon County Sheriff’s spokesperson Joe … Continued
Norfolk Southern announced Monday that it will compensate homeowners in East Palestine, Ohio, for property value reduction following the Feb. 3 train derailment. Nearly 2,000 residents in East Palestine were ordered to evacuate the town before workers conducted a controlled burn on Feb. 6 that released hazardous chemicals into the air. Those within the “defined program area” who have sold … Continued
Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town and killing at least 36 people in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years. The fire took the island by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking … Continued
More than two months since a Norfolk Southern train derailed and spilled 1.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into the East Palestine community, the rail company’s CEO will testify before an Ohio Senate rail safety panel Tuesday and outline the circumstances around the fiery incident. Alan Shaw has promised millions of dollars to help the Ohio-Pennsylvania … Continued
Twelve people were injured Wednesday morning when an explosion rocked an apartment building in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Investigators say two of those hurt were critically injured. Fire crews say at least one of the buildings has partially collapsed and several nearby buildings had to be evacuated. Heavy smoke could be see from miles away as crews on the ground … Continued
The Uvalde school district fired police chief Pete Arredondo on Wednesday under mounting pressure in the grieving Texas town to punish officers over letting a gunman at Robb Elementary School remain in a fourth-grade classroom for more than an hour with an AR-15 style rifle as 19 children and two teachers were killed. In a … Continued
Ellie Garcia, one of the 19 children killed by a teenager at Robb Elementary School in Texas last week, would pray every night out loud and shared the Gospel on social media before she died about a week before her 10th birthday. Garcia, a 9-year-old victim of Tuesday’s mass shooting at the school in Uvalde, … Continued
Twenty years ago this week, on Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists launched coordinated attacks on the U.S. using airplanes as their weapons. Nearly 3,000 people were killed. Many of those who died left behind children who were so young they never got to know their parents. A new generation has grown up over the past two decades with … Continued
The Champlain Towers South building collapse is a national tragedy, one that has claimed nearly 20 lives so far and left over 140 still missing in the rubble as of Thursday. Among other groups, it struck a unique nexus of the American Jewish community in South Florida, home to a mix of Latin American immigrants, … Continued
President Joe Biden is set to visit the site of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, on Thursday, a week after its deadly partial collapse, the White House announced, as thousands of well-wishers donated more than $1 million to help families of the victims. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Tuesday that first lady … Continued
The Israel Defense Forces sent a search and rescue delegation to Florida to assist with rescue efforts following the Surfside residential building collapse that left at least four dead and nearly 160 still missing. The team of Home Front Command soldiers headed to Florida following a series of talks over the weekend between Israeli defense … Continued
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