More severe weather expected through Memorial Day weekend
DES MOINES, Iowa — Several tornadoes were reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees on Friday, May 24, just days
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Gear up for heaviest Memorial Day weekend traffic in nearly 20 years
WASHINGTON — Drivers, if you’re planning to work through the upcoming holiday weekend, be prepared for some of the heaviest traffic in nearly two decades —
Plans to spend billions on a flood-prone East Texas highway may not solve the problem
LUFKIN, Texas — U.S. Highway 59, a major evacuation route from Houston, has been a problem for East Texas for decades. And as flooding rivaling
Tornado swallows tanker truck, leaves path of destruction in Iowa
GREENFIELD, Iowa — Multiple people were killed when a tornado tore through a small town in Iowa on Tuesday, May 21, and left a wide
Maryland governor says work won’t be done until Key Bridge stands again
BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore celebrated the removal of a hulking container ship just under eight weeks after the deadly collapse of a Baltimore
Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port
BALTIMORE — The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as tugboats escorted the ill-fated container ship Dali back to
Texas bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island reopened after barge collision
HOUSTON — A bridge near Galveston, Texas, that was damaged last week when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat has reopened to
Ship returns to port after March Baltimore bridge collapse
BALTIMORE — The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as the ill-fated container ship Dali was slowly escorted back
Arguments about NYC’s fee for drivers traveling into Manhattan continue before federal judge
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s first-in-the-nation plan to levy a hefty toll on drivers entering much of traffic-choked Manhattan was the focus of a legal
Investigation continues into 4 electrical blackouts on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse
BALTIMORE — The electrical blackouts experienced by the container ship Dali before it left Baltimore’s port were “mechanically distinct from” those that resulted in the
Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, continue to sweep across Southern US
HOUSTON — Power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston, an official warned Friday, May 17, after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the
1 dead after a fiery tanker truck crash in Colorado
DENVER — One person died and another was hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into a tanker truck carrying fuel on Colorado’s main east-west highway near
US Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil
GALVESTON, Texas — Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge carrying fuel broke free
Bridge between Galveston and Pelican Island remains closed after barge crash
GALVESTON, Texas — The bridge connecting Galveston, Texas, to Pelican Island remained closed Thursday, May 17, after a barge crashed into a pillar supporting the
Barge hits a bridge in Galveston, Texas, damaging the structure and causing an oil spill
GALVESTON, Texas — A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, May 15, spilling oil into waters near busy shipping channels
Pickup driver jailed in deadly crash with bus carrying trucking company workers
OCALA, Fla. — Mexico’s consulate in central Florida was working Wednesday, May 15, to support a community of farmworkers after a highway collision killed eight
NTSB: Cargo ship that caused bridge collapse had power blackout hours before leaving port
BALTIMORE — The cargo ship Dali experienced electrical blackouts about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and yet again shortly before it slammed
Crews conduct controlled demolition on Baltimore bridge span
BALTIMORE — Crews set off a network of linked explosives Monday, May 13, to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott
Skywatchers across the Northern Hemisphere treated to weekend light show
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday,
Controlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site postponed due to weather
BALTIMORE — The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been postponed because of weather