Disasters

October 24, 2016 5:59 AM

Tour bus crashes into truck, killing more than a dozen people In California

A California Highway Patrol official says at least 13 are dead and more than 30 injured after a bus struck the back of a tractor-trailer near Palm Springs, Calif.

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October 20, 2016 10:21 AM

Dayton seeks federal disaster declaration for fall flooding

The storms and subsequent flooding on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22 caused an estimated $8.3 million in damage to public infrastructure.

by Associated Press

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October 18, 2016 1:05 PM

Body of missing college student found in Mississippi River

Authorities have recovered the body of a missing Winona State University student from the Mississippi River.

by Associated Press

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October 17, 2016 2:26 PM

Search for missing Winona State student continues on Mississippi River

Winona County authorities were back on the Mississippi River Monday, looking for a missing Winona State University student last seen more than a week ago.

by Tim Nelson

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October 13, 2016 12:27 PM

2 strangers and a drone help rescue veteran trapped by N.C. flooding

A drone photographer posted an image of a submerged home in North Carolina. Then a man in Texas discovered it was his brother's house -- and the two men managed to coordinate a rescue operation.

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October 12, 2016 4:00 AM

Who can Haitians trust to deliver hurricane aid?

There's a debate about who should control the assistance: politicians, aid groups, church groups.

by Jason Beaubien

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October 10, 2016 7:05 AM

Aftereffects of Matthew to linger in North Carolina

The storm killed more than 500 people in Haiti and at least 21 in the U.S. - nearly half of them in North Carolina. Most were swept away by flood waters.

by The Associated Press

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October 7, 2016 5:57 PM

Haiti's storm refugees want to know: What's the plan?

"Many of them can't go home -- hundreds of thousands of houses have been damaged or destroyed. They're stuck in shelters. And they don't know when aid will come.

by Jason Beaubien