The city in western New York was among the hardest hit by snow and cold. At least 31 people in Erie County were killed because of the storm as of Tuesday evening, according to the health department.
Two small Minnesota towns were hit hard by tornadoes earlier this year. As the year ends, each is still recovering and rebuilding, and community leaders see success and struggle.
The storm unleashed its full fury on Western New York with hurricane-force winds and snow causing whiteout conditions, paralyzing emergency response efforts.
The crash left parts of Montgomery County without power on Sunday evening. For hours, the passengers remained stuck 100 feet in the air as officials prepared to rescue them.
Police believe the victims range in age between 15 and 21 years old. The shooting took place steps from the city's Atlantic Station shopping district, which has struggled with crime.
Search teams have recovered seven dead, including a 3-week-old infant, buried in mud and debris that hurtled down a mountainside and through a densely populated port city on the resort island of Ischia, officials said Sunday.
A Walmart employee opened fire in a Virginia store late Tuesday during what are normally popular pre-Thanksgiving shopping hours. It's the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days.
A shooter opened fire in a Walmart in Virginia late Tuesday, leaving six people dead, police said, in the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days. The assailant is also dead.
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