DENVILLE — Still shaken after a recent spate of heavy rains that produced the worst flooding in town since Tropical Storm Ida in 2011, residents and local officials are awaiting the release of a final federal report that could authorize a $19 million project to raise or floodproof 38 structures along the Rockaway River basin. […]
The 15 Fort Worth firefighters who deployed to the Texas Panhandle in late February to help contain the wildfires sweeping through the region have all returned safely, the department said on social media this week. Lt. Brad Fowler told the Star-Telegram in a phone interview that the devastation he witnessed in the Panhandle was “almost […]
Russia has begun using a powerful aerial bomb that has decimated Ukrainian defenses and tilted the balance on the front lines. It has done so by converting a basic Soviet-era weapon into a gliding bomb that can cause a crater fifteen meters wide. The bomb is the FAB-1500, essentially a 1.5-tonne weapon of which nearly […]
Satellite images released Monday show the devastation wrought by a series of wildfires in the Texas Panhandle, including that of the largest wildfire in state history, which is still largely uncontained. Two people have died and an estimated 500 structures have been destroyed in the fires, some of which broke out last week and were […]
New satellite imagery offers clear looks at the aftermath of the destruction of the Russian Navy’s Ropucha class landing ship Novocherkassk. There is clear damage to the pier where the vessel, which is now just a burned-out hulk, was moored in the port city of Feodosia on the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula. Novocherkassk suffered multiple secondary […]
An aid worker has described the “unprecedented scale” of human devastation in 2023 as he warned of the “intense trauma” likely to impact victims in Gaza for decades to come. The desperate situation brought about by conflict, earthquakes and floods across various parts of the globe can leave “deep trauma and psychological impacts on those […]
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (WKRN) — First Lady Dr. Jill Biden made a special trip to Fort Campbell Saturday to meet military families two weeks after a deadly EF-3 tornado touched down in Montgomery County and left lasting destruction. Biden worked to offer encouragement and holiday cheer, accompanied by Santa Claus on what was called “Sleigh […]
Deadly tornadoes ripped through Tennessee on Saturday, claiming the lives of six people, including two children, and injuring more than 50 others, according to preliminary reports. Severe weather pummeled west and middle Tennessee with 13 tornadoes reported in the state, including two deadly storms that caused widespread damage and thousands of power outages, according to […]