A semi truck driver sustained only non-life threatening injuries after his truck fell off the Rouge River bridge in Southwest Detroit. It happened after 10 a.m. Thursday on northbound I-75 near Dearborn St., according to Michigan State Police.
Gusty winds likely fueled a fire at a Christian school and childcare center in Mesquite Wednesday afternoon. Around 50 children and staff were evacuated as the fire quickly engulfed the school.
Police say a firearm instructor could face charges after he accidentally discharged his weapon and shot a student during a training class Saturday. The victim was struck in both legs by a single bullet.
Bill Gates famously said that we always overestimate the amount of change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next 10.
Ransomware attacks constituted the greatest cybercrime danger in 2016 as the volume and value of attacks rose sharply, according to a new report from internet security firm Symantec.
More focus on resiliency measures, updated mapping techniques and increased consumer choices are among the recommendations for reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) issued by a coalition for “environmentally responsible, fiscally sound approaches to natural catastrophe policy that promote public safety.”
After 10 to 15 inches of rain in the past seven days, much of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas is underwater. So much precipitation has fallen that major rivers have spread well beyond their banks. Muddy brown water is at the rooftops in the hardest-hit communities.
A Homer police officer with a history of questionable behavior has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he defrauded an insurance company through a bogus claim.
Clark County firefighters and Metro police responded to an early morning townhouse fire in east Las Vegas on Wednesday. Authorities said an oxygen tank exploded at the residence and caused flames to spread quickly thereafter.
A dangerous flooding situation in northeastern Arkansas worsened on Wednesday morning when a levee failed along the Black River near the town of Pocahontas.
Three people were killed and 10 others were hospitalized from what is believed to be an accidental car crash at an auto auction in Massachusetts, officials said.
Insurance companies have paid out more than $159.3 million on nearly 18,200 claims from Hurricane Matthew in Beaufort County since the October storm, Ray Farmer, the S.C. Department of Insurance director, said Monday.
A legal dispute between the New York town of Amherst and its insurer has been elevated to the state Supreme Court. The subject of the dispute is the $3.13 million remainder of an indemnity paid as settlement when a contractor fell from a building owned by the town of Amherst.
Flood damage is mounting to the south and west of the Cape Girardeau area, with many victims in the hardest-hit areas experiencing loss of phone service, including cellphones, and in some places electricity and tap water.
