Recovery

Clairmont, 63, told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Monday that he made the decision to retire a while ago but never told anybody about his plans to leave his job with the federal and state government.

Critics argue, however, that lifting the Reagan-era prohibition would only help bolster an “illusion” that nuclear war is winnable.

'Volusia County boil water notice. Residents are advised to boil water before consumption,' warned the notice. It was a mistake.

An estimated 9 million students in nine states, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico missed some school in the fall from various natural disasters.

The first-of-its-kind study in the Houston area - called a Metropolitan Houston Regional Watershed Assessment - would examine 22 watersheds in the region, analyzing how stormwater moves from rooftops and streets to bayous and creeks.

The work is covered by a federal Disaster Relief Fund that does not depend on congressional action at this time.

Forty Washingtonians died from the flu in the past week, according to the Washington Department of Health, nearly doubling the total flu season count to 86 deaths.

2017 was the costliest year for weather- and climate-related disasters. Will the trend continue?

The methods of ice jam removal in the document include: mechanical removal by cutting a channel along the bank, drilling holes in the ice cover to weaken it, dusting with material that absorbs solar energy and accelerates decay and blasting.

'Bleeding is the No. 1 cause of traumatic deaths. If we can get the bleeding stopped, we can stop the deaths.'

There are reports of Hawaii drivers running off the road, children hiding out in manholes, and one man claimed that he had a stress-induced heart attack.

County officials did themselves no favors when they announced shortly after the firestorm that the county would be waiving permit fees for the reconstruction of homes that had been destroyed

Apple Valley Watch, a public safety app that allows users to "Report a Problem" from their smartphones, was soft-launched by the town earlier this month.

The warning sirens in Sedgwick County have two different modes: The alert mode, a steady tone used for tornadoes and tested most Mondays at noon, and the attack mode, a classic rise and fall sound used for air attacks.

The 911 center, built at a cost of $11 million, opened in 2013 under the control of the sheriff's department, which is located next door.