CHARLESTON, WV — Torrential rains caused flash flooding that inundated homes and businesses, washed away bridges and prompted numerous water rescues in parts of West Virginia, officials said. Gov. Patrick Morrisey sent 100 National Guard members to the hardest-hit areas in the northern part of the state and declared a state of emergency for all
Communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast distributed sandbags and closed beaches as Tropical Storm Bertha threatened to bring flooding and high winds Wednesday from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana. Bertha was forecast to make landfall Wednesday night in the sparsely populated coastal part of Louisiana southeast of New Orleans, with wind the biggest threat, according
Babies, toddlers, and toddlers need outdoor activities to develop strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in hot weather. In the summer months, those twin imperatives can make parents anxious. How long should children be away? How do I know they are okay? What should I avoid? Human-caused climate change is making
the biggest game in soccer is scheduled for Sunday, when Argentina and Spain will meet in the World Cup final, which will take place outside New York City. There’s just one problem. Smoke from wildfires now threatens the match, and FIFA, the sport’s governing body, does not appear to have any plans to protect the
WASHINGTON– Well before dawn in Texas, a shallow point of the Guadalupe River rose above the height of a two-story house Thursday in just five hours, sending a rush of water across a region still affected by last summer’s fatal flash floods. Dangerous flooding for the second year in a row prompted dozens of high-water
Heavy downpours in South Texas washed out roads and left motorists stranded Tuesday as forecasters warned that a threat of more severe weather could cause dangerous flooding in already inundated counties near the Mexican border. The storms dumped up to a foot of rain in some rural areas of Texas, prompting dozens of flood rescues