DEVELOPING: At least seven people were reported hurt, one seriously, after an Amtrak train derailed in central Vermont, sending some cars plunging down a steep embankment. Investigators say the train hit a rockslide. Passenger Bob Redmond says he was taking a scenic tour of the autumn leaves when the cars started tipping and “down we… [Read More]
Cargo ship El Faro missing in hurricane believed to have sunk: Coast Guard
Several dead as torrential rain, floods pound East Coast
Saying the deadly flood waters in her state were at “a thousand-year level” — and acknowledging that there was still 24 hours of rain to come — Gov. Nikki Haley urged the residents of South Carolina to stay safe and strong during a Sunday afternoon press conference. Haley gave an accounting of just how devastating… [Read More]
Hurricane Update: Joaquin leaves the Bahamas, U.S. braces for separate floods, Again a Cat 4 Storm
Hurricane Joaquin regained strength on Saturday as it swirled away from the Bahamas with the fate of a missing cargo ship and its 33 crew still unknown, while vast swaths of the U.S. Southeast and mid-Atlantic braced for more heavy rains and flooding from a separate weather system. By 12 p.m. EDT, Joaquin had strengthened… [Read More]
Where is ElFaro, Cargo Ship is Still Missing in Hurricane Joaquin, Has 28 Americans Aboard
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a lost cargo ship with 33 people aboard, including 28 Americans, as Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin slams the Bahamas. Officials said the 735-foot ship, known as El Faro, was en route to San Juan, Puerto Rico, from Jacksonville, Florida. They said they received notification that the ship had… [Read More]
Hurricane Joaquin: 31 Americans among the crew on cargo ship missing at Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a lost cargo ship with 33 people aboard, including 31 Americans, as Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin slams the Bahamas. Officials said the 735-foot ship, known as El Faro, was en route to San Juan, Puerto Rico, from Jacksonville, Florida. They said they received notification that the ship had… [Read More]
US Coast Guard searching for 33 people aboard cargo ship missing in Hurricane Joaquin
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a lost cargo ship with 33 people aboard near the Bahamas, as Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin slams the islands. Officials said the 735-foot ship, known as El Faro, was en route to San Juan, Puerto Rico, from Jacksonville, Florida. They said they received notification that the ship had… [Read More]
Major Hurricane Joaquin to Impact Over 65 Million From South Carolina to Massachusetts
Flooding from Hurricane Joaquin will impact areas from South Carolina to Massachusetts even though the hurricane is unlikely to make landfall in the United States. People should not let their guard down due to a shifting track of the hurricane as the risk to lives and property in this complex situation remains high. A copious… [Read More]
Latest Report NOAA, East Coast likely to avoid direct hit from Joaquin, but flood risk remains
…EXTREMELY DANGEROUS JOAQUIN MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD AS ITBATTERS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS……HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMASTODAY… SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT…0900 UTC…INFORMATION———————————————-LOCATION…23.3N 74.7WABOUT 20 MI…35 KM NE OF CLARENCE LONG ISLAND BAHAMASABOUT 50 MI…80 KM SSW OF SAN SALVADORMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…130 MPH…215 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 3 MPH…6 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…935… [Read More]
Joaquin is the third hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season, it has intensified into a Category 3
Actor Paul Walker’s daughter sues Porsche over fatal crash
Paul Walker’s daughter is suing Porsche, claiming the sports car that her father was in when he was killed two years ago suffered from numerous design defects. The lawsuit filed Monday by Meadow Rain Walker seeks unspecified damages for defects that her lawyers claim kept the actor trapped in the Porsche Carrera GT when it… [Read More]
Democrats Caring for the Common Man
Bruce Bialosky, One of my favorite political stories comes from my friend Michelle Steel, an Orange County Supervisor and formerly a member of the State Board of Equalization in California (BOE). When on the BOE, which oversees much of the tax structure in California including sales tax, she served with Judy Chu who is now… [Read More]
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