Disaster_Accident
Latest Stories
Trump.JPEG-4d4a9.jpg
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad speaks to members of the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
colleges_disaster_prep.jpeg
FILE- In this April 29, 2011, file photo, Huston Walters, a sophomore at the University of Alabama from Navarre, Fla., takes a break from cleaning up at his home in the Forest Lake neighborhood after a tornado struck the area. For college administrators, extreme weather is yet another hazard to prepare and practice for on a list that includes infectious disease outbreaks, active shooters and technological outages. (Michelle Lepianka Carter/The Tuscaloosa News via AP, File)
2016_ap_year_end_photos.jpeg
2016 AP YEAR END PHOTOS - Orlando Police officers direct family members away from a fatal shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on June 12, 2016. Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old security guard, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in the mass shooting. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Pakistan Fire.JPEG-95ece.jpg
People stand outside a hotel on fire in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. A massive fire swept through a four-star hotel in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday, officials said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
california_winds.jpeg
Crews work to clear a fallen tree off a teachers' car outside Orange High School in Orange, Calif., Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. Cold Santa Ana winds swept across Southern California on Friday, raising danger of wildfires and toppling trees onto cars, at least one home and onto a busy freeway just ahead of rush hour. (Kevin Sullivan/The Orange County Register via AP)
southern_wildfires_tennesee.jpeg
Small wildfires linger in Gatlinburg, Tenn., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, following Monday's devastating wildfire. (Michael Patrick/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
aptopix_southern_wildfires_tennesee.jpeg
Smoke billows from the remains of a home on the northern outskirts of Gatlinburg, Tenn., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. A devastating wildfire destroyed numerous homes and buildings on Monday. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)
firefighters_killed_yarnell_memorial.jpeg
Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, left, and Director of the Arizona State Parks Sue Black, right, unveil a trailhead sign during a dedication ceremony for the new Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park as a tribute to the 19 firefighters killed during a 2013 wildfire Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Yarnell, Ariz. Ducey said the 3-mile trail and memorial would serve as a lasting tribute to the fallen firefighters' heroism.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
aptopix_firefighters_killed_yarnell_memorial.jpeg
A family member is overcome as she watches a missing man formation of fire fighting planes as they fly over during a dedication ceremony for the new Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park as a tribute to the 19 firefighters killed during a 2013 wildfire Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Yarnell, Ariz. Gov. Doug Ducey said the 3-mile trail and memorial would serve as a lasting tribute to the fallen firefighters' heroism.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
brazil_colombia_air_crash.jpeg
The Brazilian national flag along with a MERCOSUR banner fly at half-staff to honor plane crash victims, outside the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. A chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team to the biggest match of its history crashed into a Colombian hillside and broke into pieces, killing 75 people and leaving six survivors, Colombian officials said Tuesday. The Brazilian government declared three days of mourning. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
firefighters_killed_memorial.jpeg
FILE -In this July 23, 2013 file photo, Prescott Wildland Division Chief Darrell Willis touches A Granite Mountain Hot Shots crew shirt draped over a burned cactus, in Yarnell, Ariz. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey plans to dedicate a long-awaited memorial for the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who perished in a wildfire three years ago. Ducey will be joined by family members of the fallen firefighters on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at a private dedication of the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Deep South Severe Weather.JPEG-3e67d.jpg
Fire erupts on the side of The Spur on Highway 441 between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. In Gatlinburg, smoke and fire caused the mandatory evacuation of downtown and surrounding areas, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. (Jessica Tezak/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
aptopix_colorado_wildfire.jpeg
A fire burns on Green Mountain in Lakewood, Colo., Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. Some residents of suburban west Denver have been ordered to evacuate because of the grass fire in the foothills that's visible from miles away. (Katie Wood/The Denver Post via AP)
bruins_avalanche_hockey.jpeg
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, right, of Finland, deflects a shot off the stick of Colorado Avalanche center Mikhail Grigorenko, of Russia, in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
new_zealand_earthquake.jpeg
The truck loading ramp at the Interisland Ferry wharf lays dropped and broken, in Wellington Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, after a major earthquake struck New Zealand's south Island early Monday. The powerful earthquake struck in a mostly rural area close to the city of Christchurch but appeared to be more strongly felt in the capital, Wellington, more than 200 Km (120 miles) away. (Ross Setford/SNPA via AP)
arthritis_drugs_safety.jpeg
FILE - This Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004 photo shows a bottle of Celebrex at a pharmacy in New York. A new study released on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 may reassure millions of arthritis sufferers who want pain relief without bad side effects. It found that Celebrex, a drug similar to ones withdrawn 12 years ago for safety reasons, is no riskier for the heart than some other prescription pain pills that are tough on the stomach. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
western_north_carolina_wildfires.jpeg
Crews work the Party Rock Fire near Lake Lure Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, 2016. A forest fire has crossed its containment line, forcing more evacuations in western North Carolina. State and federal fire officials say portions of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure communities are now under evacuation orders due to the Party Rock Fire. (Patrick Sullivan /The Times-News via AP)
fire_recovery.jpeg
This image made from video shows Antelope Island recovering after a wildfire scorched more than half the island, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. (Winston Armani/The Deseret News via AP)
trump_environment.jpeg
Coal miners wave signs as Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Charleston, W.Va., on May 5. (Associated Press) **FILE**
ducks_hurricanes_hockey.jpeg
Anaheim Ducks' Corey Perry (10) and Ryan Kesler (17) battle for the puck in front of Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) with Hurricanes' Jaccob Slavin (74) and Ron Hainsey (65) providing support during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
