Month: January 2019

An Afghan official says at least 30 villagers searching for gold in a riverbed perished in a flash flood in northeastern Badakhshan province. Nek Mohammad Nazari, spokesman for the provincial governor, says dozens were injured as a landslide and flash flood engulfed the river on Sunday morning in Kohistan district. The area is about 110 kilometers, or 68 miles, from Fayzabad, the capital of Badakhshan. Nazari says the villagers had dug deep in the river,…

LOS ANGELES – The first major storm of the new year moved into Southern California on Saturday night, triggering a mudslide that shut down a section of Pacific Coast highway and prompted flash flooding and debris flows near burn areas in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. An automated rain gauge in the western Santa Monica Mountains showed nearly three-quarters of an inch of rainfall in one hour, the National Weather Service said. PCH was closed…

Check out the Hurricanes’ ‘Thor’s hammer strike’ celebration after defeating the Blue Jackets By January 05, 2019 08:55 AM The Carolina Hurricanes celebrate at center ice after their 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday night, Jan. 4, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh.

Ferry services and airports reopened in southern Thailand on Saturday as a storm moved west into the Andaman Sea after causing disruption and leaving at least one person dead. Tropical Storm Pabuk barreled across the Gulf of Thailand on Friday but spared world famous beach resorts major damage. The storm damaged houses, knocked down power lines and triggered flash floods in several east coast provinces. On the island of Koh Samui, where the suspension of…

As Sebastian Aho raced down the ice to tap in an empty-net goal that was his anyway, it meant more than merely a win. It was a third straight win for the Carolina Hurricanes, only their third streak of three wins or more this season. It was more progress in a different race, against the inexorable waning of the season. The Hurricanes have been waiting years for a decent winning streak. With Friday’s 4-2 win…

Greg McKegg had a goal and an assist in his Carolina debut and the Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 Friday night. McKegg was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis earlier Friday after Carolina placed Jordan Staal on injured reserve. Playing in his first NHL game since November 2017, the journeyman center assisted on a goal in the first period and scored the decisive goal in the second…

The parent company of California’s largest utility said Friday it is assessing its finances and structure in its effort to confront a growing liability threat from wildfires blamed on the company. Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. could face billions of dollars in potential liability involving massive wildfires in California — some of which have already been linked to equipment operated by the company. PG&E announced the assessment in a news release that did not elaborate…

The city of Florence is welcoming home police Sgt. Scott Williamson. “We are so happy to have you back home in Florence,” The city posted on social media. Williams returned home on Thursday night. Williamson was one of seven officers who were shot in an October standoff at a home where police attempted to serve a search warrant. Two officers, investigator Farrah “Maxine” Turner of the Florence County Sheriff’s Department and Florence Police Department patrolman…

By SUMETH PANPETCH, Associated Press NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand — Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm buffeted coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts on southern Thailand’s east coast on Friday, knocking down trees and utility poles and flooding roads. One person was reported dead and another missing after a fishing boat with a crew of six capsized in high waves, but there were no reports of major damage by nightfall. It appeared…

Rain, winds and surging seawater were striking southern Thailand on Friday as a strengthening tropical storm approached coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts. Authorities made their final rounds in coastal Nakhon Si Thammarat province driving trucks through flooded streets with downed power lines and urging people to leave. “Anyone still inside. Please make noise and officials will help you out. You cannot stay here. You cannot stay here. It’s too dangerous,” officials said from a…