Month: May 2019

In this Wednesday, April 24, 2019 photo, a pile of flood damaged debris burns in a field in Hamburg, Iowa. The Des Moines Register via AP Brian Powers HAMBURG, Iowa Driving along a deeply rutted levee, Heath Smith points to a basketball, picnic basket and pink Big Wheel. He drives past a massive porch. A boat and a semi’s missing trailer sit up ahead. He’s found a cooler filled with beer. “You see people’s lives…

Ryan Ueberrhein holds a handful of sand as he stands on a pile of it that once covered his field Monday, April 29, 2019, in Valley, Neb. The sand, which he is having hauled away, was dumped there by floodwaters in March. The World-Herald via AP Ryan Soderlin OMAHA, Neb. Nebraska landowners are seeking new solutions for a millions-year-old phenomenon. Tons of sand, sediment and silt — some in dunes as high as 10 feet…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. The government says hundreds of people have sought federal aid since a tornado killed nearly two dozen people in east Alabama this spring. A statement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency says 817 homeowners and renters have applied for disaster assistance since the March 3 twister. More than $1.2 million has gone to Lee County residents for housing and other needs. The Small Business Administration also has approved 54 low-interest disaster loans totaling…

Richard Silverman gives snacks to his basset hound, “Daisy”, inside his Mediterranean Revival home. Some Miami Beach Palm View neighborhood residents gathered at the home of Richard Silverman to discuss their fight to remove the historic designation of the South Beach neighborhood on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Miami Herald via AP Carl Juste MIAMI A quiet South Beach neighborhood tucked away near bustling City Hall and Lincoln Road has become a battleground between preservationists and…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on from the side of the stage before announcing a new X Prize aimed at helping combat wildfires, during the Near Future conference, Friday, May 10, 2019, in San Diego. Newsom announced the new prize Friday alongside X Prize founder and chairman Peter Diamandis, saying the prize will focus on new ways to detect wildfires before they happen and reduce their spread if they occur. Gregory Bull AP Photo LA…

Jumping on the Canes bandwagon? Here are some storylines from the season. The Carolina Hurricanes are back in the playoffs after a nine-year absence. If you’ve been away for a while, here are some of the storylines from the season that led to the Canes breaking the drought. By × The Carolina Hurricanes are back in the playoffs after a nine-year absence. If you’ve been away for a while, here are some of the storylines…

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour recaps the loss to Boston and looks ahead to Game 2 Rod Brind’Amour addresses penalties, team chemistry and effort during a talk with the media By × Rod Brind’Amour addresses penalties, team chemistry and effort during a talk with the media By BOSTON Here they are again: frustrated, aggrieved and discounted. While losing for the first time in six playoff games may have been a shock to the Carolina Hurricanes’…