Afghanistan quake kills at least four, wounds 69 An earthquake centered in Afghanistan's east killed at least four people and injured almost 70, after wet weather weakened the country's traditional mud-brick homes, officials said on Wednesday. More
Tornado sirens giving way to new warning technology On April 10, 2011, tornadoes ripped across Wisconsin, tearing roofs off houses, toppling trees and snapping power lines. In many places, the high winds were greeted with silence as some Cold War-era warning sirens failed because of lost power and other issues — just when they were needed the most. More
Death toll in China quake hits 113 A strong earthquake struck China’s mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. Chinese authorities assessed the magnitude of the quake at 7.0, while the U.S. Geological Survey reported 6.6. More
Scientists: Superstorm Sandy jolted United States Superstorm Sandy didn't just rattle the East Coast, it also jiggled the ground across the country ever so slightly, scientists reported Thursday. Earthquake sensors located as far away as the Pacific Northwest detected the storm's energy as it surged toward the New York metropolitan region last year. More
Wild weather: Floods, snow, tornadoes hit central USA Middle America was overwhelmed by weather Thursday, with snow in the north, tornadoes in the Plains, and torrential rains that caused floods and transportation woes - and a sinkhole in Chicago. More
Washington Post Analysis Shows 30% Spike in Lift-Assist Calls from Senior Living An analysis of 911 call data by the Washington Post shows that lift-assist emergency responses have increased 30% in recent years at assisted living and ... 05/3/2024 - 10:34 am | View Link
Senior homes won't pick up fallen residents, dial 911: 'Why are they calling us?' Lift-assist 911 calls from assisted living and other senior homes have spiked by 30% nationwide in recent years to nearly 42,000 calls a year. 05/3/2024 - 4:16 am | View Link
UVMHN hospitals nationally recognized in 'Critical Access Hospitals to Know' list Vermont Business Magazine Patients in our region are being served by nationally recognized hospitals as all three critical access hospitals in the University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde ... 05/2/2024 - 10:08 am | View Link
From the Deputy Publisher: Winooski, My Town? I wrote about the demographic shift Ann-Elise and I were part of: lifelong residents moving out ... My go-to gift shop, Golden Hour, is there, too. It sells some cheeky items that would have made Jan ... 05/1/2024 - 3:35 am | View Link
Restaurant Workers Deserve a Living Wage, Too Growing up, I looked up to my father and aunt, who began restaurant industry careers after immigrating from Eritrea in the 1970s. When I started working, ... 04/26/2024 - 6:59 am | View Link