Canadian officials say a tornado struck the southwestern Ontario town of Goderich Sunday, killing one person and causing multiple injuries. An Environment Canada damage survey team determined the town was indeed struck by a tornado. Storm investigator Randy Mawson said the storm had winds gusting over 300 kilometers per hour, making it an F-2 or […]
Tropical Storm Irene Nears Hurricane Strength
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Irene is strengthening as it approaches Puerto Rico with winds of 110 kilometers per hour, nearing hurricane strength. Forecasters say hurricane conditions are expected in Puerto Rico within hours. The Dominican Republic is also under a hurricane warning with the high winds, severe rain and high tides […]
Tropical Storm Irene Heads Toward Puerto Rico
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is under a hurricane warning, as Tropical Storm Irene approaches from the east after dumping heavy rain on the Leeward Islands. A hurricane watch has been declared for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Forecasters say Irene, with sustained winds of up to 85 kilometers per hour, could become a hurricane […]
Puerto Rico Under Hurricane Warning
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has issued a hurricane warning, as Tropical Storm Irene approaches from the east, already dumping heavy rain on the Leeward Islands. A hurricane watch has been declared for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Forecasters say Irene, with sustained winds of up to 85 kilometers per hour, could become a hurricane […]
Hurricane Warning for Parts of Dominican Republic
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Irene is lashing the Leeward Islands with wind and rain as it moves westward on a course that could help strengthen it to a hurricane by Monday. The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with earthquake-ravaged Haiti, issued a hurricane warning for its southern coast. The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico […]
Flash Flooding Kills 4 People in US City
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Flash flooding in the U.S. northeastern city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has left four people dead. The victims include a mother and two young daughters found Friday drowned inside their car in 3 meters of water. Searchers found the fourth victim, an elderly woman, alongside the Allegheny River. Forecasters say Pittsburgh got 10 centimeters of rain […]
Tropical Storm Irene Prompts Warnings in US Island Territory
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Irene could become a hurricane by Monday, prompting the Dominican Republic to issue a hurricane warning. The U.S.-based National Hurricane Center said early Sunday Irene is near the Leeward Islands heading toward Haiti, Cuba and possibly the U.S. state of Florida. The storm Sunday has winds of 85 kilometers per […]
Police Officer Shot Outside Mexico Soccer Game
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Gunfire outside a northern Mexico soccer stadium wounded a police officer and sent fans and players running for cover. Officials say no one inside the stadium in Torreon was wounded Saturday. The Reuters news agency says the shooting began when armed men in three vehicles failed to stop at a military checkpoint, prompting an exchange […]
Verizon Workers End Strike Without New Contract
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of unionized Verizon workers in the United States are set to return to work Monday after ending a 2-week strike, even though there is no agreement on a new contract. Unions representing 45,000 workers from in the eastern U.S. say the strike was called off after Verizon agreed to negotiations on key […]
12 Killed in Plane Crash in Canadian Arctic
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
A passenger jet has crashed in Canada’s Arctic region, killing 12 people and injuring three others. Canadian police say the Boeing 737 jet with 15 people on board went down Saturday near Resolute Bay in the Arctic territory of Nunavut. Police had no immediate information on the condition of the three survivors. The airline, First […]
