Accidents and disasters

Authorities in Austria are warning of “considerable” risk of avalanches in the west of the country after nine people were killed within 24 hoursByThe Associated PressFebruary 5, 2022, 1:12 PM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to…

BANGKOK -- For more than two years, the isolation of the Pacific archipelago nation of Tonga helped keep COVID-19 at bay.But last month's volcanic eruption and tsunami brought outside deliveries of desperately needed fresh water and…

Cheryl Andrews-Maltais takes note of the heart-wrenching dates that remind Wampanoag families that they're still in the midst of the opioid drug crisis — birthdays of loved ones lost, anniversaries of their passing. Then she reaches out…

Vanessa Bryant will be recognized as one of the leading women in sports at an event during Super Bowl weekByThe Associated PressFebruary 1, 2022, 6:35 PM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleLOS ANGELES -- Vanessa…

Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 for their 10th straight winBy DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated PressJanuary 31, 2022, 5:22 AM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this…

Police say a Virginia man has been arrested for drunkenly crashing a car into Taylor Swift’s New York City apartment building and trying to gain entryByThe Associated PressJanuary 28, 2022, 4:20 PM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to…

The Brazilian Olympic committee says cross-country skier Bruna Moura will miss the Beijing Games after sustaining multiple fractures in a car crash in ItalyByThe Associated PressJanuary 28, 2022, 12:33 PM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Sarah Kelly recalls the fleeting moments when she reached out for help during a decadeslong opioid addiction, only to find out no residential treatment beds were available in an overloaded system in her corner of West…

The Australian navy's largest ship has docked at disaster-stricken Tonga and was allowed by local authorities to unload humanitarian supplies despite crew members being infected with COVID-19By ROD McGUIRK Associated PressJanuary 26, 2022,…

A rookie New Hampshire musher has decided against running in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race after her team of sled dogs veered onto a busy Alaska highway and collided with a pickup truckByThe Associated PressJanuary 25, 2022, 6:46…