The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia on Friday, hours after a harsh storm hit a remote area of central Kentucky, killing one person and injuring at least 14 more, officials said. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrote on social media that one person was killed and […]
Bear found sitting on stove inside Kentucky home after crashing through ceiling
Watch bear steal bird feeder camera Black bear films itself running away with stolen bird feeder camera 00:48 A black bear crashed through the ceiling of a home in southeastern Kentucky last week and ended up on top of a stove, state wildlife officials said. Photos show the furry intruder perched on top of the […]
FEMA responds to deadly Kentucky tornadoes amid layoffs, looming cuts
As potentially severe storms threaten parts of the Midwest and the South — which comes after a string of tornadoes have already left over two dozen dead — residents will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery. In London, Kentucky, Michael Carnes clung to his family as they […]
Destructive storms, tornadoes across Midwest kill at least 21 people. Here’s what to know
Disastrous systems sweeping across the Midwest have left at least 21 dead, including nine people killed after a tornado sparked what authorities called a mass casualty event in southeastern Kentucky. The storms were part of a weather system Friday that killed seven in Missouri and also spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin, left several hundred thousand customers […]
Climate change made recent flooding in Midwest, South more intense, report finds
The deadly storms that tore through eight U.S. states in early April, killing at least 24 people, were made significantly worse by climate change, according to a study released this week. Analysis from World Weather Attribution, a climate science group, found that human-caused global warming made the record-breaking downpours about 9% heavier. The powerful storms […]