Sen. Schumer Fighting to Save Vital Firefighter Programs
(TNS) - During a Zoom press conference Thursday afternoon, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sounded the alarm that the main federal firefighter funding programs,...
Responders, Railroads Must Collaborate to Prevent Disasters
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, who continue to complain about feeling sick after last month's train derailment can’t be comforted by the recent preliminary report...
Overturned Tanker Leaks 30 Gallons of Waste Oil Near Watershed
(TNS) - A tanker overturned in Glen Burnie Wednesday , leaking an estimated 30 gallons of waste oil near a stream within the Patapsco Tidal...
Pa. Counties Say They Prepare for Rail Emergencies
(TNS) - A Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic vinyl chloride was heading to Johnstown before crashing in East Palestine, Ohio, local authorities said."Without a doubt,"...
President Biden Orders Health Surveys After Rail Disaster
(TNS) - President Joe Biden instructed federal agents responding to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to go door-to-door to conduct health surveys with...
SoCal Braces for Worst of Winter Storm, Closes Major Freeways
(TNS) — A rare winter storm continued to pound California with snow and rain early Friday, shutting down freeways, including Interstate 5 through the Grapevine,...
Massive Winter Storm Closes Six Flags Magic Mountain
(TNS)- Six Flags Magic Mountain was forced to close the Valencia amusement park for the day due to a “massive” winter storm racing through Southern...
Ice Storm Scraps 780 Flights, Cuts Power to 800,000
(TNS) - More than 800,000 homes and businesses across the upper Midwest were in the dark Thursday morning after a dangerous ice storm coated roads...
First Blizzard Warning Ever For San Bernardino Mountains
(TNS) - Residents of the San Bernardino County mountains are bracing for potential blizzard conditions Friday and Saturday, joining their western neighbors preparing for extreme...
Winds Knock Out Power to Nearly 200,000 Californians
(TNS) - As gusty winds downed power lines and trees Tuesday night throughout Northern California and the Central Coast, more than 172,000 Pacific Gas &...