The preliminary planning for a potential evacuation is part of a massive outline drafted after Hurricane Katrina slammed ashore three years ago, flooding 80 percent of New Orleans and stranding thousands who couldn't get out in time. Read more »
One of two hikers stranded on an 18-inch ledge in the North Cascades made contact with rescuers Thursday morning and said the condition of the woman he was hiking with is deteriorating. The two are hypothermic, and rescue helicopters are not able to fly into the area. Read more »
And it wasn't just some branches hanging over the property line. Steve Hawkins came home to find a towering, 100-year-old fir tree had been reduced to a stump. Then he got a shock at who ordered the tree be cut down. Read more »
Garry Rogers of the Geological Survey of Canada says the 6.1 temblor was too small to trigger a tsunami. He says there were two other quakes Wednesday in the same area with magnitudes around 5 and several tremors earlier in the week. Read more »
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