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Great Lakes region braces for more snow while cleaning up after lake-effect storms
Even more snow could be on the way for places in the Great Lakes region that are still digging out after days of storms caused deadly wrecks, collapsed a barn on top of 100 cows and buried some towns under nearly 6 feet (1.8 meters). While cleanup was still taking place Tuesday...
Already buried under snow, Great Lakes region expected to see more stormy weather this week
Snow continued to fall Monday around parts of the Great Lakes region, where storm-weary residents who have plowed and shoveled for days faced the prospect of even greater accumulations. Lake-effect snow fell on parts of western New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio that were already...
The Coast Guard suspends its search for the crew of a capsized fishing boat in the Gulf of Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The search for five people believed to be aboard a fishing vessel that capsized in rough seas in the Gulf of Alaska has been suspended, the Coast Guard said Monday. The search lasted nearly a day and covered more than 108 square nautical miles (370 square...
US Coast Guard is searching for 5 people after a fishing boat reportedly capsized in seas off Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday it's searching for five people after a fishing boat reportedly capsized in rough weather and seas near Alaska's capital of Juneau. The crew of the approximately 50-foot (15-meter) boat, the Wind Walker, sent a mayday call that the vessel was...
Female racing pioneer 'Motorcycle Mary' McGee dies a day before documentary on her is released
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87. “McGee’s unparalleled achievements in off-road racing and motorcycle racing have inspired...
Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital city
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska's capital. Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above the city of Juneau. Since 2011 it has released glacier lake outburst floods each year that cause...
