Sirens went off at 1 a.m. Tuesday near Estacada, along with public warnings that Portland General Electric’s River Mill dam could fail and area residents should evacuate immediately, people in the ...

Residents along the Clackamas River were shaken by a false alarm early Tuesday morning when the Rivermill Dam’s alarm system was triggered, but the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A pair of friends whose St. Petersburg homes were flooded by Hurricane Helene have opened a new business, Dam It Defense, which sells barriers aimed at preventing flooding. “We ...

To the editor: Excellent, comprehensive article by senior writer Doug Smith on the opportunities and challenges for winding down the oil field and redeveloping housing and open space in its place (“As ...

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Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy , and give us feedback . Heart O’ the Hills Camp for Girls, a historic summer camp in the Hill ...

A new chapter is in store for an historic Texas girls' camp severely damaged in this summer's deadly Fourth of July flood in Kerr County. Ragsdale, along with her family members, had been a co-owner ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As the end of drilling nears at the century-old Inglewood Oil Field, officials and communities debate whether its ...

The 342-foot climb from Culver City streets to the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook is a monster, but the payoff is sublime: panoramic views from Santa Monica Bay to the San Gabriel Mountains. Almost ...

In the interest of public safety, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District will close both lanes of the bridge over Kaw Dam, near Ponca City, Okla., at noon Nov. 7. Motorists should use U.S.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A week before what the Indigenous Krenak people now call “the death of the river,” they say they could feel it coming. The birds stopped singing, the air grew heavy, and an ...

One hundred years ago, a catastrophic flood carrying enormous boulders swept through part of Dolgarrog village, north Wales, destroying several homes, a bridge and the local chapel. Ten adults and six ...