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• Thunderous storm-chasing vacations
Some weather-crazy storm chasers actually rushed toward Mother Nature's worst, clamoring to get an up close and personal look at the pulse-pounding action. “There are a lot of adrenaline junkies out there,” says Roger Hill, a Denver-based storm ...
• Fire officials fear winds will spread L.A. wildfire
A "fire weather watch" was declared through Tuesday for all of Southern California except the deserts. Some 1,000 people were deployed to fight the fire along with water-dumping helicopters and planes. Forced evacuations The blaze threatened ...
• You Can Weather the Economic Storm
In the Pennsylvania Rust Belt, things aren't as dire as headlines would suggest. In Allentown, the quintessential blue-collar city, a renaissance has taken root downtown. At the heart of the action is a 400-seat brasserie housed in a former furniture ...
• Region Braces For Santa Ana Winds
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Forest Service and other fire agencies are on high alert across Southern California because of predictions of weekend Santa Ana winds. The National Weather Service said it will be the first significant Santa Ana wind event of the ...
• Official: Plane crash near Mt. Everest kills 18
KATMANDU, Nepal - A small airplane crashed and caught fire Wednesday as it tried to land in foggy weather at a tiny mountain airport near Mount Everest, killing 18 people, including 16 tourists from Germany, Australia and Nepal, officials said. Only ...