• CNBC

    UAE central bank asks lenders to defer loan repayments for six months to help flood-hit residents

    Roughly a year's worth of rain pummeled the Gulf country in a span of just 12 hours between April 16 and 17, destroying businesses, cars and other property.

    • KGBT

    Health advisory issued over Botox injections

    CAMERON COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Public Health issued a health advisory concerning Botox injections. There have been reports of adverse effects after receiving injections of botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox, across several states, including Texas, CCPH stated. Those who have had injections by unlicensed or untrained individuals in a non-health care settings, []

  • Extended rain helps with fire, drought dangers

    Since Friday, April 26, about 1.3 inches of rainfall has been measured at the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport.

    • KHON2

    Nearly a quarter of Hawaiʻi residents are experiencing this issue

    In Hawaiʻi as of 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in three women and one in four men have experienced domestic violence -- sexual violence, physical violence and/or stalking -- by an intimate partner.

  • California Homeowners: Insured No More Amid Fire Danger

    California Homeowners: Insured No More Amid Fire Danger America's largest and, for some owners, only option for a home insurer is pulling back its operations in the state of California, leaving many with no more options to secure their property's value amid wildfire danger in the state reaching new heights. As Statista's Katharina Buchholz reports, after saying in May of last year that it wasn't giving out any new California contracts, news broke in March that 72,000 State Farm...

  • Joplin residence fire sends one to hospital

    JOPLIN, Mo. — First responders say an afternoon fire at a Joplin residence sends a woman to the hospital. Joplin Fire Deputy Chief Andy Nimmo says the call came in around 5:20 p.m. When firefighters arrived at the home on North Brownell, they saw smoke coming from the residence. Roughly 20 firefighters operating from five []

  • TFD declares ‘no danger’ from fires west of Topeka

    TOPEKA (KSNT) — A local fire department is updating the public on grass fires west of Topeka. The Topeka Fire Department (TFD) posted on social media that grass fires west of Topeka are creating smoke that is spreading across the city, but there is no danger to the public. TFD is working closely with partners []

    • WRIC

    Petersburg motel resident recalls devastating fire

    A massive fire ravaged a Petersburg motel Tuesday afternoon, leaving 29 families displaced and the entire second floor of the building scorched.

  • Springfield residents might see an increase in their water bills

    Springfield residents will likely see higher rates in their water bills, leading to a slightly increased bill, once approved by the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission next month.

  • Residents concerned over Pacific Power potential rate increase

    SALEM, Ore. The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) hosted a virtual event Tuesday to get public comment on Pacific Power’s proposal to increase rates. Pacific Power which provides electric services to more than 600,000 Oregonians, filed a request to increase monthly bills by about 18% for all customers combined. If approved, residential single-family customers would […]

  • Palestinian cause remains a central Arab issue: Kuwait

    Palestinian cause remains a central Arab issue: Kuwait - Kuwait - DOHA: The just Palestinian cause remains the central Arab issue, affirmed Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah,

  • Stream advisory issued for Verdigris River in Southeast Kansas

    SOUTHEAST KANSAS — A stream advisory has been issued for a Southeast Kansas river. The body of water in question — The Verdigris River, from 75 Highway East of Neodesha, Kansas in Wilson County, to the Oklahoma state line. An oil well spilled approximately 500 feet from the river, resulting in an advisory for residents []