HONOLULU (AP) — As unpredictable wildfires roared across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday. Communications problems were also []
As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts.
HONOLULU (AP) — A new report shows that the head of Maui’s emergency management agency dragged his
Authorities in the Russian city of Orenburg, near the border with Kazakhstan, have announced a mass evacuation from there after water levels in the Ural River rose further, threatening the area with more flooding
THOUSANDS of residents in South Lanarkshire have been left without electricity after being hit by a huge power cut. Thousands of residents in East Kilbride have been warned that they could be in da
Furious passengers on a £400-a-night Caledonian Sleeper train from Inverness to London were unable to wash or go to the toilet in their compartments.
A Heretic's View: Blaming Food For Obesity Is Like Blaming Water For Drowning Authored by Edward Archer via RealClearScience, There is a politically expedient but problematic fiction that ‘consensus’ matters in science. Since a million matching opinions do not constitute a fact, a consensus — either real or apparent — is not a statement about evidence but an exercise in groupthink in which the status quo is made explicit. Thus, scientific progress requires conservative and...
The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara honored City Net as its Outstanding Community Partner of the Year on Monday.
UPDATE: The City of Tyler said a boil water notice was issued as of 3:55 p.m. for TWU customers in west Tyler as a safety precaution due to the main break. The boil water notice will affect 3,404 w
Dr. Abraham Verghese is vice chair of education at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He's actually an expert in bedside manner, teaching medical students about the importance of the human touch. Verghese is all about the power of connection, as a medical practitioner, and in his other calling: author."A good story goes beyond what a forgiving God cares to do. It reconciles families and unburdens them of secrets whose bond is stronger than blood. But in their revealing, as in their...
Dr. Abraham Verghese teaches medical students about the importance of bedside manner at Stanford University's School of Medicine. But he has another calling, as author of the New York Times bestselling novel "The Covenant of Water," a multi-generational tale of a family in India experiencing love and tragedy. Verghese talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about uprooting his family to take a writing program at the University of Iowa in order to pursue his dream of being a writer; and about...
MERCEDES, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Mercedes is advising residents of an upcoming water interruption. According to a City of Mercedes release, the Utilities Division has scheduled a water pressure reduction from 10 p.m. April 18 to 1 a.m. April 19. The water pressure reduction will affect the north side of N. FM 491 []