Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, May 09, 2013. The middle of the country will remain active Thursday as another storm system moves out of the Rockies and through the Plains. This storm will not be as strong as

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two Air National Guard units that fly C-130 cargo planes against wildfires are taking part in annual training this week under new standards and procedures adopted since one of the specially equipped planes crashed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department is releasing more than $475 million to help repair the damage from Superstorm Sandy, which roared up the East Coast last fall.
The department said Tuesday the money will go for 234

Weather Underground Forecast for Tuesday, May 07, 2013.
A lingering low will maintain wet weather conditions in the East on Tuesday, while low pressure moves inland across the West with scattered precipitation.
In the East, a slow moving

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Predicting what a river will do has never been easy, and this spring’s flood scare in Fargo, N.D., proved that all over again.
The National Weather Service projected the Red River might go as

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A white Steinway grand piano salvaged from musician Fats Domino’s home after Hurricane Katrina has been restored and will be the centerpiece of an exhibit in New Orleans’ French Quarter.
The piano was damaged

BANNING, Calif. (AP) — Southern California fire officials say a wildfire that broke out just after noon is raging through 1,500 acres of Riverside County near Banning, fueled by 29 mph winds.
The fire is raging westward through

DENVER (AP) — Parts of Colorado and Wyoming are beginning May with another wet blanket of powder.
Blowing and drifting snow is making travel difficult in southeastern Wyoming. But the snow isn’t having a major impact on Denver’s

Weather Underground Forecast for Wednesday, May 01, 2013.
Cold and active weather will continue for parts of the Central U.S. and Rockies on Wednesday as a strong cold front extending from the Upper Midwest and southward across the

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Ever since Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Jersey shore last October, officials have planned for a new system of protective sand dunes along the entirety of the 127-mile coast.
And also

Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms

HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama “has kept every promise he’s made” about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy.
Hours later, Obama’s housing secretary approved New Jersey’s plans to spend

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The National Weather Service says the Red River will likely top out in Fargo at the low end of the predicted crest range.
The forecast, updated Sunday, shows the river topping out at 37