UK's Fleetwood pier destroyed by fire

One of the UK's "golden age" piers was destroyed by a fire in the early hours of this morning. The pier in Lancashire was one of the first to be built in the golden age of pier building in Britain, which lasted from...

Canadian hockey player dies in bike accident

Canadian hockey player dies in bike accident 21-year-old Vancouver Canucks' defenceman, Luc Bourdon, was killed just after lunch (Atlantic Time) today. Luc was on his newly purchased motorcycle when he lost...

BC Gold Rush: Energy From The Air

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDropping everything to Cash in on the Energy Bandwagon, may in principle sounds like a good idea, but many have tried to make a living on principle, leaving many with a...

The South Carolina Tornadoes: Prosperity, SC: Triumph and Disaster

 The South Carolina Tornadoes: Triumphs and Disaster Prosperity, SC " The tornado that hit Prosperity Saturday night toppling trees, severing power lines and damaging houses packed 140 mph winds,...

US wildfires keep firefighters busy overnight

No deaths have been reported, but firefightingnews.com says weather conditions pose a high risk of fires starting up again.Many are still without power and thousands of acres across Virginia and the Carolinas have...

Mitag Strengthens Into Typhoon As It Races Toward Philippines

The last typhoon in this area of this magnitude killed thousands, so hopefully things will be safer this time around. They're still rebuilding from last year. Mitag is expected to hit around 9pm local...

Hurricane Humberto hits Texas

CBC report that Louisiana and Orleans residents recovering after Katrina, fear the aftermath of Hurricane Humberto."HOUSTON (AP) - Hurricane Humberto crashed ashore along Southeast Texas early Thursday, bringing...

Tahoe Fires Blaze On

The major concern now: winds of up to 20mph on Wednesday, and up to 45 mph on Thursday could revitalize the blaze even further. "On Tuesday, wind gusts breathed new life into the wildfire near Lake Tahoe, causing the...

Big Storms Hit OK, Thousands WIthout Power

Big thunderstorms rumbled through Oklahoma this morning, with high winds and lightning cutting off power to thousands of locals. "A major complex of thunderstorms developed late Tuesday over north-central Oklahoma...

Tropical Storm Hits Rain-Starved Florida

Hurricane season has officially begun, and Tropical Storm Barry is wasting no time. In this case, though, Florida could really use the rain. UPDATE:"Tropical storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it...

Deadly Storms Hammer Texas

Lashing rain and howling, 100mph winds have besieged a huge area in Texas, shutting down travel into and out of Dallas."Days of deadly storms flooded roads, damaged homes and knocked down trees in Texas, and about...

High winds strike Southern California

A system bringing high winds has taken out power and felled trees all over Southern California. The storms have also risen a lot of dust (see photos) and generally made a mess in the region, which includes Los...

Weapons depot explosion kills 76 and injures hundreds more

More coming soon."MAPUTO , 23 March 2007 (IRIN) - A series of explosions at a military weapons depot in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, late on Thursday afternoon showered rockets and other ballistic debris into densely populated poor neighbourhoods, killing at least 76...

Heavy storm to hit Dutch coastline

AMSTERDAM — A violent storm will hit the Netherlands on Thursday morning, bringing with it wind gusts of up to 110kmh along the coast. The wind gusts will pose the greatest danger and are expected to be at their...

More Votes Than Registered Voters

The mainstream media censored the vast majority of the evidence of fraud, so that most Americans to this day, have never heard a fraction of what was amiss.

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