Tornadoes rip through Texas, killing six
At least six people were killed and scores more injured when tornadoes ripped through a stretch of Texas near Dallas-Fort [...]
Texas officials to launch criminal investigation into plant explosion
Texas officials are launching a criminal investigation into the fertilizer plant explosion last month in West, Texas, the state Department of Public Safety said Friday.
Kutztown University to allow guns under some circumstances
Kutztown University now allows students, staff and visitors to carry guns on its campus. Sort of.
Was Texas fertilizer plant blast caused by theft, tampering?
T The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded two weeks ago, killing 14 people and injuring about 200, was a repeat [...]
Texas Fire Marshal hopes to find cause of fertilizer plant blast
Investigators hope to determine by next week what caused the explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed 14 people and injured about 200.
Hilarious video of Americans getting their first taste of surstromming – the world’s stinkiest food
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time. An American fan of the video sharing website Liveleak [...]
IRS warns of charity scams for Boston, Texas in wake of tragedies
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings and Texas fertilizer plant explosion, scam artists may be impersonating charities to steal money or get private information from well-intentioned taxpayers.
Texas residents seek healing at church after deadly blast
Hundreds of residents of the close-knit town of West, Texas sought healing at a church service on Sunday, as schools were readied to reopen and authorities investigated the cause of this week’s deadly fertilizer plant blast.
Texas fertilizer company didn’t heed disclosure rules before explosion
The fertilizer plant that exploded on Wednesday, obliterating part of a small Texas town and killing at least 14 people, had last year been storing 1,350 times the amount of ammonium nitrate that would normally trigger safety oversight by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
UPDATE: At least 14 dead in Texas fertilizer plant blast
Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of homes destroyed by a fiery fertilizer plant explosion in a rural Texas [...]