West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack visited Clarksburg on Thursday to recognize volunteers for “Get a Life,” a finance simulation that comes to middle schools all across the state in an effort to ...

Rip current simulator in Volusia allows people to experience frightening phenomenon in a pool ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As Spring Break approaches, a new tool is being used in Volusia County to give swimmers firsthand experience of the dangers of rip currents. Volusia County Beach Safety on ...

STARTING TO RETURN HOME. LET’S GET TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MIKE HADDAD. MIKE, WHAT IS THE LATEST ON THIS STORM? YEAH, MELISSA. OF COURSE, MUCH WEAKER THAN IT WAS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. TOM. THAT’S THE ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies?

The virtual reality experience gives users a chance to take control of the aircraft and experience flying it over modern-day ...

Locally owned businesses are popping up in Putnam County--giving the community a chance to try out some new options.

Abstract: Resilient enhancement measures are crucial for increasing systems' capacities to deal with extreme natural disasters. However, in the pre-disaster prevention stage of hurricanes, research ...

The storm “totally destroyed” the port of Black River, the prime minister said. At least five people died in Jamaica, and the hurricane killed at least 30 in Haiti. Officials expect the toll to rise.

Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com. In addition to editing content, Alex also covers breaking news, writing about crime and severe weather as well as everything from multistate lottery ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as the strongest storm in the island's history. The Category 5 hurricane tore a path of destruction across the island, causing major flooding and ...