Friday, April 18 2014 9:30 AM EDT2014-04-18 13:30:53 GMT
Rescuers scrambled to find hundreds of ferry passengers still missing Friday and feared dead, as fresh questions emerged about whether quicker action by the captain of the doomed ship could have saved lives.More >>
The investigation into South Korea's ferry disaster focused on the sharp turn it took just before it began listing and on the possibility that a quicker evacuation order by the captain could have saved lives, officials...More >>
Friday, April 18 2014 9:14 AM EDT2014-04-18 13:14:17 GMT
One lane of I-85 northbound before the Shorter exit is blocked after a dump truck overturned.According to Alabama State Troopers the truck, which was loaded with clay dirt, overturned spilling the loadMore >>
One lane of I-85 northbound near the Shorter exit is blocked after a dump truck overturned.More >>
Friday, April 18 2014 9:11 AM EDT2014-04-18 13:11:28 GMT
An avalanche swept the slopes of Mount Everest on Friday along a route used to ascend the world's highest peak, killing at least six Nepalese guides and leaving nine more missing, officials said.More >>
An avalanche swept down a climbing route on Mount Everest early Friday, killing at least 12 Nepalese guides and leaving three missing in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak.More >>
Friday, April 18 2014 9:11 AM EDT2014-04-18 13:11:21 GMT
Pro-Russian militiamen who control government buildings in eastern Ukraine are showing no sign of relenting despite a deal between Moscow and Kiev.More >>
Dashing hopes of progress raised by a diplomatic deal in Geneva, pro-Russian insurgents who have occupied government buildings in more than 10 Ukrainian cities said Friday they will not leave them until the country's...More >>
Friday, April 18 2014 8:41 AM EDT2014-04-18 12:41:01 GMT
A spokesman for a controversial Pakistani cleric who runs an Islamic seminary for girls in the capital, Islamabad, says he has named the school's new library in honor of Osama bin Laden.More >>
A controversial Pakistani cleric who runs an Islamic seminary for girls in the capital of Islamabad has named the school's newly built library in honor of Osama bin Laden, his spokesman and a school administrator said...More >>
HARVEST, AL (WAFF) -
A family in Harvest was displaced by a house fire early Sunday morning.
The alarm went out around 1 a.m. Toney Fire & Rescue said they were called in to assist Harvest Fire and Monrovia Fire & Rescue in battling the flames at 308 Cedar Trail Lane in the Kelly Plantation Subdivision.
When the first units arrived at the house, they said they saw flames showing from outside.
Toney Fire & Rescue said the homeowners were out of town and no one was inside. Madison County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating, and the Red Cross is assisting with the displacement of the family.
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The house was severely damaged in the fire. (Photo: Kendall J.)
