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• Volunteers scrape creatures from tsunami dock

  June 7, 2012 8:47 PM

  AP: The boxcar-sized dock that was torn loose by the tsunami in Japan and washed up on an Oregon beach has been scraped clean of seaweed, shellfish and other organisms and sterilized with torches to prevent the spread of invasive species. Chris Havel of the Oregon Department of Parks and... more »

• CO snowpack sampled after Japan disaster

  April 3, 2011 5:47 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Officials have stored samples of Colorado mountain snowpack just in case they're needed to measure any fallout from Japan's nuclear disaster. Denver's KCNC-TV reports that collectors took samples at 10 locations, from Cameron Pass to the north to La Veta Pass in the south. Officials stress... more »

• Japan quake and tsunami may affect new car colors

  March 26, 2011 3:07 PM

  Ford asks dealers not to order any new cars, Ford or Lincoln, that come in 'Tuxedo Black' or any of the following shades of red: 'Royal Red,' 'Red Candy,' or 'Red Fire.' This is all in the advent of the tragic events that occurred in Japan earlier this month.... more »

• Japan nuke plant says 2 of 6 units under control

  March 20, 2011 11:43 AM

  FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) - The operator of Japan's crippled,leaking nuclear plant says two of the six reactor units are now safely under control after their fuel storage pools cooled down. Tokyo Electric Power Company declared Units 5 and 6 safe Sunday night after days of pumping water into the... more »

• Lists of missing and dead in Japan may have duplicate entries

  March 20, 2011 10:08 AM

  TOKYO (AP) - The number of dead and missing after Japan's earthquake and tsunami continues to rise. Japan's police agency says more than 8,400 people are dead and nearly 13,000 are listed as missing, though the two lists could include some duplication. But there's also a bit of good news... more »

• Even with radiation concerns in Japan, Canon City missionary staying

  March 17, 2011 11:55 PM

  Many Americans in Japan during the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami are making their way home; many concerned about the stability of nuclear reactors in the country. 20-year old Ty Moore of Canon City has been south of Tokyo since the quake, and he's staying. "I was scared... more »

• Salvation Army accepts donations for Japan relief

  March 14, 2011 3:15 PM

  The Salvation Army is accepting money for the relief efforts in Japan, but no in-kind donations. You can text the words "Japan" or "Quake" to 80888 to make a $10 donation to The Salvation Army Earthquake Relief Efforts. Currently, 81 active officers and 1,068 Salvation Army employees operate... more »

• Radio station raises money for tsunami relief

  March 14, 2011 2:55 PM

  Local radio station Magic FM (98.9) is raising money today for the Red Cross effort to help those devastated by earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan. Donations are being accepted at several locations, including the Panera Bread at Southgate, Complete Nutrition at Shops at Briargate and in the parking lot... more »

• Threat of another tsunami in Japan

  March 13, 2011 11:46 PM

  SOMA, Japan (AP) - Soldiers and officials in northeastern Japan are warning residents that the area could be hit by another tsunami and are ordering residents to higher ground. Sirens around the town of Soma went off late Monday morning and public address systems ordered residents to higher ground. Kyodo... more »

• Japan's death toll continues to rise in wake of tragedy

  March 13, 2011 5:54 PM

  SENDAI, Japan (AP) - The confirmed death toll from Japan's double disasters has climbed past 1,800, including 200 people whose bodies were found today along the coast. More than 1,400 are listed as missing and 1,900 were injured. But the number of dead is expected to grow substantially. The police... more »

• State Dept. urges Americans not to go to Japan

  March 13, 2011 11:43 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department is advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to Japan at this time. The Asian nation, a close American ally, was struck by devastating earthquakes, a deadly tsunami and is now threatened by possible radiation leaks from several nuclear reactors damaged in the natural... more »

• Destruction from catastrophic earthquake and tsunami stretches hundreds of miles

  March 12, 2011 6:53 PM

  IWAKI, Japan (AP) - The destruction from Japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami Friday stretches hundreds of miles along the coast. One report says four trains have not been located. Another says 9,500 people in one town are unaccounted for. The official death toll is 686, but is expected to... more »

• An emergency at second nuclear plant declared in Japan

  March 12, 2011 6:47 PM

  TOKYO (AP) - Japan's nuclear safety agency is reporting an emergency at a second reactor in the same complex where an explosion occurred earlier. The agency says the cooling system has now malfunctioned at the plant's Unit 3. The plant is one of two damaged in Friday's earthquake and tsunami. more »

• Canon City mom thinking of son in Japan

  March 11, 2011 11:48 PM

  For Debi Moore it's another day of work at Fandies Candy Company in Canon City, but she was up all of the night before. Her son, Ty, is doing missionary work in Japan, and he told her about their massive earthquake and tsunami. He sent her a text message around... more »

• Some areas of Japan still not reached by rescuers

  March 11, 2011 9:17 PM

  TOKYO (AP) - Authorities in northeastern Japan say they can't yet reach the area along the coast where they say 200 to 300 people were killed by today's earthquake and tsunami. They say the roads are too badly damaged. Hundreds more are missing, and the number of injured has... more »

• Hundreds dead, hundreds missing in Japan

  March 11, 2011 2:27 PM

  TOKYO (AP) - Today's quake and tsunami in Japan have left hundreds dead and hundreds more missing. Police found 200 to 300 bodies in a northeastern coastal city, and more than 100 others were also confirmed killed. Hundreds more are missing. A large section of a town of 70,000 people... more »

• South Pacific 7.3 quake generates a small tsunami no damage or injury reports

  December 25, 2010 11:53 AM

  SYDNEY (AP) - There are no reports of damage or injuries from a powerful earthquake in the South Pacific. It struck under the sea near Vanuatu, generating a small tsunami. Earthquake monitors say they measured it at 7.3 in magnitude. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says a tsunami wave... more »

• Indonesia tsunami kills 272; help arriving

  October 27, 2010 8:25 AM

  PADANG, Indonesia (AP) - Planes and helicopters carrying rescue workers and aid supplies have landed on the remote Indonesian islands swamped by a 10-foot tsunami earlier this week. Disaster officials also are also getting their first aerial look at the damage. Huge stretches of land remain underwater, while homes... more »

• Death toll climbs from Indonesia quake, tsunami

  October 26, 2010 8:28 AM

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Officials and witnesses say a powerful earthquake off western Indonesia that triggered a tsunami has killed at least 23 people. More than 160 others are missing. The death toll from the magnitude 7.7 quake is expected to climb, with reports about damage and injuries starting... more »

• One wildlife refuge, 2,000 abandoned cars

  March 26, 2010 10:12 AM

  When Anchorage had to dispose of several thousand cars and trucks damaged in a powerful 1964 earthquake, it dumped them off a 350-foot bluff near the outskirts of town. The car dumping didn't end there. Over the years, the bluff remained a convenient place to get rid of... more »

• Strong earthquake rocks central Japan

  March 14, 2010 8:45 AM

  A strong earthquake has hit central Japan, rattling buildings in the crowded Tokyo capital. The Japan Meteorological Agency estimates the quake had a magnitude of 6.6. It hit at this morning off the eastern coast of Fukushima Prefecture in central Japan, at a depth of about 25 miles. The agency... more »

• Northwest at risk of earthquake like one in Chile

  March 2, 2010 2:30 PM

  The earthquake in Chile has brought new attention to a dangerous undersea fault along the Pacific Northwest. The fault is capable of producing the same type of mega earthquake as in Chile and inflicting heavy damage on cities like Seattle, Portland and Vancouver. The fault has been dormant... more »

• Tsunami swept away fleeing bus full of retirees

  March 2, 2010 10:43 AM

  The 40 retirees enjoying summer vacation at a seaside campground nestled under pine trees knew they had to move fast after Chile's powerful earthquake struck. They didn't make it. The tsunami came in three waves, surging 200 yards into this Pacific Ocean resort town and dragging away the bus... more »

• US offers help to Chile

  February 27, 2010 1:05 PM

  The U.S. pledged to help Chile after a powerful earthquake struck Saturday and kept watch on a tsunami heading for Hawaii. All 118 employees of the U.S. Embassy in Chile were accounted for, State Department spokeswoman Megan Mattson said. She had no immediate information on the status of other... more »

• Update: Death toll over 200

  February 27, 2010 12:20 PM

  A devastating earthquake has struck Chile, killing at least 214 people. The magnitude-8.8 quake has collapsed buildings and bridges and sent a tsunami racing across the Pacific Ocean. Roads have been destroyed, and electricity, water and phone lines have been cut to many areas. In the town of Talca,... more »

• Huge Chile quake downs buildings

  February 27, 2010 6:42 AM

  A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, killing at least 64 people, triggering a tsunami and rattling buildings more than 200 miles away. President Michelle Bachelet declared a "state of catastrophe" in central Chile. Telephone and power lines were down, making a quick damage assessment difficult in... more »

• Strong earthquake hits off southern Japan coast

  February 7, 2010 9:08 AM

  There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties following a strong earthquake that shook several small islands off Japan's southern coast today. The quake caused officials to temporarily issue a tsunami warning. Japan's Meteorological Agency says the earthquake hit shortly after 3 p.m. local time and registered magnitude 6.6.... more »

• 'Substantial' casualties feared after 7.0 Haiti quake

  January 12, 2010 5:25 PM

  A powerful earthquake hit the impoverished country of Haiti on Tuesday, collapsing a hospital and other buildings and raising fears of "substantial" casualties. A reporter for the Reuters news agency in Port-au-Prince, the capital, said he saw dozens of dead and injured people in the rubble, which blocked streets... more »

• 1,000 people homeless on Solomons after tsunami

  January 5, 2010 9:48 AM

  A disaster management official says an earthquake and a tsunami have destroyed 200 homes on one island in the Solomons leaving about one-third of the population homeless. Disaster management office director Loti Yates says visual assessments from the air Tuesday show extensive damage after a 7.2-magnitude temblor struck. No injuries... more »

• Another strong quake hits Indonesia, too deep for tsunami

  October 24, 2009 1:06 PM

  A powerful earthquake has struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia, causing panic and sending residents running out of their homes. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0. The shaking was strong and people ran to higher ground fearing... more »

• Samoa tsunamis obliterate some coral reefs

  October 20, 2009 7:57 AM

  Scientists surveying American Samoa's coral reefs say Sept. 29's tsunami obliterated some corals and damaged others to the point that they may not recover. Researchers say more assessments will be needed to get a full sense of how the disaster affected coral in the U.S. territory. But in at... more »

• Military searches for bodies, brings aid to Samoas

  October 2, 2009 12:19 PM

  Samoa's police commissioner says bodies are still being plucked from the sea and dug out of sand, mud and debris, as the death toll from Tuesday's earthquake and tsunami rose to 169 today. Authorities have confirmed 129 dead in Somoa. Another 31 were killed in the U.S. territory of American... more »

• Death toll in Samoas tsunami grows to 149

  October 1, 2009 2:42 PM

  Samoans searched flattened homes and debris-filled swamps Thursday as more military ships and planes began arriving on the disaster-stricken Pacific islands after an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 150 people. The day after the disaster struck, officials were expecting the death toll to rise as more areas... more »

• Death toll keeps rising as aid flows to tsunami-hit Samoas

  October 1, 2009 8:22 AM

  Officials say the death toll from the tsunami that crashed over some South Pacific islands is at least 150. Shortly after Samoa's prime minister told reporters 110 people had died in his country, the police commander said the toll would rise and it could take weeks to account for all... more »

• Tsunami victims didn't have time to get to high ground

  September 30, 2009 4:50 PM

  Science and geography combined so that the residents of American Samoa didn't stand much of a chance. Almost all the conditions that trigger bad tsunamis were in place this week, producing waves that roared toward the island territory at the speed of a 747 jumbo jet. There was nothing to... more »

• Federal officials rush to help tsunami victims

  September 30, 2009 12:55 PM

  Federal disaster officials say "tens of thousands" of people on American Samoa and Samoa will need their help after a lethal tsunami in the South Pacific. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was flying into American Samoa with food, water and repair supplies early Wednesday, and officials are anticipating the worst.... more »

• Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesia

  September 30, 2009 7:10 AM

  A powerful earthquake hit Indonesia this Wednesday morning. The Associated Press is reporting several buildings have collapsed. A powerful underwater earthquake has rocked western Indonesia, triggering a tsunami alert for countries along the Indian Ocean. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 and hit 30 miles off the... more »

• Earthquake, tsunami hit South Pacific

  September 29, 2009 5:15 PM

  Update: NBC News reports that the death toll is at least 40 following a massive earthquake and tsunami in the South Pacific near Samoa. A visitor says a beach village has been "wiped out" on the island of Samoa, after a powerful earthquake sent a tsunami ashore. The quake, with... more »