| Authorities say that so far the timber dam is holding but it could send six feet of water rushing into downtown. |
| Authorities would have new powers to declare a regional state of emergency in the aftermath of a major terror alert. |
| Authorities say that a six-person party was on its way down from the summit when rockslides hit, killing the team's leader and two others. |
| Authorities released a dispersing liquid into the coastal waters to dilute the slick. |
| Authorities say the trio offered the day laborers work and then drove them to secluded areas to rob them at knifepoint. |
| Authorities are following up on the report and have yet to determine if the abductors are pirates or terrorists. |
