Authorities said a maximum "purple alert" was in effect from 9:00 am (0500 GMT) confining the entire population -- including ...

A bill filed by Rep. DeAnn Vaught of Horatio has overwhelmingly passed by the House on Feb. 27 and will now be considered in ...

Authorities said a maximum "purple alert" was in effect from 9:00 am (0500 GMT) confining the entire population -- including law enforcement and emergency services -- to homes and offices.

Residents of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion were ordered Friday to stay indoors as a cyclone bore down that authorities said could bring gusts of 200 kilometres per hour (125 mph ...