Emergency management

Officials: NY gunman set 'trap' for firefighters

By JOHN KEKISAssociated Press WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) - A man who set his house on fire then lured firefighters to their deaths in a blaze of flames and bullets had attracted little attention since he got out of prison in the 1990s for killing his grandmother, authorities said. But two months ago,

Officials: NY gunman set 'trap' for firefighters

By JOHN KEKISAssociated Press WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) - A man who set his house on fire then lured firefighters to their deaths in a blaze of flames and bullets had attracted little attention since he got out of prison in the 1990s for killing his grandmother, authorities said. But two months ago,

Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas

By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nasty weather, including a chance of strong tornadoes and howling thunderstorms, could be on the way for Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast from east Texas to north Florida. The storms will hold off long enough to let Christmas Eve bonfires

Christmas storms all over US blamed for 2 deaths

By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. Conditions were