Lightning is often seen as a killer, leaving behind destruction and death of trees — but one tropical species has evolved to use the force of nature to its benefit. The tonka bean tree ...

They were found more than a half-mile from where they had entered. Three children and two dogs were rescued from a storm drainage system in Colorado, according to fire officials. Officials ...

Forecasters warn that Florida will see the highest hurricane risk with a 92% chance of being hit by a tropical storm and a 65% chance of being struck by a hurricane. Meanwhile, New England has a ...

A missing 59-year-old woman who was rescued Monday from deep inside a storm drain system in Poway days after she had gone missing has died, authorities said Tuesday. After coming to believe that ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The woman who was pulled out of a storm drain in Poway after having been reported missing for several days has died, authorities said Tuesday. Yafang Zhou, 59 ...

Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts of electricity. The tonka bean tree, aka Dipteryx oleifera ...

A search and rescue team extricated a missing woman from a storm drain near the San Diego-Poway border Monday after a hunt for her led police detectives to the out-of-the-way spot, fire officials ...

The Security Fire Department said three children and their dogs had to be rescued from an underground storm drainage system over the weekend. After an extensive search, the group was found more ...

A San Diego woman who was the subject of a police search for the past two weeks and was found Monday in an underground storm drain system in medical distress has died after being rescued ...

STRINGER, Miss. (WDAM)—Jasper County is mourning the loss of one of its own as it begins to rebuild from Sunday’s severe weather. The county coroner said 72-year-old Sue Welborn, of Stringer ...

MONTMORENCY COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — One week after a devastating ice storm, thousands of residents in Montmorency County remain without power, struggling to access basic necessities.

Getting hit by lightning is not usually a good thing. But one tropical tree species seems to harness heaven’s wrath. Not only do the trees survive lightning strikes, but their height and ...