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U.S. blackouts skyrocketing

New York’s Staten Island was broiling under a life-threatening heat wave and borough President James Molinaro was seriously concerned about the area’s Little League baseball players. It was last July’s Eastern heat wave and Consolidated Edison was responding to scattered power outages as electricity usage neared record highs. Read this …

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Health officials urge evacuations near Michigan oil spill

Officials in Michigan Thursday urged residents living near the Kalamazoo River oil spill to evacuate the area because of health concerns. The rest is here: Health officials urge evacuations near Michigan oil spill The Portland, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys and Vancouver Washington bankruptcy lawyers of the Bankruptcy Practice Group represent individuals in …

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3 dead in Kentucky flooding

Crews in Pike County, Kentucky, worked throughout the night in boats to rescues people from homes as the result of flash flooding in the area, officials said. See original here: 3 dead in Kentucky flooding

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Second tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico

Forecasters say the Gulf of Mexico is bracing for the second tropical depression of the season, just days after Hurricane Alex drenched the area. More here: Second tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico

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Tornado hits Wisconsin

At least one tornado touched down in the area of Eagle, Wisconsin, a local sheriff’s department said Monday night. See the original post: Tornado hits Wisconsin

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Demand for Bankruptcy Attorneys Still Exceeds Supply

In the last installment of My Law Office we outlined some of the reasons recent law school graduates and inductees to the bar would consider bankruptcy law as their area of concentration. Since then some readers asked whether too many lawyers had not already chosen bankruptcy as their area of …

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North Korea fires missiles and declares "no sail" zone

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has fired five short-range missiles off its east coast and declared a “no sail” zone in the area from October 10-20, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted a government source as saying on Monday.

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GM Teams With Army To Open Ariz. Vehicle Test Site

In a joint project with the Department of Defense, GM just opened a new hot-weather auto testing facility in Yuma, Ariz. The Army will also test vehicles on the track there. While GM was teetering into bankruptcy, there was a lot of concern in the area that it would …

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