NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A white Steinway grand piano salvaged from musician Fats Domino’s home after Hurricane Katrina has been restored and will be the centerpiece of an exhibit in New Orleans’ French Quarter.
It was damaged after

BANNING, Calif. (AP) — Southern California fire officials say a wildfire that broke out just after noon is raging through 1,500 acres of Riverside County near Banning, fueled by 29 mph winds.
The fire is raging westward through

DENVER (AP) — Parts of Colorado and Wyoming are beginning May with another wet blanket of powder.
Blowing and drifting snow is making travel difficult in southeastern Wyoming. But the snow isn’t having a major impact on Denver’s

Weather Underground Forecast for Wednesday, May 01, 2013.
Cold and active weather will continue for parts of the Central U.S. and Rockies on Wednesday as a strong cold front extending from the Upper Midwest and southward across the

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Ever since Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Jersey shore last October, officials have planned for a new system of protective sand dunes along the entirety of the 127-mile coast.
And also

Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms

HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama “has kept every promise he’s made” about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy.
Hours later, Obama’s housing secretary approved New Jersey’s plans to spend