New York City neighborhood cuts down tree plan; residents worry about sidewalk, home damage

October 8th, 2009 SUV hits 9-year-old on Las Vegas Strip sidewalkLAS VEGAS — An SUV that ran up on a sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip hit a 9-year-old California boy, causing life-threatening injuries. Las Vegas police say the vehicle apparently went onto the sidewalk and crashed into a fire hydrant Thursday morning across the street from the Mandalay Bay resort on the south end of the Strip.

September 17th, 2009 Idaho woman impaled by tree limb recoveringKAMIAH, Idaho — An Idaho woman who was skewered in the neck by a tree limb while driving with her husband along the Lochsa River is recovering at home. KHQ-TV reports 20-year-old Michelle Childers and her husband, Daniel, were taking a recreational drive on a rural road Sept.

September 15th, 2009 'Preventative' terror raid targets NYC apartmentsNEW YORK — The investigation of a suspected al-Qaida associate prompted the "preventive" raid of three New York City apartments — but authorities said the target of any terror attack plan remained unclear. The searches early Monday came after the man, who was under surveillance for possible links to the terrorism network, visited New York City over the weekend and then left the area, said Rep.

September 15th, 2009 'Preventive' terror raid targets NYC apartmentsNEW YORK — The investigation of a suspected al-Qaida associate prompted the "preventive" raid of three New York City apartments — but authorities said the target of any terror attack plan remained unclear. The searches early Monday came after the man, who was under surveillance for possible links to the terrorism network, visited New York City over the weekend and then left the area, said Rep.

September 6th, 2009 NYC church that housed notorious club to convertNEW YORK — A church that once housed a notorious New York City nightclub is expected to undergo a conversion. Once home to the Limelight and later Club Avalon, the 163-year-old former Episcopal church in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood is slated to become a mini-mall.

August 21st, 2009 Falling tree hits, kills OR Forest Service workerBAKER CITY, Ore. — A U.S. Forest Service employee is dead after being struck by a falling tree as he helped clean up a marijuana growing operation in eastern Oregon.

August 20th, 2009 Man down: Prone WVa meter fixer prompts 911 callKEYSER, W.Va. — Sonny Gank was just doing his job when a passerby spotted him prone on a sidewalk and thought he was in trouble.

August 16th, 2009 Man falls 30 feet down hole in NYC sidewalkNEW YORK — A man plunged 30 feet through a rusted-out metal plate on a New York City sidewalk as he stepped outside an Off-Track Betting Parlor to smoke a cigar. Vincent Riggio was rescued by firefighters with just cuts and bruises Saturday afternoon.

August 2nd, 2009 Budget woes challenge day-labor centersPHOENIX — Until a day-labor center opened nearby, jobseekers in Keenan Strand's north Phoenix neighborhood used to drink from people's hoses, urinate on walls and duck behind bushes to escape triple-digit heat while waiting for work. Now the economic downturn is threatening the 6-year-old day-labor center and others like it around the country.

July 6th, 2009 Wallet stolen in 1982 found in NYC tree; $20 goneNEW YORK — Money doesn't grow on trees, but a tree-care supervisor in New York City's Central Park found an old wallet inside a dead one. The blue leather wallet had been stolen by a pickpocket 27 years ago.

June 22nd, 2009 Polish city ravaged by Nazis to cut Hitler's treeWARSAW, Poland — The towering tree is believed to have been Adolf Hitler's gift to the occupied town of Jaslo — planted to the sound of a Nazi band during World War II. Town authorities now want it cut down and burned to make way for a new roundabout.

June 10th, 2009 Storm knocks over tree at White HouseWASHINGTON — Strong winds have knocked down a tree on the White House's North Lawn. The tree appeared to have been snapped off near its base during a storm Tuesday afternoon.

May 4th, 2009 Storms rumble across Southeast; Miss. woman killedATLANTA — Authorities say severe storms that rumbled across the Southeast killed one person, knocked out power to thousands and caused property damage in at least three states.

May 4th, 2009 Miss. woman killed by tree; storms hit SoutheastATLANTA — Authorities say severe storms that rumbled across the Southeast killed one person, knocked out power to thousands and caused property damage in at least three states. A coroner says a 46-year-old Laurel, Mississippi, woman was killed when a tree fell on her while she was standing outside her home Sunday in the southeastern part of the state.

May 4th, 2009 Miss. woman killed by tree; storms cross SoutheastATLANTA — Authorities say severe storms that rumbled across the Southeast killed one person, knocked out power to thousands and caused property damage in at least three states. A coroner says a 46-year-old Laurel, Mississippi, woman was killed when a tree fell on her while she was standing outside her home Sunday in the southeastern part of the state.