EDINBURGH — Edinburgh broke open a close game with eight runs in the bottom of the fourth to pull away for a 12-1, five-inning softball win Tuesday against Oldenburg Academy. Chloe Hancock threw ...

From Dorothy’s home getting caught in a wild wind storm in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz” to Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton running toward danger in 1996’s “Twister,” the tornado has long ...

Quincy is situated at the eastern edge of what was referred to as “tornado alley,” but when there is wind damage, it is often had to determine if it was caused by a tornado or not. In recent ...

This doe, named Twister by a family that watched her grow, died recently at the age of nearly 20 years. She was called Twister due to a deformity in her neck caused by an automobile accident. (Photo ...

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