NEW MADRID — At the New Madrid Historical Museum there’s an earthquake simulator where visitors get to play engineer. At their disposal are cylindrical wooden sticks and rectangular boards that can be ...

For many Portland Public Schools parents, the first weeks of school are a jumble of excitement and anxiety. But for some, that anxiety goes beyond the standard, “Will the teacher like my child?” to ...

A major earthquake could hit the Pacific Northwest at any moment. It’s not a matter of if, but when. And, with students back to school this fall, some in unreinforced, 100-year-old buildings, most ...

In the face of a looming Cascadia earthquake, an Oregonian/OregonLive investigation into the structural integrity of Portland-area schools revealed that years after initial warnings, many students ...

The gym of a Brooklyn school has been deemed unsafe following Friday's earthquake, officials said. According to the city's Department of Buildings, on Friday, they conducted a structural stability ...

Betty Spalding, principal at St. Joseph School in Scott City, likes being in control of her surroundings. But, when an earthquake strikes, like the minor one she experienced in Southeast Missouri in ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Utah Seismic Safety Commission examined 128 school buildings in the state and determined that 77 of them failed to meet federal earthquake safety guidelines. Most of the ...

Union Ridge Elementary School is among the schools in Clark County with buildings at high or very high risk in the event of an earthquake. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Hundreds of public schools ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Only two Connecticut schools participated in The Great Northeast ShakeOut earthquake drill last year, according to the organization. Technically, state law only requires fire ...

The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) conducted an earthquake drill for the students and teachers of Pampanga High School (PHS) on Dec ...