EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- A devastating tornado outbreak has killed dozens of people in the Midwest, and the most significant damage was seen at an occupied candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon warehouse ...

For Kyanna Parsons-Perez and Andrea Miranda, last Friday will be a night they’ll never forget. Despite tornado warnings, both were set to work the night shift at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle ...

Several employees of a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky claim supervisors told them they would be fired if they left before a tornado hit. “I said, 'Man, are you gonna refuse to let us leave even ...

MAYFIELD, Ky. — Rescuers are combing through fields of wreckage from Friday night's devastating tornado outbreak in the Midwest and South. The twister carved a track that could rival the longest on ...

MAYFIELD, Ky. — Survivors of the deadly tornadoes that blew through a Kentucky candle factory are now suing their employers, saying that the company showed “flagrant indifference” by not allowing ...

MEMBERS. EACH YEAR. TWO YEARS AFTER THE DEADLY TORNADOES RIPPED THROUGH WESTERN KENTUCKY, ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT TOWNS IS MAKING SOME SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN ITS RECOVERY. LEADERS IN MAYFIELD BROKE ...

Hundreds of workers at the Kentucky candle factory that was destroyed in last month’s devastating tornadoes will be moved to another plant while the remainder will be permanently laid off. Of the 501 ...

"I'm going to miss her crying in the middle of the night," baby's father said. As search crews continue to locate and identify victims of the devastating tornadoes that ripped through hundreds of ...

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