Last spring a tree branch broke off and fell on a kindergartner, injuring him while he was attending school. Now the child’s family is suing the school district, claiming negligence and seeking ...

A municipal official said it is unlikely that the tree was diseased or rotted as the fallen branches had enough green leaves. A local resident said that he had never seen a similar occurrence in ...

A number of people have been injured by falling tree branches in recent months. In November, a man was killed driving out of a Yarrawonga campsite during a storm when a branch struck his car.