Ash

Residents in Manizales, Colombia, are wearing masks and sweeping up ash that is being spewed from a local volcano. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.

Colombian authorities raise alert after a volcano rumbles to life, spewing ash on nearby towns. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

Colombian authorities raise alert after a volcano rumbles to life, spewing ash on nearby towns. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

Oct. 21: Eighty nine-year-old Edna Jester of Blue Ash, Ohio became so tired of the kids next door tossing their football in her yard, she decided to keep it. Jester was charged with petty theft and could get six months in jail.

Nov. 7: More than 200,000 people across the Indonesian region of Yogyakarta have been stranded since the Mount Merapi volcano erupted 10 days ago, leaving them to seek refuge from the poisonous ash. NBC's Keir Simmons reports.

Based on the best-selling horror action game, Silent Hill stars Radha Mitchell (Man on Fire) as Rose, a desperate mother who takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears and Rose begins her desperate search to get her back. She descends into a fog of smoldering ash and into the center of the twisted reality of a town's terrible secret. Pursued by grotesquely deformed creatures and a townspeople stuck in permanent purgatory, Rose begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years back. Dare to step inside the horrific town of Silent Hill, where darkness preys on every soul and Hell's creations await around every corner. But know that once you enter...there is no turning back.

Ash (Bruce Campbell), the sole survivor of THE EVIL DEAD, returns to the same cabin in the woods and again unleashes the forces of the dead. With his girlfriend possessed by the demons and his body parts running amok, Ash is forced to single- handedly battle the legions of the damned as the most lethal ? and groovy ? hero in horror movie history! Welcome to EVIL DEAD II, director Sam Raimi's infamous sequel to THE EVIL DEAD and outrageous prequel to ARMY OF DARKNESS!

Nov. 3: Indonesia's Mount Merapi roars back to life, sending a huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky. TODAYshow.com's Dara Brown reports.

Mexico's famed Popocatepetl volcano is spewing ash and gas into the sky outside of Mexico City. Msnbc.com's Brooke Sopelsa reports.

Mexico's famed Popocatepetl volcano continues to spew ash and gas onto nearby towns and villages. Sarah Sheffer reports.

The Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico alarms villagers with a new burst of ash clouds. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Guatemala's Fuego volcano sent lava and black ash into the sky, leading the government to issue an airplane advisory. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.