West News Desert Communities Told to Evacuate as Winds Stoke Flames JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. — Strong winds stoked a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los Angeles,... Read More
West News Massive Damage of Rare Plants Probed at Nevada Mine Site RENO, Nev. — State and federal authorities are investigating the mysterious loss of a significant swath of a rare desert... Read More
East News Maine Blueberry Industry Reels From Drought, Frost, Virus PORTLAND, Maine — A late spring frost, a devastating drought and labor troubles wrought by the coronavirus pandemic conspired to... Read More
Texas / South Central News Slow-Moving Storm Beta Set to Drench Texas, Louisiana Coasts Beta, a slow-moving tropical storm, will bring flooding rains to Texas and Louisiana as well as raking offshore energy fields... Read More
International News Sri Lanka Names Captain of Oil Tanker a Suspect In Fire COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan magistrate on Thursday ordered the captain of an oil tanker that caught fire... Read More
West News No Emergency Training for Crew on Boat Where Fire Killed 34 LOS ANGELES — Crew members on a dive boat say they were never instructed on emergency procedures before a predawn... Read More
News Push by Feds to Investigate Violent Demonstrators Nets 300 Arrests So Far WASHINGTON — In a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr’s message was clear: aggressively... Read More
West News Colorado Workers Protest Covid-19 Fine Issued to Meat Plant DENVER — A union representing workers at a Colorado meatpacking plant where six workers died of COVID-19 and hundreds more... Read More
Texas / South Central News More Than 20 Workers Hurt in Crane Accident In Austin, Texas AUSTIN, Texas — Two cranes collided Wednesday at a construction site in Austin, Texas, causing one of them to partially... Read More
News Businesses Call On U.S. Insurers to Ditch Fossil Fuel Underwriting A group of about 60 American businesses on Thursday urged their insurers to stop providing coverage to and investing in... Read More