Colorado Homeowners Recognize Value of Wildfire Mitigation The cacophony of chainsaws became the soundtrack of the summer when Jean and Michael Blaisdell returned to their home after... Read More
Tourism Declines as a Result of Wildfire in Big Sur Lodge managers and cafe owners along California’s dramatic Big Sur coast were looking Friday at a summer of jittery guests... Read More
Washington Cities Hope to Block Oil Trains Through Legislation As crude oil trains began rolling through its downtown a few years ago, Spokane was among the first Washington cities... Read More
California Wildfire Guts 18 Homes Flames raced down a steep hillside “like a freight train,” leaving smoldering remains of homes and forcing thousands to flee... Read More
Pilot Likely Experienced Spatial Disorientation Before Oregon Plane Crash John Belnap would have experienced a “black hole” of darkness within moments after taking off from Brookings, Ore., on the... Read More
EPA, Forest Service Want Permanent Firefighters Near Montana Mine The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service want to station 10 firefighters near Libby, Mont., this summer so... Read More
California Homeowner Sued for $25M Over Wildfire Damage The federal government sued a homeowner for nearly $25 million on Thursday, contending his negligence sparked a 2013 fire in... Read More
Federal Suit Alleges Las Vegas Bus Stop Shelters Too Close to Busy Roads A man who lost a leg at age 15 when he was struck by a vehicle as he sat on... Read More
Nordic Skiing Race Damage Closes Montana Airport The Whitefish Airport is still closed after the runway was damaged during a Nordic skiing event last winter, and it... Read More
Multiple Thefts Under One Scheme Restricts Property Claim to One “Occurrence” Policy Limit, But Subjects Recovery to Single Deductible In a partial trade-off, a U.S. District Court in California ruled that a series of storage facility thefts, all committed... Read More