Colorado Purchases Fire-Spotting Planes to Battle Wildfires Colorado will begin a new strategy for fighting wildfires in the coming weeks, deploying aircraft designed to pinpoint the location... Read More
Los Angeles to Settle Police Death Lawsuit for $5M Los Angeles will pay $5 million to the family of a disabled veteran who was killed by police in a... Read More
Some Idaho Counties Suffer Crop Disasters After Hail , Rain Officials in some Idaho counties are declaring a state of emergency after ill-timed hail storms and several days of rain-damaged... Read More
Montana Man Injured by Bridge Jumper Sues County A man who was injured when another man jumped off a Clark Fork River bridge and landed on him is... Read More
Church Fire in Southwest Washington Caused $1.5M Damage Investigators are looking for witnesses and tips after a weekend fire caused $1.5 million damage to a church in the... Read More
No Cause Given in June Pueblo Blaze That Caused $200,000 Damage There’s still no answer to what caused a major fire in downtown Pueblo, Colo., in June. The June 3 fire... Read More
Oregon Mill Fire Spread Debris, Asbestos A fire at a Springfield plywood mill last month spread debris and ash to a few dozen residential properties, including... Read More
High Earthquake Probability for Yellowstone Region A new U.S. Geological Survey report indicates a slightly greater earthquake hazard in the Greater Yellowstone region of Wyoming, Montana... Read More
Wildfire Threatening 500 California Structures Firefighters from throughout California are being dispatched to protect homes that are under threat from a wildfire burning in the... Read More
New Mexico’s Commuter Train Damage Claim Payouts Reach $8M New Mexico’s commuter rail service has received a free ride while taxpayers have shelled out nearly $8 million to settle... Read More