MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — Firefighters worked Monday to further contain a wildfire in Theodore Roosevelt National Park that tripled in size on Easter, according to the North Dakota Forest Service. Crews worked through the night in the park’s North Unit, …
SAN FRANCISCO — Easing winds gave California firefighters a break Tuesday as they battled a destructive wildfire that was driven by strong winds through wine country north of San Francisco and another rural blaze that killed three people. Breezes replaced …
It was a hot, windy day in Southern California when a trash truck caught fire and the driver dumped the burning garbage on the side of the road. Minutes later, powerful winds blew the flames across a hillside and into …
Bankrupt utility owner PG&E Corp. issued an unprecedented warning that it may cut power in almost 30 California counties to avoid wildfires as hot, arid winds leave the region dry as a tinderbox. The move may affect more than 600,000 …
Red flag warnings for fire danger are in effect for parts of Southern California due to gusty Santa Ana winds and low relative humidity levels. The National Weather Service says surface high pressure over the Great Basin is bringing warm …
September rainfall in western South Dakota broke a century-old Rapid City record, according to the National Weather Service. About 5.2 inches of rain was recorded by the National Weather Service’s downtown rain gauge during the month, the Rapid City Journal …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, on Thursday, October 17, bushfires exacerbated by hot, dry, and windy conditions spread across the state of New South Wales, where authorities declared a state of emergency on Sunday. Bushfires are common during …
The fire danger is on the rise in northern Michigan again, one year after a blaze destroyed 31 square miles of forest and marshland in the Upper Peninsula. The Duck Lake fire was the largest of many wildfires that struck …
Fort Collins, Colo., police are warning residents to lock their doors after two separate homes along a Fort Collins street were burglarized and had gas left on inside. According to KUSA-TV, one victim says she found her stove alight when …
An arrest on Friday marked the 14th methamphetamine lab broken up in the last three months by Liberty County law-enforcers. The Houston Chronicle reports that meth labs in the southeastern Texas county have become a serious problem, and operators of …