Global Warming Brings Wildfire Risk to Rainy Northwest August 5, 2019 By Tom James ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely...
Exxon Faces Lawsuit Over Air Pollution from Petrochemical Fire August 1, 2019 By Erwin Seba HOUSTON — Exxon Mobil Corp was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday over pollution from a fire at the company’s...
Fire No Longer Threatens Key Idaho Nuclear Facilities July 26, 2019 By Rebecca Boone and Felica Fonseca BOISE, Idaho — The nation’s primary nuclear research facility planned to go back to regular operations on Thursday after a...
Rains Aid in Battling Ponderosa Pine Fire Near Flagstaff, Arizona July 24, 2019 By David Schwartz PHOENIX, Ariz. — Flames raged mostly unchecked for a third day through America’s largest ponderosa pine forest, threatening thousands of...
Hawaii’s Maui Island Wildfire Forces Evacuations July 12, 2019 By Rich McKay Thousands of residents and visitors on Hawaii’s Maui Island were ordered to evacuate two communities on Thursday as a spreading...
‘Like the World was Ending’: Shopping Plaza Blast Injures 21 July 8, 2019 By Terry Spencer PLANTATION, Fla. — A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring...
Burnout in Firefighters Linked to Sleep Issues, Mental Health Concerns June 28, 2019 By Carolyn Crist Firefighters who feel burned out often experience sleep issues, which also increases their risk of emotional fatigue, exhaustion and health...
Crime App Citizen Draws 1 Million New Yorkers and Some Controversy June 14, 2019 By Olivia Carville One afternoon in late October 2017, hundreds of students from the elite Avenues private school in Manhattan were loaded onto...
‘Miracle’: Plane Crashes into Florida River, but No Deaths May 6, 2019 By David Fischer A charter plane carrying 143 people from the U.S. military base in Cuba to north Florida ended up in a...
Three Thought Dead After Silicon Plant Explosion in Illinois May 6, 2019 AUKEGAN, Ill.–Three people missing after an overnight explosion and fire at an Illinois silicone plant are believed dead, authorities said...