Crews Make Varying Degrees of Headway in Arizona Wildfires June 24, 2020 PHOENIX — Hundreds of firefighters made some progress Monday against major wildfires across Arizona. Crews were fighting fires in the...
Some Residents of Queen Valley Evacuated by Growing Wildfire June 4, 2020 QUEEN VALLEY, Ariz. — An evacuation order was issued Tuesday for some residents of Queen Valley east of Phoenix as...
Death Toll From Storms in South and Midwest Rises to 11 January 13, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and up into the Midwest were blamed Saturday in...
Lightning Strike at Tour Championship Causes 6 Injuries August 26, 2019 By Doug Ferguson ATLANTA — Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were...
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...
Crews Use Controlled Burns to Fight Kenai Peninsula Wildfire June 28, 2019 By Dan Joling ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A wildfire on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula expanded Wednesday but fire crews used controlled burns to create firebreaks...
Most Powerful Lightning Strikes Peak in the Morning March 26, 2015 Wherever you are, if it’s 8 a.m. it’s time for the kids to be in school, time perhaps for a...
Allstate Ranks Texas’ Top 25 Counties for Hail, Wind and Lightning May 6, 2014 Texas storms clobbered more Allstate insured homes in Midland than any other part of the state over the past five...
Lightning Blamed for Some Indiana Building Fires September 20, 2013 Lightning is the suspected cause of some building fires that broke out as a wave of thunderstorms moved across much...
Fire Damages Illinois Church, Lightning Blamed June 4, 2013 A fire that may have been caused by a lightning strike has caused about $1 million worth of damage to...