Massive Northern California Wildfire Destroys 400 Homes and Businesses September 14, 2015 By Ellen Knickmeyer and Olga R. Rodriguez Two fast-burning wildfires overtook several Northern California towns, killing at least one person and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses...
California Struggles with Wildfires, Thunderstorms, Triple-Digit Heat September 9, 2015 Wildfires burned amid a week of triple-digit temperatures across California, while some sections of the state saw sudden thunderstorms and...
New Mexico County Declares Disaster after Storm September 4, 2015 The San Juan County Commission in New Mexico has declared a state of disaster following a violent storm that swept...
Fighting Western U.S. Wildfires Costing More than $1B, Agriculture Chief Says September 1, 2015 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the federal government has spent more than $1 billion fighting this year’s deadly wildfires,...
Storm Watch Ends For Hawaii Islands, But Hurricane Churns August 31, 2015 Greg Colden, a farmer on Hawaii’s Big Island, said he is most worried about the damage that more rain and...
$198M in Property at High Risk from Chelan Wildfire in Washington August 26, 2015 By Don Jergler The massive Chelan wildfire in Washington poses a significant risk to roughly 634 homes with a total reconstruction cost of...
$2M in Fire Damage at Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Cause Unknown August 26, 2015 By Kimberly Pierceall Fire officials said Monday they could not determine the cause of a fire that ripped through a 14th floor pool...
Small Quake Strikes Near Mammoth Lakes in California August 24, 2015 A minor earthquake has hit a rural area near Mammoth Lakes, Calif., but authorities say there have been no reports...
Smoke Lifts over Washington fires, but Potential for Fire Growth Remains August 24, 2015 By Donna Blankinship and Brian Skoloff The massive cloud of smoke began to lift over Washington wildfires over the weekend, but as air quality improves the...
11,000 Firefighters on Front Lines in California Blazes August 21, 2015 A large blaze burning for nearly three weeks in a recreation area outside Kings Canyon National Park has scorched more...