Report: Wildfire Risk to Homes in West Tops $237B February 26, 2015 By Don Jergler In the Western U.S. there are nearly 900,000 homes representing an estimated reconstruction cost of more than $237 billion considered...
Central Washington Jolted by M4.3 Earthquake February 19, 2015 A magnitude-4.3 earthquake rumbled under Washington state’s Cascade Range, but no damage has been reported. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network...
California Refinery Blast Sprays Ash, Bursts Windows February 18, 2015 An explosion and fire at Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Torrance, California, refinery sent ash spraying on nearby cars and burst windows...
Arson Suspected in California School Fire With $1M in Damage February 18, 2015 Authorities say they suspect an arsonist set a Northern California middle school’s cafeteria on fire. KCBS-Radio reported that Oakland fire...
Montana Bill Would Add Tree Wells As ‘Risk Of Skiing’ February 17, 2015 The Legislature is passing a bill that would include tree wells as one of the risks of skiing in Montana....
Small Tornado in Washington Confirmed by Weather Service January 21, 2015 The National Weather Service confirms it was a small tornado that knocked down some trees and blew around loose objects...
5.8 Quake Struck in Remote Alaska January 20, 2015 An earthquake struck in a remote area of Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain and there were no reports of damage or...
Small Quakes Hit Area North of Los Angeles January 5, 2015 Two small earthquakes have struck north of Los Angeles, shaking parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties, but officials say...
Rock Slides, but no Injuries From 4.9M Idaho Earthquake January 5, 2015 A 4.9 magnitude earthquake in a remote Idaho county triggered rock slides that blocked some road lanes Saturday but did...
Deadly Texas High-Rise Fire Sends 17 to Hospital December 30, 2014 More than a dozen people were hospitalized following a fire that killed five residents at a senior-living facility near San...