The Avalanche Risk is High in Much of Western U.S. January 16, 2024 By Rebecca Boone As a massive winter storm dumped snow across much of the western U.S., some hardy winter sport enthusiasts headed to...
Two California Cities Among Most Likely to Experience Flood Damage January 12, 2024 Two California cities made the list of cities most likely to experience flood damage in a new study. Stockton and...
Guards to Monitor Businessman’s Sites Under California Freeway Where Arson Occurred January 9, 2024 By Christopher Weber and Julie Watson More than a month after an arson fire at a storage yard damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, the state...
Maui Needs Tourists. Can They Visit Without Compounding Wildfire Trauma? January 3, 2024 By Audrey McAvoy The restaurant where Katie Austin was a server burned in the wildfire that devastated Hawaii`s historic town of Lahaina this...
Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Extinguished on Ship off Alaska After Several Days of Burning January 2, 2024 After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship`s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said...
Hawaii Fire Shows Wildfires Pose Particular Threat to Elderly and Other Vulnerable Individuals December 28, 2023 By Gene Johnson, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Mark Thiessen Sharlene Rabang and her calico cat fled the wildfire that destroyed her town on Maui and arrived at a family...
Five Died in Four Vegas Area Crashes Over 12-Hour Holiday Period December 28, 2023 Two people died in separate vehicle crashes in the early hours of Christmas morning on Monday in the Las Vegas...
Large Fire Burns 2nd Residential Construction Site in 3 Days In Denver Suburb December 20, 2023 Firefighters in the Denver metro area responded to the second large fire at an Aurora construction site in three days....
Fire Destroyed Los Angeles-Area Church Just Before Christmas December 19, 2023 A Los Angeles-area church was destroyed in a massive fire early Sunday, just hours before a celebration that was set...
Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Felt Widely Across Big Island of Hawaii December 6, 2023 A magnitude 5.1 earthquake on the Big Island of Hawaii was felt widely, but there were no reports of damage...