North Dakota Governor Wants Federal Aid to Deal with Spring Storm Damage June 27, 2022 Gov. Doug Burgum is asking for some federal help in dealing with $57 million in public infrastructure damage caused by...
Forecasters Issue Flood Watch for Columbia River in Washington June 14, 2022 Unusually heavy rain and a melting snowpack have pushed the Columbia River to near flood stage from Vancouver to Longview,...
New Mexico Residents Impacted by Wildfires Could Get Help With Food, Federal Aid June 8, 2022 Thousands of New Mexico residents who have been impacted by wildfires this spring may be eligible for temporary food assistance....
Oregon Officials Warn of Difficult Wildfire Season May 19, 2022 Oregon remains poised to see a potentially “challenging” wildfire season this summer, despite a wet and cool spring in much...
Artificial Intelligence Being Used to Battle Western Wildfires May 9, 2022 By Judith Kohler With wildfires becoming bigger and more destructive as the West dries out and heats up, agencies and officials tasked with...
Investigators Narrow Search for Origin of Massive Colorado Wildfire January 4, 2022 By Thomas Peipert Investigators looking for the cause of the Colorado wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes have narrowed their search to a...
Colorado Freeway Buried by Mudslides to Open Saturday August 13, 2021 Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says the state should be able to reopen a vital interstate highway corridor that was blocked...
Western Wildfires Threatening Parched Tribal Lands July 15, 2021 By Sara Cline and Nathan Howard Fierce wildfires in the northwest are threatening American Indian tribal lands that already are struggling to conserve water and preserve...
California Seeing More Wildfires So Far Than in Disastrous 2020 July 9, 2021 The number of wildfires and amount of land burned in parched California so far this year greatly exceed totals for...
Washington Governor Declares Wildfire State of Emergency, Burn Ban July 8, 2021 Gov. Jay Inslee this week declared a state of emergency throughout Washington relating to the growing risk of wildfires, including...