Newsom Seeks $18B for Utilities’ Wildfire Fund as California Faces Future Blazes July 31, 2025 By Eliyahu Kamisher and Mark Chediak California Gov. Gavin Newsom is circulating a legislative proposal to shore up a state fund for utilities that’s at risk...
Los Angeles Sues Airbnb for Alleged Price Gouging Following Wildfires July 18, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Los Angeles sued Airbnb, accusing the home rental company of allowing price gouging affecting at least 2,000 properties during January’s...
Wildfire Destroyed Historic Grand Canyon Lodge After Being Allowed to Burn July 14, 2025 By Felicia Fonseca and Jaimie Ding A wildfire raging along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim that leveled a historic lodge erupted over the weekend after burning...
California Schools Facing Billion-Dollar Sex Abuse Payouts ‘Untenable’ July 14, 2025 By Carolyn Jones When Samantha Muñoz was a second grader at Fancher Creek Elementary in Clovis, her teacher told her she “wasn’t that...
New Mexico Village Rebuilds All Over Again After Record-Breaking Flash Flood July 11, 2025 By Morgan Lee and Susan Montoya Bryan The mountain village of Ruidoso returned to the grim rituals of rebuilding after flash flooding and a deadly natural disaster,...
House Swept Away as Flash Flooding Hits Mountain Village in New Mexico July 9, 2025 By Morgan Lee and Thomas Peipert At least three people were missing in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat...
Homes With Toxic Smoke Damage Deepen Insurance Nightmare in LA June 25, 2025 By Michelle Ma Months after fire tore through Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood, homeowners are struggling to get reimbursed — not for houses...
It Will Take 5 Months to Transport Hawaii Wildfire Debris to Massive Landfill June 10, 2025 Fifty trucks will spend five months hauling Lahaina wildfire debris to a landfill in the center of Maui starting next...
Napa Town That Once Rode Out Emergencies With Diesel Gets Clean-Power Backup June 6, 2025 By Jennifer Mcdermott For residents of this quaint tourist town on the northern edge of Napa Valley, the threat of wildfire is seldom...
California Plan to Ban Plants Close to Homes Overlooks Some Truths About Flammability June 3, 2025 By Max Moritz One of the most striking patterns in the aftermath of many urban fires is how much unburned green vegetation remains...