Explosion and Fire Hit Tequila Factory in Mexico, Killing at Least 5 Workers: Officials July 25, 2024 An explosion and fire erupted inside a tequila factory Tuesday, killing at least five workers and injuring two others at...
Hurricanes Get the Headlines But Inland Flooding Tops the Disaster List July 25, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people...
St. Pete Approves New Rays Ballpark and Redevelopment of Current Site July 22, 2024 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are on track to get a long-sought new ballpark following a...
Soccer Officials Arrested After Melee That Damaged Hard Rock Stadium in Miami July 19, 2024 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd...
Rebuilding After Hurricanes is Complex, Can Change Character of a Community July 17, 2024 HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Before Hurricane Idalia smashed into a small fishing village in northwestern Florida, Charles Long, 68,...
CBO Says Mortgage Subsidy Cost from Flood Damage to Hit $395M by 2053 July 12, 2024 By Don Jergler Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of floods in the U.S., posing greater risks to homeowners...
Wildfire Risk Rises as Western States Dry Out Amid Ongoing Heat Wave July 11, 2024 By Christopher Weber Authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the...
Florida, Environmental Groups Settle Lawsuit Over Massive Phosphate Leak July 11, 2024 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Environmental groups and Florida regulators have settled a lawsuit over the 2021 leak of millions...
Review of Prescribed Fires Following Record New Mexico Blaze Finds Gaps July 9, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s...
Growing Fire in Southern California Prompts Evacuations July 8, 2024 A wildfire that erupted in Southern California has burned more than 20,000 acres, prompting an evacuation order and threatening ranches,...