Fatalities Reported in Washington State Packaging Facility Explosion May 27, 2026 By Ilena Peng and Anna Edgerton An accident at a Washington state packaging facility has left at least one person dead, nine missing and nine others...
California Officials Lift Evacuation Orders for Residents Near Damaged Chemical Tank May 27, 2026 By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber and Martha Bellisle Southern California officials lifted the final evacuation orders Tuesday night for residents who live near a damaged chemical tank, allowing...
California Narrows Evacuation Area With Risk ‘Off the Table’ May 26, 2026 By Yash Roy There is no longer a risk of a compromised chemical tank exploding in the suburbs of Los Angeles and evacuation...
What to Know About Midair Collision Between Navy Jets at Idaho Air Show May 22, 2026 By Rebecca Boone and Matthew Brown After the two Navy jets collided in midair, the planes sandwiched together, all four crew members were able to eject...
California Fire Spread Slows But Dangerous Conditions Linger May 19, 2026 By Michelle Ma, Joe Wertz, Emily Forgash and Mary Hui Winds that drove a fast-moving brush fire across Southern California’s Simi Valley eased overnight, slowing the blaze’s spread, but dangerous...
Newsom’s California Budget Bolstered by Extra Cash from AI Boom May 14, 2026 By Andrew Oxford and Amanda Albright California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised budget that shows no deficit for this year and next, as the state...
States Across Wildfire-Prone West Are Using AI for Early Detection May 7, 2026 By Dorany Pineda and Brittany Peterson On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Human...
A Quiet Alaska Fault Is Missing The Fluids Scientists Expected May 5, 2026 Not all earthquake faults behave the same. Some stick and snap, causing earthquakes. Others move slowly over time. For years,...
Simulations Predict Ground Motion for Earthquakes on Bay Area’s Hayward Fault April 28, 2026 NEWSWISE — The Hayward fault, part of the larger San Andreas fault system, runs 74 miles through the East Bay...
Five Charged With Murder in Deadly California Fireworks Warehouse Blast April 13, 2026 By Olga R. Rodriguez Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at an illegal fireworks warehouse that killed...