Favorable weather early Wednesday aided the fight against a wildfire in California’s Gold Country that has forced evacuations in two counties. The Electra Fire had burned 6.4 square miles of rural terrain but it was now 40% contained without any …
Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday for remote California communities near a wildfire that may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue on the Fourth of July in a mountainous region that’s a top tourism destination. The Electra Fire in …
New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Russell Toal and American Property Casualty Insurance Association President and CEO David A. Sampson are urging Congress to act quickly to pass the Hermit’s Peak Fire Assistance Act so residents impacted by the fire have …
U.S. President Joe Biden authorized an increase in funding for debris removal and other emergency measures being taken as a result of a historic wildfire season in New Mexico that stemmed partly from missteps by federal forest managers in starting …
The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year – some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and others because …
Louisiana state leaders have broken ground for a $463 million project that will elevate 8.3 miles of La. 1, one of the state’s hurricane evacuation routes. The groundbreaking held Friday is for work that will be done between Golden Meadow …
Gov. Doug Burgum is asking for some federal help in dealing with $57 million in public infrastructure damage caused by severe spring storms and flooding in North Dakota. Burgum has requested a presidential disaster declaration that would provide federal aid …
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is making up to $5 million in grant funding from Montana’s bed tax fund available to businesses that have been impacted by destructive flooding in southern Montana. Gianforte’s office announced the grant funding, and said more …
A Houston dredging company has been ordered to pay a $1 million fine for an oil spill that occurred when a subcontractor cut through an oil pipeline during barrier island restoration work off Louisiana in 2016. Great Lakes Dredge & …
A hotel was among several businesses damaged as a fire swept through part of the downtown of a northern Oakland County, Michigan, village. Dozens of firefighters from area departments battled the blaze which started about 4 p.m. Tuesday in Holly, …
