Southern California Wildfire Almost Fully Contained, Residents Go Home October 19, 2021 Residents who fled the Alisal Fire west of Santa Barbara have been allowed to return home. All evacuation orders and...
Wildfire Destroys School in Small Eastern Washington Town October 15, 2021 A fire has destroyed a school in an eastern Washington town. Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers said the fire at...
California Highway Reopens, Wildfire Still Threatens Homes October 15, 2021 A key Southern California highway closed for days because of a wildfire was reopened Thursday evening but authorities warned that...
Legal Fights over California Oil Spill Likely to Last Years October 13, 2021 By Brian Melley It took little more than 48 hours from the moment a major oil spill was discovered off Southern California until...
Surging California Winds Spark New Wildfires, Power Outages October 13, 2021 Blustery winds still surged through California on Tuesday after downing trees, fanning wildfires and shutting off power to about 21,000...
Strong Earthquakes Confirmed off Coast of Hawaii October 12, 2021 CORRECTION: In a story published October 10, 2021, about an earthquake that struck Sunday off the coast of the Big...
Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Struck off Coast of Alaska October 12, 2021 An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck early Monday off the coast of Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey...
Popular California Beach City Reopens After Massive Oil Spill October 12, 2021 By Amy Taxin A Southern California beach that was closed more than a week ago because of a leak of crude oil from...
California Encourages Prescribed Burns to Counter Wildfires October 8, 2021 By Don Thompson California is encouraging more use of fire to fight fire, such as when deliberately set burns were recently used to...
Investigators Board Ship That Was Anchored Near California Oil Pipeline October 8, 2021 By Michael Biesecker, Stefanie Dazio and Michael Balsamo U.S. Coast Guard investigators have boarded a massive cargo ship as they probe what caused the rupture of an offshore...