A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck a remote corner of Nevada early Friday, shaking the desert and a nearby town, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The quake struck at 1:13 a.m. and was centered about 21 miles southeast of Mina, a …
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down north of Portland in St. Helens, Ore. The weather service confirmed the tornado at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. It touched down around 12:20 p.m., KPTV reported. Damage to the roof of …
Three earthquakes early Saturday morning struck Alaska’s largest city, The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. There were no immediate reports of damage. The strongest of the three, at magnitude 5.0, was recorded just before 3:30 a.m. The center says that was …
A new report out shows challenges current fire management policies in California, proposes a new framework for understanding the total cost of wildfire in the state and suggests that health impacts from smoke my represent substantial costs that are not …
Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of people out of their homes. Fierce winds that drove twin fires through brushy hills near cities in Orange County a …
Some Alaska residents received tsunami warnings on their cellphones following an earthquake earlier this week, including customers in the Anchorage area who were outside the potential danger zone. There was no concern over a tsunami reaching Anchorage, more than 500 …
A light earthquake shook Alaska’s major population center, but there were no reports of damage, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook Anchorage and nearby communities, including Wasilla about 50 miles north in a neighboring borough, on …
More than 50,000 California utility customers were without power and others around the state were urged to conserve electricity Thursday amid a fall heat wave that brought another round of extreme wildfire danger. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories …
One person died after a tree fell on them and thousands of people in western Washington were without power as high winds blew into the region Tuesday. According to Anne Nesbit with Key Peninsula Fire, a tree fell on a …
Mechanical problems at a Tacoma, Wash. industrial plant are the likely cause for a fire that triggered explosions and spewed toxic chemicals into the air early over the weekend. It took several hours for Tacoma firefighters to put the fire …
