Firefighter Dies While Working Oregon Wildfire, Officials Say August 25, 2021 A firefighter died this week while battling a wildfire southeast of Eugene, Oregon, officials said. Bryan Cutchen, Oakridge city administrator...
Massive 2016 Flood Still Defines South Louisiana Parish August 24, 2021 Jennifer Carnevale’s yard can hold 23 inches of water before her house floods. She knows because her family has seen...
Mulch Eyed as Erosion Control Following Colorado Wildfires August 24, 2021 An aerial landscaping team has taken flight in the mountains west of Fort Collins, Colo. Its landing site sits in...
California Firefighters Battling a Dozen Large Blazes August 24, 2021 More than 13,500 firefighters were working Monday to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes...
California Wildfire Season Setting a Record, More Damage Expected August 20, 2021 By Brian Melley Smoke from California’s wildfires choked people on the East Coast. Flames wiped out a Gold Rush-era town. The acreage burned...
California Drought Hurting World’s Top Almond Producer August 19, 2021 By Terence Chea As temperatures recently reached triple digits, farmer Joe Del Bosque inspected the almonds in his parched orchard in California’s agriculture-rich...
Wildfires Advancing Through Northern California August 18, 2021 By Terence Chea and John Antczak Northern California wildfires that incinerated two mountain communities continued marching through the Sierra Nevada while a utility purposely blacked out...
Wildfires Threaten Rural Towns in Montana, California August 13, 2021 By Matthew Brown Wildfires in Montana threatened rural towns and ranchland while victims of a California blaze returned to their incinerated community, even...
Drought Devastates Washington State’s Wheat Crop August 13, 2021 The wheat harvest on Marci Green’s farm doesn’t usually begin until late August, but a severe drought stunted this year’s...
Storm Flooding Closes East-Central Arizona Highway August 12, 2021 Flooding and debris from storm runoff closed a 17.5-mile stretch of U.S. between Superior and Miami in east-central Arizona, authorities...