TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled the skies east of Los Angeles on Tuesday as firefighters battled three large forest fires which broke out amid an extreme heatwave and threatened tens of thousands of homes and other buildings. Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday evening as the fires grew and affected parts […]
A man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire that quickly spread to the 34,000-acre Line Fire and forced multiple evacuations in San Bernardino County. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said police arrested 34-year-old Justin Wayne Halstenberg of Norco in connection with the fire. Officials accuse the man of setting the fire […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Ferguson takes his place on the street next to Chase Field – home of Major League Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks – about four hours before the first pitch to set up his usual presentation of cold water, sports drinks, peanuts and candy. On this Labor Day afternoon, the temperature in downtown Phoenix […]
By Nadia Lopez | Bloomberg Allstate Corp. will raise homeowners insurance premiums for California customers by an average of 34.1 percent, the biggest increase in premiums for a major insurer in three years as the state faces a worsening property insurance crisis. The rate increase, which will take effect in November, will affect around 350,000 […]
Officials say Park Fire shows ‘extreme fire behavior’ Firefighters continue to battle the Park Fire in California’s Butte and Tehama counties in late July. (Video published by CALFIRE) The number of structures destroyed by the Park Fire exceeded 700 as damage assessment crews deployed over the weekend to the fourth-largest wildfire in state history finished […]
At a hotel surrounded by fresh burn scars, New Mexico lawmakers and insurance regulators described a bleak and uncertain future for prospective homeowners seeking adequate insurance for homes built in and around increasingly fire-prone forests. The Legislative Finance Committee’s preliminary meeting at the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero on Tuesday will take place […]
A scene of the park fire in a video released by the governor’s office. The largest wildfire in California this year has been significantly contained after the previously severe fire season in the state has at least temporarily given way to relative calm. The Park Fire was 53 percent contained as of Monday after ravaging […]
Four years ago, a devastating forest fire devastated the Big Basin Redwoods, California’s oldest state park. 97 percent of the landscape was charred and all buildings and campgrounds were destroyed. Left behind were ruins where cherished family memories had been kept for generations. Now hikers have returned. The trails are open again. The blackened redwoods […]
NORTHSTATE, California — Emergency crews battling the massive park fire were tested by strong wind gusts Saturday evening into Sunday night, but were able to reinforce containment lines, officials said in an update Sunday. “Today, crews are working to ensure the fire remains within the existing perimeter by increasing cleanup efforts, removing hazardous trees, conducting […]
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A Hawaii filmmaker is chronicling the loss of her family’s multigenerational home in last year’s devastating Lahaina fires and is hoping to make the community’s voice heard with a new documentary. Laurel Tamayo is the director and filmmaker of Healing Lahaina. She joined HNN’s The Debrief to talk about her film and […]
