Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle
LOS ANGELES — Thousands of firefighters aided by cooler weather made progress Saturday, Sept. 14, against three Southern California wildfires, and officials in northern Nevada
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After storms like Francine, New Orleans rushes to dry out
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Francine rapidly strengthened before making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people, flooding a
Box truck driver gets 60 years for a road rage shooting that killed a man
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for a road rage highway shooting that killed a central Indiana man who
2 critically injured in Idaho fuel station explosion, others presumed dead
BOISE, Idaho — Officials say two people were badly burned and two others are believed to be dead after an explosion and fire destroyed a
Firefighters used 50,000 gallons of water to douse Tesla semi fire in California, NTSB says
WASHINGTON — California firefighters had to douse a flaming battery in a Tesla Semi with about 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish the flames following
Loose electrical cable found on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse
BALTIMORE — Investigators working to pinpoint the cause of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse discovered a loose cable that could have caused electrical issues on
Francine weakens and moves inland after lashing Louisiana
MORGAN CITY, La. — Francine weakened Thursday, Sept. 12, after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands
LA area rattled by 4.7 magnitude earthquake Thursday
LOS ANGELES — A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, Sept. 12, unleashing boulders onto a Malibu road, visibly shaking Santa
Warm oceans strengthened Hurricane Francine and could power more fall storms
Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped quickly strengthen Hurricane Francine, creating danger for Louisiana residents rushing to buy supplies and secure their homes ahead
Wildfires scorch Southern California hillside homes. More are threatened
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California expanded dramatically — burning homes, cars and horse stables in hillside communities and injuring at
UPDATE: Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm
Updated: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at 5:11 p.m. central time MORGAN CITY, La. — Hurricane Francine struck Louisiana on Wednesday evening as a Category 2 storm that
Could low water levels in Mississippi River push farmers toward trucking?
ST. LOUIS — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on
People take once unthinkable precautions as police search for the Kentucky highway shooter
LONDON, Ky. — Jittery residents living near where a gunman opened fire on a Kentucky highway are taking precautions they never thought would be needed
Firefighters battling wildfire near Garden State Parkway in southern New Jersey
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters in southern New Jersey are trying to contain a forest fire burning in Berkeley Township that has thus far
Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine churned in extremely warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane
Tropical Storm Francine forms off Mexico and is expected to hit Louisiana as a hurricane
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine formed Monday off the coast of Mexico and was expected to drench the Texas coast with up to a foot (30
Relentless search continues into day 3 for Kentucky shooter; schools cancel classes
LONDON, Ky. — As a grueling manhunt stretched into a third day Monday for a suspect in an interstate shooting that struck 12 vehicles and
Lightning could worsen out-of-control wildfire east of LA
HIGHLAND, Calif. — An out-of-control wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles threatened tens of thousands of buildings and forced
California wildfire grows as heat wave creates worry; South Dakota conditions improve
A growing wildfire in Northern California forced hundreds of people to evacuate as a heat wave Wednesday threatened to make fire conditions worse. In the
Colombian truckers block highways in main cities in protest over increases in fuel prices
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians were forced to walk to work on Tuesday, Sept. 3, as truckers in major cities blocked highways to