Dan Dallas had defended these communities before. The little towns on the Karuk tribal land are nestled in a gorge along the ...

"If you live on a one-lane road and there's only one way into your house, is there another route? If the fire is blocking ...

Wildfire liability is a Gordian political knot, one of many arising from California’s unique complexity. Dominance by a single party doesn’t change that.

In North Dakota, many have soured on wind power after embracing it for most of the last 20 years as part of the state’s ​“all ...

One might assume that with Democrats controlling every lever of political power in California, they could easily resolve issues that emerge from the ...

In the city’s burnt neighborhoods, rebuilding is brutally expensive. Now residents have turned to a lost art: moving entire ...

A California man was arrested for murder and arson after a house fire killed four of his family members. Sergio Rivera-Vega, 32, is accused of setting fire to the home that he shared with his father, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fast-moving wildfire near the Tahoe region has exploded to roughly 3,000 acres, with evacuation warnings now in effect for ...

A fire in a multi-family home near Napoleon Avenue and South Liberty Street in New Orleans displaced residents, knocked out power, and left the building charred, but no injuries were reported. A fire ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A house fire was started in Portsmouth after a lightning strike on Thursday, according to firefighters. Portsmouth Fire Rescue & Emergency Services said they were called to the 1500 ...

A 2-year-old girl has died from injuries suffered in a Richmond house fire believed to have been started intentionally, bringing the death toll to three, authorities said. The other victims who died ...

A California man is accused of setting his relatives' home on fire, killing his own father as well as his young niece and nephew. Firefighters in Richmond, a Bay Area city in Contra Costa County, ...