Crashes and Disasters
The investigation is critical for not only understanding what happened, but for ensuring it never happens again, said an ...
On The Map: Kettleman City
In 1849, just as the gold rush was getting started, a German immigrant moved to the Central Valley trying his hand at prospecting. Well, we can assume that he didn’t do very well, because ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
Freight steamer, fireboat among another record number of Lake Michigan shipwreck discoveries
Between the shipwrecks and the discovery of mysterious sinkholes, it was a notable year for both Wisconsin and Lake Michigan.
Hughes Fire in LA County explodes to over 10,000 acres, thousands evacuated
A fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, ...
Lake Effect Snow To Hit New York: 10 Inches Predicted
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a "Lake Effect Snow Warning" for Oswego County in northern New York, along the banks of Lake Ontario. Up to 10 inches of heavy snow has been forecast, ...
LA County's Hughes wildfire goes from brush blaze to 9,000+-acre conflagration; evacs ordered
The Hughes wildfire in LA County has prompted Red flag warnings and evacuation orders across Southern California ...
Fires California live updates: Hughes Fire 24% contained Thursday, Sepulveda Fire evacs lifted
LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation ...
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Hughes Fire in Castaic puts 50,000 residents in evacuation orders or warnings
The Hughes Fire burned more than 10,000 acres across the Castaic, forcing 55,000 residents into evacuation orders or warnings ...
Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...