Wildfires Threaten Homes in Central California
Crews contended with blistering temperatures Monday as they tried to beat back a wildfire that burned rural homes and forced hundreds of evacuations in California’s Central Valley, while cooler...
View ArticleSeries of Small Quakes Hit Rural Northern California Area
A series of small earthquakes rattled a rural area of Northern California overnight. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-4.7 quake struck at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday about 20 miles east of...
View ArticleWeather Services Classifies Storm Near Wyoming Town as Tornado
The National Weather Service has classified the windstorm that damaged 16 homes near Gillette last weekend as a tornado. The Gillette News Record reported that the weather service says the EF-1...
View ArticleDamage From Storm That Struck Colorado and Wyoming Exceeds $25M
A hail storm that struck northern Colorado and Wyoming in July has caused at least $25 million in damage to insured private property. The Greeley Tribune reported insurance professionals have deemed...
View ArticleWildfire Destroys More than 100 Homes in Northern California
A wildfire stuck a Northern California town still recovering from a massive fire nearly a year ago, destroying more than 100 homes and forcing thousands to flee, authorities said Monday. Gusts kicked...
View ArticleWeather Service: Flash Floods Pushed Cars off California Desert Highway
The National Weather Service says vehicles were washed off a Southern California desert highway as a band of thunderstorms led to powerful flash flooding. The weather service says the flooding was...
View Article$352.8M in Damage from July Hailstorm in Colorado
The July 28 hailstorm that hit Colorado Springs was the sixth-most damaging event in Colorado history. The Gazette reported that according to an insurance industry trade group the storm earned $352.8...
View ArticleMore than 60 Mature Trees Indiana Park Uprooted by Tornado
A Kokomo, Ind. official says more than 60 mature trees at the city’s Highland park were uprooted during last week’s tornado. Parks and Recreation Superintendent Randy Morris told the Kokomo Tribune...
View ArticleAttorneys for Washington Deny Fraud Committed in Landslide Trial Prep
Attorneys for the state of Washington have denied allegations of fraud in the deletion of emails by their expert witnesses in preparing for a trial over a deadly 2014 landslide. But they acknowledge...
View ArticleSmall Quake Jolts San Francisco Bay Area: USGS
A small earthquake rumbled beneath the San Francisco Bay area on Tuesday and was widely felt across the region. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 3.5 temblor struck at 12:40 a.m. PDT and...
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