The Deschutes National Forest on Friday further reduced the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Crescent Ranger ...

Firefighters have stopped forward progression of a five-alarm fire near the freeway in Oakland at I-580 and Keller Avenue.

A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists has released two new oat germplasm lines to shore up the cereal crop’s defenses against its most devastating fungal disease, ...

A rapidly spreading fire in the Oakland Hills south of Merritt College tore through parched vegetation, burned homes and shut down westbound Interstate 580 on Friday afternoon, officials said. The ...

Seeing snow on the face of Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains on Friday was a “thank you, God” moment for those threatened by the ...

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Fire officials said the weather forecast means colder temperatures, high relative humidity, and precipitation is expected to ...

LOWER NAZARETH TWP., Pa.- The Lower Nazareth Township board of supervisors will hold a special meeting Thursday night to consider making an offer to buy more than 200 acres a developer wants to use ...

Hot and dry conditions are making for prime fire activity Wednesday as crews continue work to contain the Elk Fire in the ...

The majority of Iowa is under a red flag warning for Thursday. More than half of Iowa counties have a burn ban in place.