This spark can set the cooling oil running through the transformer alight, causing the kind of large, unwieldy fire that brought down the substation. “Fires like this are not common at all ...

Regular followers of this site might think I am getting old (I am) and forgetful, given that ...

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the climactic scenes of the German Peasants’ War, a shocking event that Lyndal Roper, in her powerful book “Summer of Fire ... and put down the rebellion.

Midwest burnin' in your dumpster fire," the automated voice sings. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins placed nearly 113 million acres of forest — amounting to 59% of all federally managed forests — under an emergency determination aimed at boosting logging ...

ORCUTT, Calif. – Fire crews successfully knocked down a pickup truck fire on northbound Highway 101 about 100 yards north of the Santa Maria Way off-ramp Friday morning. No injuries have been ...

“So the most important thing is that we’re always nurturing Fire Country — and now Sheriff Country — and making sure that they are getting all the attention that they should be getting so ...

One of California’s most famed art institutions, the Getty, is turning to the bond market for $500 million to help preserve its masterpieces as the state prepares for another fire-prone summer.

California is emerging from its wettest time of the year with new fire and drought risks. The state is scheduled to measure the snowpack amassed over winter on Tuesday — April 1 is the typical ...

A Chinese research ship carrying manned and unmanned submarines has sailed into Australian waters just weeks after live-fire naval exercises ordered by Beijing sparked fury. The Tan Suo Yi Hao ...

I say praying mantis, because this was the same Pitobi who rallied Christians against Muslims, a pilgrim and crusader, not long ago. He ran as a saviour of the kingdom. He does not have to pray ...

The highway section, which suffered severe damage from a fire on Nov. 1, was reopened to traffic 100 days later. ODOT Project Manager Chris Tuminello and Great Lakes Construction Project Manager ...