Video from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Washington shows what investigators say started the Chelan Hills Fire on July 4. The blaze scorched nearly 10,000 acres and killed one person, according to CNN affiliate KING.
Authorities say new video shows a suspect launching fireworks from a moving truck. The 18-year-old faces multiple charges, including first-degree manslaughter.
A 61-year-old man fired a homemade flamethrower at deputies as they attempted to serve him an eviction notice in Oklahoma City on August 11, according to the Oklahoma County's Sheriff’s Office. The man has been charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon, among other charges. CNN has reached out to the sheriff’s office for more information.
Wildfires demand action on radically different timelines: during the crisis, before the next fire season and over the coming decades. Why it matters: Climate change is worsening the underlying risk, making everything from evacuation plans to forest management and cutting emissions part of the response. Driving the news: America's northwestern corner is having a record-breaking wildfire year, and the traditional fire season still has months to go. "Even if not a single other acre or structure burned, we already have the most active fire season in recorded history for the Pacific Northwest," said climate scientist Daniel Swain, in an Aug. 18 virtual presentation . - "Washington and Oregon together [are] already breaking their historical…
Wildfires demand action on radically different timelines: during the crisis, before the next fire season and over the coming decades. Why it matters: Climate change is worsening the underlying risk, making everything from evacuation plans to forest management and cutting emissions part of the response. Driving the news: America's northwestern corner is having a record-breaking wildfire year, and the traditional fire season still has months to go. "Even if not a single other acre or structure burned, we already have the most active fire season in recorded history for the Pacific Northwest," said climate scientist Daniel Swain, in an Aug. 18 virtual presentation . - "Washington and Oregon together [are] already breaking their historical…Open
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) said “you never want to encourage the obscene act of starting a fire.”
A manhunt continued on Saturday as New York authorities search for a suspect believed to have killed his father before setting a home on fire.
A neighbor who witnessed the incident said the man claimed he was with the fire department.
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Federal market regulators are being urged to set new rules to prevent gamblers from profiting and potentially encouraging disasters.
Federal market regulators are being urged to set new rules to prevent gamblers from profiting and potentially encouraging disasters.Open
A Spokane County detective who interviewed the man accused of starting one of the city’s wildfires says the man confessed, described his planning process and explained how he created a device to ignite the blaze.
A Spokane County detective who interviewed the man accused of starting one of the city’s wildfires says the man confessed, described his planning process and explained how he created a device to ignite the blaze.Open
Edison says it is reviewing a new report that confirms the long-held suspicion of the fire’s origin.