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…
A gunman opened fire inside a Billings, Montana home on Sunday evening, killing at least eight people, including a 12-year-old girl and her 15-year-old brother, before the house was set ablaze and the suspected killer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police were called to the residence just after 6 p.m. Sunday after reports of […] The post Gunman kills eight family members, including two children, before taking his own life in Billings, Montana appeared first on American Almanac .
A gunman opened fire inside a Billings, Montana home on Sunday evening, killing at least eight people, including a 12-year-old girl and her 15-year-old brother, before the house was set ablaze and the suspected killer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police were called to the residence just after 6 p.m. Sunday after reports of a shooting tied to what the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office later described as a family disturbance. Officers arriving on scene heard gunfire coming from behind the house and spotted a man in the backyard of the already-smoking structure. Within roughly three minutes, the home was engulfed in flames, cutting off any chance of reaching victims inside. At least eight people died, including multiple adults…Open
President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Robert Cekada as ATF Director represents a deliberate course correction. For far too many years, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) drifted from the mission Congress intended when it created the agency. Instead of concentrating its resources on violent criminals, firearms traffickers, bombings, arson investigations, and […] The post ATF’s Return to Its True Mission appeared first on StoneZone .
President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Robert Cekada as ATF Director represents a deliberate course correction. For far too many years, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) drifted from the mission Congress intended when it created the agency. Instead of concentrating its resources on violent criminals, firearms traffickers, bombings, arson investigations, and organized criminal enterprises ATF increasingly became entangled in regulatory battles that alienated law abiding gun owners. President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Robert Cekada as ATF Director represents a deliberate course correction that restores the agency to its original purpose and, in doing so, strengthens both public safety and…Open
Tonight on "Jesse Weber Live": The judge abruptly ended Wednesday's court session in the Lindsay Clancy case after a key defense witness testified about the mental state of the woman accused of killing her three children. What can we expect next? Plus, Palisades Fire defendant Jonathan Rinderknecht is now facing a reduced set of federal arson charges. We have an exclusive interview with his defense attorney to discuss what appears to be the prosecution's new strategy. And there are major new developments in the death of Hayden Panettiere. Police are reportedly investigating possible criminal conduct, and the DEA is now reportedly involved. Plus, a new police report reveals who the actress was with when she died and what was found at the…
Attorney Steve Haney joins “Jesse Weber Live” exclusively to talk about the retrial of his client Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of starting a fire that became the Palisades Fire. After a hung jury, federal prosecutors have reduced the number of arson-related charges from three to two. “He’s very confident. I met with him last night in the jail, and we have a strategy going forward … We’re going to make some improvements, and Jonathan’s pretty encouraged,” Haney said. #crime #palisadesfire #jonathanrinderknecht "Jesse Weber Live" brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpected take on the day’s headlines, diving into the biggest stories through the lens of legal expertise.
Indictment accuses 28-year-old Ian Nathaniel Grice of interstate travel in aid of a racketeering enterprise and arson.
AI:Tennessee resident Ian Nathaniel Grice has been indicted on federal charges including arson and interstate travel in aid of a racketeering enterprise following an incident in Florida. The 28-year-old faces prosecution for what authorities characterize as politically motivated destruction, marking another instance where ideological extremism is driving criminal activity across state lines.Open
For far too many years, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) drifted from the mission Congress intended when it created the agency. Instead of concentrating its resources on violent criminals, firearms traffickers, bombings, arson investigations, and organized criminal enterprises ATF increasingly became entangled in regulatory battles that alienated law abiding gun owners. […] The post ATF’s Return to Its True Mission appeared first on StoneZone .
For far too many years, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) drifted from the mission Congress intended when it created the agency. Instead of concentrating its resources on violent criminals, firearms traffickers, bombings, arson investigations, and organized criminal enterprises ATF increasingly became entangled in regulatory battles that alienated law abiding gun owners. President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Robert Cekada as ATF Director represents a deliberate course correction that restores the agency to its original purpose and, in doing so, strengthens both public safety and constitutional liberty. As I wrote when President Trump nominated Robert Cekada, he was the right man for the job . Nothing…Open
AI:Under President Trump’s leadership, ATF Director Robert Cekada is successfully redirecting the bureau away from years of regulatory overreach and political warfare against law-abiding gun owners to focus on its original mission of fighting violent crime. By initiating an ambitious review to eliminate redundant and legally questionable regulations—such as those regarding stabilizing braces and firearm frames—Cekada is ensuring federal resources are no longer wasted on administrative battles but are instead concentrated on investigating arson, bombings, gang violence, and illegal firearms trafficking. This course correction restores the agency's focus toward actual threats like armed criminals and cartels rather than targeting the…Open
