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A USF St. Pete english professor collaborated with local creatives to launch an interactive map sharing the stories of our ...

Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, the final piece in a 2025 statewide rollout. While Cal Fire mapped “very high” wildfire zones under ...

Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, the final piece in a 2025 statewide rollout. While Cal Fire mapped “very high” wildfire zones under local ...

(Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed below 5,000 points for the first time in almost a year, reversing a strong morning rally as hopes faded for any imminent U.S. delays or concessions on tariffs ahead ...

"We recognize it's going to be an impact," René Lagacé, Moncton's director of engineering, said in an interview Monday about the work planned on Main Street. Lagacé spoke shortly after ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Multiple roads in downtown Greensboro are closing due to the demolition of the Bellemeade Street Parking Deck. City officials say detours and sidewalk closures will be in ...

“I nearly fell apart,” she said. Spira, a real-estate lawyer, fought back and the insurer, California’s Fair Plan, agreed her Pacific Palisades house was covered when the infernos sparked.

California officials love to blame oil companies for wildfires caused by bad government policies. Exxon Mobil has had enough. On Jan. 6 the company filed a defamation lawsuit in federal court ...

BRAINERD — Burritos California Mexican Grill has a new home, more space and greater visibility on a busy Highway 210 corridor known as Washington Street in Brainerd. Owner Pedro Unzueta said ...

However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring. That’s after Southern California was already devastated by wildfires in winter.