Three people were killed in a “random” Washington state convenience store shooting and the suspect remains on the loose in the latest in a string of US shootings. Police in Yakima, Washington, say ...

The bill comes as the arid state recovers from a historic wildfire sparked last year when prescribed fire operations managed by the U.S. government ballooned into a conflagration that charred more ...

A revised wildfire risk map in Oregon could be delayed for at least six months. The original map, championed by State Senator Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, was recalled after intense public outcry last ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry is looking to delay the revision of its controversial statewide wildfire risk map for at least six more months, this time while it awaits input from lawmakers ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week announced a major investment designed to reduce wildfire damage in western states, including more than 3 million acres in Nevada. The money is ...

To better understand fire emissions under worst-case climate scenarios, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory first taught a machine to predict the past. That artificial intelligence ...

DENVER — Even on snowy winter days, Colorado is thinking about fire. Crews are taking advantage of the snow to make communities safer from wildfire. During the dry months of the year ...