Wildfires scorch 45,000 acres, prompt evacuations near Grand Canyon
Visitors on the Skywalk with the Grand Canyon below at the opening of the Grand Canyon Skywalk at Grand Canyon West, Arizona, in 2007. Wildfires…
California wildfire explodes to 80K acres, prompting evacuations
The Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County, which started Wednesday, has grown to more than 80,000 acres as of Sunday night. Photo courtesy of…
California’s Madre fire at 80,000-plus acres, but crews gain ground
Firefighters on Sunday were gaining control over the massive Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County, which at more than 80,000 acres remains the largest…
Madre Fire grows to 70,800 acres, largest in California this year
The Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County area grew to nearly 70,800 on Thursday night, including Los Padres National Forest. It was 35,530 acres…
Utah Republican proposes sale of more than 2 million acres of federal lands
BILLINGS, Mont. — More than 2 million acres of federal lands would be sold or transferred to states or other entities under a budget proposal from Utah…
House Republicans push to sell thousands of acres of public lands in the West
WASHINGTON — House Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package that would authorize the sale of thousands of acres of public lands in…
Thousands of acres burned as wildfires tear through the Carolinas
The Black Cove Fire was the second largest of the three blazes burning in North Carolina on Sunday night and was zero percent contained. Photo…
Rogue North Carolina wildfires scorch thousand of acres, prompt evacuations
Authorities are evacuating people after a large wildfire spread through the Carolinas over the weekend. Photo courtesy of Horry County Fire Rescue March 2 (UPI)…
Biden to establish 2 national monuments in California, preserving 848K acres
1 of 3 | On Monday, U.S. President Joe Biden (seen sitting) will sign the proclamations creating the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands…
Franklin Fire 30% contained; 4,037 acres burned
California firefighters managed to get the Malibu-area Franklin Fire 30% contained and away from homes on Friday despite its rolling into steep canyon terrain that…
Franklin Fire in Malibu grows to 2,200 acres, forces Pepperdine students to shelter in place
Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The fast-moving Franklin Fire burned more than 2,000 acres in the hills of Malibu near Pepperdine University Monday night as fire…
California’s Mountain Fire reaches 31% containment, 20,630 acres burned
A mansion is destroyed as the Mountain Fire burns in Camarillo, California, on November 6, 2024. Cal Fire said the blaze was 31% contained on…
California calls up National Guard, orders evacuations as Line Fire expands to more than 20K acres
Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Line Fire in California's San Bernardino County is only 3% contained Monday after expanding to 20,552 acres and forcing thousands…
Evacuations ordered as Line Fire explodes to 17K acres near San Bernardino
1 of 2 | The Line Fire was raging at SR-330 above the fire station in San Bernardino County. The highway was closed in both…
Evacuations ordered as Line Fire explodes to 7K acres near San Bernardino
The Line Fire was raging at SR-330 above the fire station in San Bernardino County. The highway was closed in both directions. Photo by Cal…