Tag: Wildfires
PG&E to pay $43.4M in 3 counties burned by its fraying grid
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric will pay $43.4 million to government agencies in three Northern California counties to cover bills left...
Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020
As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape.
...
Greek firefighters battle major forest fire for 2nd day
ATHENS, Greece — Greek firefighters were battling a major forest fire in the Corinth region west of Athens for a second day Friday, with...
Wildfire closes stretch of Interstate 95 in central Florida
FELLSMERE, Fla. — A wildfire forced the closure Friday of several miles of Interstate 95 in central Florida, authorities said.
...
Greek villages, monasteries evacuated as fire damages homes
LOUTRAKI, Greece — A large wildfire in Greece damaged homes and prompted evacuations Thursday as it tore through rugged forest terrain.
...
Fire officials aim to squelch blazes fast, avoid megafires
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said Thursday that they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought...
Review: Angelina Jolie leads tense ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’
It would be an understatement to say that Angelina Jolie is put through the wringer in writer-director Taylor Sheridan’s new film “ Those Who...
California fire victims see little payout from settlement
SAN FRANCISCO — A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric...
US judge weighs if PG&E violated probation with 2019 fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge is weighing whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation by sparking a wildfire north of San...
California man held for allegedly starting deadly wildfire
VACAVILLE, Calif. — A man charged with killing a woman in Northern California was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of setting a fire to cover...
