Seattle Times1d
New wildfires burn in US Northeast while bigger blazes rage out West
New wildfires burned Tuesday across the Northeast ... threads to stories from wire services such as the Associated Press, The ...
Wildfires rage across the Northeast amid warm, dry conditions
A number of cities will be under red flag warnings Sunday, indicating an increased risk of fire danger, the National Weather ...
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Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington
The FBI was also investigating. The fire suppression systems inside the ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon were designed to activate when the temperature inside reaches a certain point ...
Fire threat dots the Northeast as a dry November continues
Red flag warnings are in place across the Northeast, running from the Boston area south through the D.C. region and increasing the fire threat in a zone that has seen barely a drop of rain in more ...
PBS14d
Fires set in Washington ballot drop boxes ‘direct attack on democracy’
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — destroying hundreds of ballots in what ...
Indiana Gazette14h
Brush fires reported in Pine, Washington, East Wheatfield townships
The 97th, 98th and 99th brush fires of 2024 in Indiana County were reported during the day Tuesday. The 97th brush fire was ...
ABC 7 New York on MSN2h
Jennings Creek Wildfire burns 5,000 acres along NY, NJ border
There has been no significant rain since September, creating very dry conditions and dry fallen leaves on the ground. New ...
The Boston Globe15d
Police say fires set at ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington are connected; ‘suspect vehicle’ ID’d
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say they have identified a “suspect vehicle” connected to incendiary devices that set fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state early Monday.
National Guard troops on standby in Washington state, Oregon and Nevada as a precaution for ‘potential’ election unrest
Ahead of potential civil unrest due to Tuesday’s presidential election, the National Guard is on standby as a precaution in ...
The Washington Post26d
Where forest fires have caused an alarming increase in carbon emissions
A new study is showing ... Some of the most severe fires have burned through carbon-rich peatlands, which took thousands of years to build up. “Any burning of those fuels is kind of irreversible ...
NBC Washington15d
Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon
The early morning fire ... boxes. Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said the state would not tolerate threats or acts of violence meant to derail voting. “I strongly denounce any acts ...