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August 15, 2023

Hall of Fame NBA coach Don Nelson opens doors to Maui rental homes to help those displaced by wildfires

Don Nelson left his head coaching position with the the Golden State Warriors following the 2009-10 season and purchased a home in Maui, which has been hit hard by wildfires.

August 15, 2023

Wildfire near French seaside resort of Argeles-sur-Mer contained, vacationers begin returning to campsites

After a wildfire scorched 1,235 acres of land near the coastal resort of Argeles-sur-Mer in southern France, travelers are now largely permitted to return to their campsites.

August 15, 2023

Canadian military responds to wildfires threatening the Northwest Territories, airlifting residents to safety

Canadian Armed Forces personnel were poised to deploy to the Northwest Territories on Tuesday, responding to the threat posed by wildfires that are endangering local communities.

August 15, 2023

Wet weather moves into Hawaii as dangerous heat threatens multiple regions

As beneficial wet weather shifts over the Hawaiian Islands, dangerous heat is still forecast for the South, Southeast, Pacific Northwest and the northern Rockies.

August 14, 2023

Desperate residents are looting businesses and robbing people at gunpoint, Maui locals say

Survivors in Lahaina resort to armed robbery for necessities after Maui wildfires, citing lack of effective support and government uncertainty in handling the crisis.

August 14, 2023

Maui residents fear rebuilding efforts will allow wealthy transpants to displace locals

Locals in Lahaina worry that real estate opportunists and wealthy outsiders may snatch the Maui town, following a wildfire that scorched much of the coastal settlement.

August 14, 2023

Hawaiian couple suing power companies over Lahaina destruction amid historic Maui wildfires

Hawaiian couple Monica and Rede Eder is suing four power companies in Hawaii and accusing them of ignoring warnings to turn off power amid the historic wildfire conditions.

August 13, 2023

Hawaii Gov Josh Green says ‘very real’ global warming caused conditions for deadly wildfire

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said we must do what we can to stop and reverese the effects of global warming following the deadly wildfire on Maui.

August 13, 2023

Maui resident recounts family's harrowing brush with fate as wildfires reduced town to ash: 'Fight or flight'

Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii resident Jordan Saribay revisited his family's harrowing escape from the devastating wildfires that continue to wreak havoc on the area.

August 13, 2023

Hawaii wildfire becomes deadliest US blaze in more than a century as death toll reaches 93, expected to grow

At least 93 people have died from a wildfire that razed the historic town of Lahaina on Hawaii's island of Maui, officials said late Saturday.