May 25, 2018 Agency: Power lines touching trees caused 4 California fires State fire officials blame power lines coming into contact with trees for sparking four Northern California wildfires last October that incinerated more than 130 buildings.
May 3, 2018 Erosion unearthing bones on New York's island of the dead Storms and tides are unearthing the long-hidden bones of Hart Island, the sliver of land where New York City's destitute dead have for 150 years been sent to be buried and forgotten.
May 2, 2018 Forest Service has more cash to fight catastrophic wildfires The acting chief of the U.S. Forest Service says there's a sense of relief at the agency for the billions of additional dollars made available by lawmakers over the next decade to fight catastrophic wildfires but also a duty to spend it wisely.
April 28, 2018 Land deal will preserve site linked to Lost Colony mystery Efforts to unravel the mysterious fate of North Carolina's fabled Lost Colony could benefit after a land trust bought a coastal property where archaeologists believe at some of the colonists resettled.
April 20, 2018 Sheriff: Possible arson investigated in Oklahoma wildfire Authorities are investigating the possibility of arson in connection with one of two large wildfires burning in Oklahoma, a blaze that's resulted in the death of one person.
April 17, 2018 Forecasters warn of rare, life-threatening wildfire weather Forecasters are warning of dangerous, life-threatening wildfire conditions in parts of the Southwest and Southern Plains on Tuesday as firefighters in rural Oklahoma battle blazes that have killed at least two people.
April 17, 2018 Oklahoma wildfires kill 2; threat nears historic level Officials say wildfires have killed two people in western Oklahoma and continue to threaten that area and the western North Texas.
April 13, 2018 Hunter burned, homes evacuated in Oklahoma wildfires A wildfire in northwestern Oklahoma has burned more than 120,000 acres (485 sq.
April 13, 2018 Latest: Hunter found burned but alive in Oklahoma wildfire The Latest on wildfires that have burned thousands of acres in northwestern Oklahoma (all times local): 10:25 a.m.
March 28, 2018 Wildfire burns on island off coast of Southern California Firefighters battled a wildfire Wednesday in chaparral and grasslands on Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California, officials said.
