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Eureka, Utah. The Iron Fire burned toward Eureka this weekend, prompting officials to place the town on a READY status on June 20 and later order evacuations after shifting winds accelerated the blaze; local reports cite…
San Antonio and surrounding areas in South Texas experienced significant flash flooding beginning overnight on June 20, 2026, prompting multiple water rescues and widespread road closures. Medina County Fire/EMS deployed…
Utah fruit growers report an estimated 95% loss of this year’s tree fruit harvest, with peaches hit especially hard, after an unusually warm, dry winter was followed by record spring heat and freezing temperatures in Apr…
KERN COUNTY, California – A fast-moving wildfire known as the Lost Fire is burning in Kern County between Bakersfield and San Luis Obispo, where it has scorched 4,324 acres and is only 5% contained as of Friday, June 19.…
In Grandfalls, West Texas, more than 1.5 million gallons of toxic oilfield wastewater erupted from beneath the parking lot of First Baptist Church, according to state records. The spill, discovered recently when highly s…
CALIMESA, California – The Shore Fire has burned about 3,085 acres in Riverside County’s Badlands area, triggering mandatory evacuations, freeway closures and a large multi-agency firefighting response. The wildfire was …
Spokane, Washington, is battling a fast-moving wildfire that erupted on Beacon Hill, destroying homes and forcing Level 3 evacuations, according to local emergency officials. The blaze, described as a brush fire, ignited…
SALT LAKE CITY — Hot, dry weather and gusty winds raised elevated fire danger across Utah this week, with forecasts issued Monday and Tuesday showing a pronounced high-pressure ridge producing daytime highs into the mid-…
MADISON, Wis. Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced Monday it reached an agreement to permanently close Ridglan Farms and begin transferring the facility's remaining 475 beagles this week. The rescue had purchased about 1,500 o…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Washington – A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet crashed into a mountainous area near Rimrock Lake in Yakima County around 12:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 13, 2026, igniting a wildfire in the surroun…
Virginia faces an elevated risk of severe thunderstorms on Sunday, June 14, 2026, as the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center designates a Weather Authority Alert Day for parts of the state. Forecasters expec…
California and parts of the broader U.S. Southwest are facing intensified wildfire risk as a major heatwave sends temperatures above 100 degrees across central California, Las Vegas and nearby regions. As of June 14, 202…
Southwestern United States – A fast-moving wildfire known as the Ranger Road Fire has expanded dramatically across parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, growing from about 15,000 acres to roughly 14…
Omaha experienced heavy storms early Thursday, producing torrential downpours, frequent lightning and pockets of non-severe hail across the metro; active warnings were issued south of the city, including in Fremont Count…
WASHINGTON, United States – The U.S. Forest Service faces a proposal to eliminate all of its research and development funding as part of a broader budget and organizational overhaul now before Congress. The move accompan…
SALT LAKE CITY — ABC4 meteorologists forecast gusty winds and a chilly Thursday morning across northern Utah on Wednesday, with daytime highs returning to the upper 70s along the Wasatch Front and mid-30s in the Wasatch …
Michigan and portions of the East Coast received heat advisories this week as the National Weather Service warned of dangerous heat indexes. On Thursday, June 11, NWS issued a Michigan advisory covering multiple counties…
Texas grid operator ERCOT declared a Level 1 Energy Emergency Alert as an intense heat wave drove electricity demand to a record 85,500 megawatts, surpassing the previous summer 2024 peak. On the day of the alert, temper…
Ohio environmental and natural resources authorities have issued public health advisories for several recreational lakes after routine sampling detected elevated levels of microcystin, a liver toxin produced by cyanobact…
DENVER, Colorado, June 9, 2026 – Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared a statewide drought emergency as persistent dry conditions tightened their grip across the state. The move comes as about 93% of Colorado faces mode…
La Salle County, Texas: the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas animal health officials confirmed an additional New World screwworm case in a calf this week, joining multiple detections first announced on June 3. Fe…
United States – More than 100 million people in major metropolitan areas along the U.S. East Coast are expected to face potentially record-breaking early June temperatures starting early this week, according to National …
Denver recorded its first 90-degree day of the season, and KDVR meteorologists reported continued hot conditions for Sunday and into next week as temperatures return to the 90s; forecasts issued Saturday evening indicate…
Florida pathologists examining deceased sloths from a planned tourist attraction called "Sloth World" have identified a broad array of pathogens, including pneumonia, parasites, bacteria, and viruses, in the animals’ tis…
PUEBLO, Colorado — The National Weather Service office in Pueblo has issued an urgent Red Flag Warning for Fire Weather Zone 229, in effect immediately through 9:00 p.m. MDT on June 7, 2026, citing a period of extreme an…