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The next chance of rain will come this weekend as New Jersey firefighters continue to battle a growing wildfire.
The Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation that would sync up school board elections with county commission elections.
By Buzz Trexler Star Correspondent Entry-level pay for firefighters at the Elizabethton Fire Department lags other East ...
When wildfires reach sites contaminated with high levels of arsenic, the extreme heat can cause any biomass or soil to emit that arsenic to the wider environment. But just how much arsenic gets ...
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As crews continue to contain wildfires across the Carolinas, some people are just beginning the process of cleaning up, including one family in Western North Carolina whose home was destroyed in ...
This year, we got a harsh reminder of how vulnerable our cities really are. The California wildfires have exposed the flaws in our environmental, prevention, and urban policies, showing how far we ...
Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM 2.5) from wildfire smoke is linked to increased emergency department (ED) visits for mental health conditions, according to a recent study.
Zoë Jamail, a policy coordinator for Disability Rights Tennessee, told lawmakers the current law lacks protection for people with disabilities. In her experience, students are being arrested ...
(WKRN) — After the Volunteer State was hit by multiple rounds of severe weather over the past few days, the Tennessee Emergency ... to avoid risk of fire. • Restoring your ability to ...
Severe thunderstorms and relentless rain are triggering catastrophic flooding across the middle of the US this weekend, as ...
The Haletown Volunteer Fire Department says it began shortly after 5 p.m. Friday evening on the back of Aetna Mountain. After their initial response, the Tennessee Department of Forestry came in ...