The legislative package was inspired by the state’s largest wildfire in history. The Smokehouse Creek fire scorched more than ...

During the severe storms across North Texas on Tuesday night, Dallas Fire-Rescue reported one fatality. The NWS also reported ...

Dallas authorities say one man has died there after his vehicle became stuck in high water during heavy rain. His death early ...

Construction on a new wood-fired kiln began May 30 and was completed Tuesday. The lead on the project was nationally renowned kiln builder Ted Neal, a professor of ceramics at Ball State University in ...

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Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett declared a state of emergency Wednesday, triggering county resources to aid in the cleanup.

Mohamed Soliman, who was born in Egypt and lived in Kuwait for 17 years, arrived in the U.S. in August 2022 on a tourist visa ...

A specialized plane equipped with advanced sensors that the government deploys to chemical disasters could have helped authorities avoid needlessly blowing open five rail tank cars and burning their ...

Graduating high school seniors hit by the fires wonder what the transition to college will look like when they can’t come ...

The Fort Fire ignited at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Lebec area near I-5 and Fort Tejon Road. It's currently 5% ...

A 133-acre wildfire burning in Kern County near Lebec has prompted evacuation warnings on Thursday morning. The fire was ...

The Fort fire began just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in Lebec and had grown significantly by Thursday morning as commuters began their morning journey.