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Maui wildfire victims reach $4 billion settlement
The settlement comes nearly one year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
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The settlement comes nearly one year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
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The nearly 400-page investigative report released Wednesday raises new and troubling questions about Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen.
After drought and Texas' largest-ever wildfire, many farmers are facing a "total wipeout" that could force many to leave generations-old land behind.
A new lawsuit claims a falling utility pole caused the tragic Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire – Texas' largest wildfire and one of the biggest in U.S. history – has burned nearly 1.1 million acres alone.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire that began Monday has killed at least two people, officials say.
The Texas Panhandle wildfires left one family of five's house completely burned to the ground – and a young toddler crying for the only home she's ever known.
Families and homes are being threatened by five wildfires still uncontained.
The state is battling its "largest and most destructive fire in Texas history," and the blaze is only 15% contained, officials said.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire is now the largest wildfire in Texas history, burning a total of 1,075,000 acres across Texas and Oklahoma.
The final victim of the Hawaii wildfires has been identified as 70-year-old Lahaina resident Lydia Coloma.
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He was clutching the family dog. His father wrapped the remains of his adopted son in an aluminum blanket. Vargas said they later handed the remains to a police officer.
The house "looks like it was photoshopped," the homeowner said, amid the piles of ash that surround it on Lahaina's famous Front Street after the Aug. 8 wildfire swept through.
Lahaina's landmark Maria Lanakila Catholic Church survived a destructive wildfire
Firefighters worked to extinguish flare-ups — when the intensity or spread of a wildfire speeds up rapidly — on Saturday, officials said.
Dozens of people were killed in the Maui fires, and many are still missing, authorities said.
At least 55 people have lost their lives and the toll is expected to climb. The historic town of Lahaina has been devastated.
The wind-whipped wildfires even led some to jump into a harbor and the Coast Guard said it rescued 14.
The fires, which are still burning, have brought smoke and hazardous air quality to millions of Americans.
As of Thursday morning, it has burned 11,000 acres and is only 20 percent contained.
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The United States government says it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala.
A Bay Area man was arrested Wednesday after being charged by federal authorities after allegedly making threats to shoot lawmakers, including a member of Congress.
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A Bay Area man was arrested Wednesday after being charged by federal authorities after allegedly making threats to shoot lawmakers, including a member of Congress.
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The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
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