The pain of the four-week-long shutdown is having a ripple effect     By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just two months after a wildfire wiped out Paradise, California, officials are gearing up for this year’s fire ...

Changes to night flights and flying over small crowds     By DAVID KOENIG, Associated Press Federal officials plan to ease restrictions on flying small drones over crowds and at night, which would give a boost to the commercial use ...

An FDIC 2018 product overview     True North & DragonWear – True North® salesman, Drew Melson, gives a brief glimpse into what can fit into our 80L duffel at FDIC 2018. True North has been a trusted source for ...

The blaze destroyed nearly 15,000 homes     SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Northern California county where a deadly wildfire killed 86 people last year sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on Tuesday, a day after the utility announced it ...

National Interagency Coordination Center     Outlook Period December 2018, January and February 2019 Executive Summary A broad trough set up across the interior of North America while a strong trough anchored over the West Coast. Deep, cold air from ...

Threat to areas that were swept by flames in recent years     LOS ANGELES (AP) — A year after a mudslide swept through a fire-devastated California town, killing 21 people, residents of hundreds homes in burn areas were told ...

The filing would not make the lawsuits disappear     By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND JANIE HAR, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The announcement by the nation’s largest utility that it is filing for bankruptcy puts Pacific Gas & Electric ...

Move would be the biggest bankruptcy by a utility in U.S. history     By JANIE HAR and CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation’s largest utility said Monday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because ...

Some 200 goats can munch on an acre of overgrown brush daily     NEVADA CITY, Calif. (AP) — The threat of catastrophic wildfires has driven a California town to launch a “Goat Fund Me” campaign to bring herds of ...

PG&E said it was reviewing Alsup’s order     By SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — To prevent wildfires, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. should re-inspect its entire electric grid and cut off power during certain wind conditions ...