By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Maui’s...
READ MOREColombia Declares a Disaster Because of Wildfires and Asks for International Help
by Dan Landrigan | Jan 26, 2024 | Associated Press, News
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government declared a disaster Thursday and asked for international help to combat raging wildfires that are...
READ MOREAK Charter Company Pays $900K After Guide Caused Wildfire by Not Properly Extinguishing Campfire
by Dan Landrigan | Jan 25, 2024 | Associated Press, News
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing guide company has paid $900,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government alleging one of...
READ MOREOR Jury Awards $85 Million to Nine Victims of Deadly 2020 Wildfires
by Dan Landrigan | Jan 24, 2024 | Associated Press, News
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest...
READ MORE911 Calls From Maui (HI) Capture Pleas for the Stranded, the Missing, and Those Caught in the Fire’s Chaos
by Dan Landrigan | Jan 22, 2024 | Associated Press, News
By REBECCA BOONE, CLAUDIA LAUER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The day after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a...
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