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3 firefighters killed in Western wildfire were trying to shield themselves from flames
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (970+ words) A captain with the Clifton Fire Protection District salutes the passing procession carrying the bodies of three firefighters killed while fighting the Snyder Fire in Grand Junction, Colo. Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Gretel Daugherty via AP) Firefighters with the Lower Valley Fire…...
3 firefighters killed, 2 injured while tackling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (707+ words) The agency " created earlier this year to streamline firefighting and fire reduction across public lands " said the firefighters had been part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires on Saturday. "The U. S. Wildland Fire Service stands united with…...
Winds hamper crews as fast-moving fire in Utah, the largest in the US, burns through forests
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (876+ words) This undated image provided by the U. S. Forest Service Friday, June 26, 2026, shows firefighters responding to the Cottonwood Fire on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, above Birch Lake, near Beaver, Utah. (Mike Mc Millan/U. S. Forest Service via AP) The Cottonwood Fire, burning in rugged terrain…...
Archeologists accuse N. L. government of 'colonial logic' in dispute with Innu
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (213+ words) ST. JOHN'S - A group of archeologists at Memorial University have voiced their support for the Innu Nation, saying the Newfoundland and Labrador government has undermined public trust and harmed Innu people. The comments were made in a letter signed by…...
Owner of dogs that killed boy tells court she warned dad ahead of attack
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (769+ words) Wesley Grist speaks about his son Kache Grist who died after an attack by two large dogs in Edmonton on Sunday April 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson. EDMONTON - The owner of two dogs that killed an 11-year-old says she tried…...
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak | Health News
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (909+ words) The WHO says the risk to the global population from this outbreak is low. Disease outbreaks involving gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses happen periodically on cruise ships, which are full of people in close quarters for long stretches of time. They…...
Why Fairfield, Montana, is running out of water
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1053+ words) Fairfield Water Supervisor Chuck Dale speaks about the well house he stands in just outside of Fairfield, Mont. , Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Zeke Lloyd/Montana Free Press via AP) Fairfield Water Supervisor Chuck Dale stands in front of a well house just…...
States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (403+ words) Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo released a joint statement calling on Upper Basin states to offer more concessions. Those states include Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. "The Colorado River is essential…...
'We will pay,' Savannah Guthrie says in desperate video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (651+ words) In this image provided by NBCUniversal, Savannah Guthrie, right, her mom Nancy speak, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in New York. (Nathan Congleton/NBCUniversal via AP) This image provided by the Pima County Sheriff's Department shows a missing person alert for Nancy Guthrie....
Prominent California farmer pleads not guilty to killing estranged wife in Arizona
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (278+ words) Navajo County Sheriff's detectives search a property associated with Michael Abatti and his family in El Centro, Ariz. , on Dec. 2, 2025, while investigating the murder of his estranged wife, Kerri Ann Abatti. (Camilo Garcia Jr. /The Imperial Valley Press via AP)…...