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Gusty winds help spread fast growing central Oregon wildfire and prompt evacuations

LA PINE, Oregon (AP) — Gusty winds fueled a rapidly growing wildfire just outside the central Oregon community of La Pine and prompted evacuations Tuesday. The fire was estimated to be 2.7 square miles (6.

Jun 25, 2024 11:40 PM Read more >

Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the Midwest

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tornado warnings, flash flooding and large hail added insult to injury for people in the Midwest already contending with heat, humidity and intense flooding after days of rain.

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NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment probe after botching vent-and-burn call

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency's investigation into the East Palestine derailment and shape its conclusions about the f

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Man who diverted national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan is put on probation

EMPIRE, Mich. (AP) — A man convicted of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to probation.

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Calgarians may see full water service restored earlier than expected: mayor

CALGARY — Calgary's weeks-long water crisis, which has prompted civic officials to ask residents to cut back on showers and other activities, may end a little sooner than expected.

Jun 25, 2024 3:42 PM Read more >

Three weeks after a landslide, Wyoming will reopen a highway critical for commuters

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Crews were almost done building a temporary route on Tuesday around a landslide that closed a vital road for thousands of workers in a western Wyoming resort town.

Jun 25, 2024 2:45 PM Read more >

Midwestern carbon dioxide pipeline project gets approval in Iowa, but still has a long way to go

Iowa public utility regulators on Tuesday approved a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground in a win for Summit Carbon Solutions' project after setbacks in other

Jun 25, 2024 2:28 PM Read more >

North Macedonia announces $500 million project with investors to build country's largest wind farm

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s government on Tuesday announced a $500 million project with renewables investor Alcazar Energy Partners to build the largest wind farm in the landlocked country.

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List of missing residents shrinks as New Mexico village seeks recovery from wildfires

The number of residents still unaccounted for has been shrinking significantly after thousands of people fled their homes as two fast-moving wildfires approached their village in southern New Mexico, Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said Tuesday.

Jun 25, 2024 1:30 PM Read more >

Puerto Rico issues an island-wide heat advisory for the first time as power outages persist

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Meteorologists on Tuesday for the first time issued a heat advisory for the entire island of Puerto Rico, struggling with chronic power outages as it broils under an unrelenting sun. All 78 of the U.S.

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