Wildfires

14+ hour, 48+ min ago   (225+ words) ENSIGN TOWNSHIP -- A fire that caused traffic backups on U.S. 2 in eastern Ensign Township on Friday afternoon completely destroyed the cab of a tractor-trailer. The call about an automobile on fire came in to Delta County Central Dispatch around 2:20 p.m. First reports…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (201+ words) JURUPA VALLEY, CA — A tractor-trailer was significantly damaged Wednesday after catching fire on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Jurupa Valley, where multiple lanes were shut down while firefighters worked to knock down the blaze. The non-injury fire was reported shortly before…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (446+ words) Reach thousands of readers across Holderness, Hornsea and beyond Withernsea mayor Kristina Richardson is looking for 99 people to join her in what she admits may be her “wildest challenge yet” – walking barefoot over hot coals to raise money for new…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (160+ words) WECT LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - Firefighters extinguished an early morning fire Wednesday at a Leland townhome. Crews with the Town of Leland Fire Department and mutual aid partners responded at 3:47 a.m. to the 1300 block of Milkweed Drive. According to the department, first-arriving units…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (327+ words) As many in western North Carolina are celebrating the recovery efforts made over the last two years since the storm, the Bat Cave community said it's not seeing progress fast enough. It's been two years since Hurricane Helene dumped damaging…...