Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took ...
What old trees can teach us about modern wildfires
A recent study underscores how humanity’s success in extinguishing fires has allowed dead wood and other flammable material ...
Ukraine agrees to US-proposed cease-fire with Russia as Washington lifts intelligence hold
The US will resume sharing intelligence with Ukraine and end its pause on military aid to the eastern European country after ...
Washington County, Maryland, lifts burn ban, but officials urge residents to use caution
Among the wildfires to occur during the burn ban, was a fire that started early Friday afternoon west of Clear Spring after ...
Perkins Coie Fires Back Over Executive Order, Suing Trump Administration
The 43-page complaint asks a Washington, D.C., federal court to immediately stop implementation of Trump’s executive order, ...
Trump Justice Department fires more career officials
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday fired at least two senior career officials at the U.S. Justice Department, ...
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99 more homes planned south of new fire station
The Washington Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday approved annexing 43 acres and a preliminary plat for a 99-lot ...
Trump Justice Department fires head of organized crime drug task force
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
Washington County Fire Department holds push-in ceremony for new truck
It was a big morning for members of the Washington County Fire Department as they participated in an old firehouse tradition.
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Fatal fire ruled accidental
The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s office ruled that a Washington fire that killed two women in January was accidental, caused by a still-smoking cigarette butt, according to the agency’s official ...
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How Washington State pioneered an ‘all hands, all lands’ wildfire prevention strategy
Many landscapes have become far more overgrown than ever before, multiplying the wildfire risks. But in Washington, a strategic approach spearheaded by the Department of Natural Resources ...
What we know so far about the wildfires raging across the Carolinas
Firefighters are battling blazes in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, and officials stress that residents should avoid starting any new fires.