Steady showers are expected to bring much-needed relief to northern Ontario communities battling dangerous forest fires for the past week. full story ![]()
Firefighters responded almost simultaneously Monday to two small fires in the Black Hills.
rapidcityjournal.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
JONESBORO, Maine - Heavy overnight fog and a solid rain Thursday relieved an extremely high fire danger in Washington County, giving forest rangers a break after two weeks of wildfires, grass fires and out-of-control burns. District Ranger Courtney Hammond said multiple fires have been fought over the last two weeks ...
bangordailynews.com (12 days ago)
“Thank God we’re getting rain,” said Clark Rylas, a senior forester with the Florida Forest Service. “Do some more rain dancing. That’s what we need.”
naplesnews.com (19 days ago)
The provincial NDP wants to see a vast mineral deposit in northern Ontario used to benefit the province's steel industry.
cbc.ca (2 months and 26 days ago)
Rain showers due over the Inland Northwest later today will put an end to a weeklong string of mild spring weather, forecasters said.
spokesman.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
San Jose fire crews tackled a pair of house fires that broke out about 90 minutes apart Friday afternoon, displacing nine people and sending an elderly resident and a young child to a hospital.
mercurynews.com (2 months and 15 days ago)
May 4 - Firefighters hope slowing winds and higher humidity will help in their battle to douse California's wildfires. Paul Chapman reports.
reuters.com (18 days ago)

ONTARIO -- After rejecting a $474 million offer for LA/Ontario International Airport from LA, the city of Ontario intends to file a suit seeking the court invalidate joint powers authority agreement the two entities have. View: Ontario letter to LAWA | Ontario's administrative claim to LAWA and City of Los Angeles Special Section: Ontario Airport
sbsun.com (1 month and 9 days ago)
CLAYTON, N.Y. (AP) - Shipwreck hunters say they've found the sunken houseboat of a northern New York businessman who disappeared during a trip on Lake Ontario 40 years ago.
auburnpub.com (14 days ago)

Firefighters across Perth were kept busy on Friday night with dozens of pole top fires caused by light rain.
abc.net.au (2 months and 29 days ago)
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