The new Starbucks cafe in downtown Rockford is open for business. Three Rockford residents have been displaced after fire ...

Residents from Beloit and South Beloit attended a public forum that addressed concerns over the merging of the cities' fire departments for the second time this week.

The current atmospheric river storm will continue to push inland on Sunday, only to be replaced by another storm from Monday into Tuesday, peppering the region with additional rainfall. The ...

Just five months ago, five organizations launched an effort to protect Wisconsin’s lakes from the damaging effects of wake-enhanced boating. The Coalition to Protect Wisconsin’s Lakes now boasts more ...

Above: Damage from an F4 tornado that tore through the heart of Omaha, Nebraska, on Easter Sunday 1913 (March 23). It was part of the worst tornado outbreak on record for eastern Nebraska and ...

A Jan. 9 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be two tornadoes moving through a burning rural landscape. “Did you know that Cali gets fire tornadoes?!” the post reads.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A researcher describes the destructive power of the fires in Los Angeles, particularly the formation of fire ...

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Fire Tornadoes Pose a Threat in California. A Fire Lab Shows How They Work As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but ...