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Students learn how to document wildland fire origin scenes on Monday, March 17, 2025, in Prescott, Ariz. (AP Photo/ Ty O'Neil)
On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks
From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota, Iowa and even parts of New Jersey, it was a dismal winter. Many communities marked record dryness between December and the end of February.
 
Acting United States Attorney for the District of Nevada Sue Fahami speaks about an alleged romance scheme that turned deadly during a news conference in Las Vegas, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)
Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in a deadly romance scheme
The FBI in Las Vegas says a woman lured at least four older men on online dating apps to meet in person, drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a “sinister” romance scheme.
 
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, left, appears in District Court for his involvement in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, Pool)
Nevada judge reschedules trial for the suspect in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing for next year
The trial of the only suspect ever charged in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur has been postponed. Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ murder trial was supposed to begin next month in Las Vegas.
 
Red Star hens, a hybrid breed that lays large brown eggs, walk around outside their coop at Historic Wagner Farm, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Glenview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it
Record high egg prices prompted Nevada lawmakers to unanimously back suspending their cage-free egg law, but the six other states with similar laws in effect have shown no sign of dropping them even if it might help lower grocery bills.
 
A Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) feeds on agave nectar in Nuevo León, Mexico, in July 2022. (Chris Galloway/Horizonline Pictures/Bat Conservation International via AP)
Arizona has added an endangered bat to the list of night-flying creatures that frequent the state
Arizona has added a new species of bat to the list of night-flying creatures that frequent the state.
 
This image provided by Alcides Antunes shows a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Alcides Antunes via AP)
Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, officials say
Authorities say the highly decorated soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before detonation.
 
Vegas Golden Knights center Nicolas Roy (10) and Anaheim Ducks center Mason McTavish (23) collide during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
Golden Knights close homestand with 3-1 win over Ducks to remain undefeated
Brett Howden, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev each scored a goal and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1. Ilya Samsonov had 22 saves for Vegas. Troy Terry scored the lone goal for the Ducks and James Reimer made 29 saves.
 
Homes destroyed by Hurricane Milton are seen in Grove City, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage
Many Floridians spent much of Saturday either waiting hours in line for gas, trying to get home or beginning the arduous work of cleaning up after Hurricane Milton. Gov.
 
A sign denoting park lodge closures hangs on the door as a guest exits the Bright Angel Lodge, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Grand Canyon, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Grand Canyon visitors move to hotels outside the park after unprecedented breaks in water pipeline
Tourists with plans to stay at Grand Canyon National Park over Labor Day weekend were forced to move Thursday to accommodations outside the park.
 
A helicopter looks to make a drop of water as the Quarry wildfire burns in the foothills near the Ken Caryl Ranch development Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, southwest of Litteton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Heat, erratic winds and possible lightning could complicate the battle against California wildfire
Firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions entering the weekend.
 
Brenda Stows-Johnson, from Chico Calif., pets a cow who was evacuated from the Park Fire, in Oroville, Calif., Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ty O'Neil)
Behind the lines of red-hot wildfires, volunteers save animals with a warm heart and a cool head
Tucked in an old wooden barn in the decimated forest town of Cohasset in northern California, his team stumbled upon a freshly born calf that appeared to be just a few days old. Its mother protectively hovered over her baby while it nursed.
 
A firefighter walks by the remains of a home that was destroyed in the Park Fire near Forest Ranch, Calif., Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Firefighters make progress against massive blaze in California ahead of warming weather
Fire crews are working to hold on to the progress made against the largest blaze in California this year ahead of warming temperatures forecast for later this week.
 
Members of the Henderson Fire Department prepare to take Deb Billet, 66, to the hospital for heat-related symptoms, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Henderson, Nev. Billet has been living on the street. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Las Vegas hits record of fifth consecutive day of 115 degrees or greater as heat wave scorches US
A prolonged heat wave has baked Las Vegas in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees or greater.
 
Aravaipa Hotshot Katie Williamson, left, instructs a Wildfire academy student using a chainsaw, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Prescott, Ariz. Forecasters are warning that the potential for wildfires will be above normal in some areas across the United States over the coming months as temperatures rise and rain becomes sparse. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)
US wildfires are getting bigger and more complex, prompting changes in firefighting workforce
Forecasters are warning that the potential for wildfires will be above normal in some areas across the United States over the coming months as temperatures rise and rain becomes sparse.