The Lift NOW emergency shelter was assembled last week — just in time for last weekend's dangerously cold temperatures.

The number of copper thefts in the Quad Cities has skyrocketed over the past few years, impacting everything from farms to ...

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the ...

A 41-year-old Davenport man was sentenced to prison after he was convicted of an incident involving a knife in a Davenport hotel, court records show. Kyle Floyd (Scott County Jail) Kyle Floyd, ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom passed the buck when asked about the public’s anger over the state’s response to the devastating wildfires engulfing Los Angeles — instead claiming local leaders ...

The percentage refers to how much of the fire’s perimeter has barriers to keep it from advancing. Control lines do not have to be connected, so a fire may be partially contained in different areas.

Red flag warnings, which indicate that a combination of warm temperatures, low humidity and strong winds is expected to heighten the fire risk, have been extended through today. At least 10 people ...

As California deals with devastating wildfires, a new study shows how their impacts can be seen right here in Illinois. The fires are burning thousands of acres on the West Coast—something that ...

Pritzker described the upcoming budget as “challenging” but added that since taking office, he’s addressed a number of fiscal crises in Illinois. “We are doing the best that we can to try ...

When the Palisades Fire exploded, people rushed to their cars to evacuate, but found the roads clogged with traffic. As the flames approached, police officers told drivers to flee on foot. The ...

Because much of the U.S. is expected to get hotter and drier with climate change, wildfire risk is generally expected to rise. At the same time, as the population in the United States rises and ...

The Palisades Fire had grown to at about 2,921 acres, the Eaton Fire was about 1,000 acres and the Hurst Fire was about 500 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...