Rising temperatures cause surge of contact burn injuries from hot surfaces
With heat warnings popping up across the United States, rising temperatures are turning pavements and playgrounds into burn zones.The burn center at Valleywise Health i...
Chemours, DuPont, Corteva settle New Jersey 'forever chemicals' claims for $875 million
Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have agreed to pay $875 million over 25 years to the State of New Jersey to settle environmental claims including pollution linked to PFAS,...
Virginia Beach to consider changes to short-term rental rules, including criminalizing violations
VIRGINIA BEACH — Short-term rental property owners who break city rules could soon face jail time and a criminal conviction.A shift from civil to criminal penalties for...
Air quality alert in effect for Vermont due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.
An air quality alert is in effect in Vermont throughout Aug. 4 due to smoke from the ongoing Canadian wildfires, according to the National Weather Service.The air is un...
An Illinois non-profit helps ease trauma inflicted by gun violence. Now it may close due to lack of funding
Yvonne Miller was beside herself with grief when her 23-year-old son, Christopher B Kelly, died from gun violence in August 2020. She connected with the Trauma & Resili...
Gifford Fire destroys 65,000 acres as high wind warnings raise fears California blaze could grow
A fast-moving wildfire tore through more than 65,000 acres in south-central California over the weekend, injuring three people, threatening hundreds of structures, and...
Tropical Storm Dexter, two more storms, spin in Atlantic; is Delaware, NJ in danger?
Tropical Storm Dexter formed in the Atlantic Sunday night, Aug. 3, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season as the National Hurricane Cente...
Air quality alert in effect for New Hampshire due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.
An air quality alert is in effect in New Hampshire throughout Aug. 4 due to smoke from the ongoing Canadian wildfires, according to the National Weather Service.The air...
California man sentenced to federal prison in Alabama drug smuggling scheme
A California man has been sentenced to about four years in federal prison in connection with a scheme to smuggle drugs into Alabama.Shanarion Lee, 32, of La Mesa, Calif...
When people move out of Georgia, this is where they're headed, U-Haul shows
A new report from U-Haul reveals where Georgia residents are going, and where new ones are coming from.The company’s semiannual U.S. migration trends report, based on o...