It’s very important in a crisis that people stay in contact,” Mayor Paul Coogan said in a wide-ranging interview from his office Friday.

The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday that it will take 12-14 months and cost $50 to $60 million to repair the new state veterans home damaged in a fire this spring. The Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home in Enterprise had about 90 occupants when the fire struck on April 16.

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:51 p.m. in Riverside County, California. Stetson Fire has burned eight acres of private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

If President Donald Trump were to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could have unintended and severe consequences that reverberate throughout the US economy and global markets.

After the Butler Fire crossed the Salmon River, more evacuations were ordered Thursday night in the mountains of Siskiyou County. The wildfire, sparked by lightning on July 3, had burned 11,641 acres (18 square miles) and was 2% contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. It is the larger fire in the Orleans Complex.

The building was surrounded by vegetation on fire when a team of “helitack” firefighters arrived to protect the area on Tuesday. Grand Canyon National Park officials said the crews knew if the pump house fell, the consequences could cripple park operations for months.

Three people are dead and one is in critical condition after a house fire in West Jordan Friday morning. West Jordan Police Sgt. Andrew Hercules said the initial call reporting the fire at 6340 W. 8270 South came in about 10:15 a.

The man was also accused of targeting an aircraft with a laser, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office