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Man Convicted in Park Fire That Burned More Than 429,000 Acres

Prosecutors say evidence showed he pushed a burning car into dry brush which now exposes him to a possible 25‑years‑to‑life sentence.

Arizona Man Pleads Guilty After Authorities Found 1,000 Pounds of Trash at Forest Campsite

Family Reaches $19.3 Million Settlement Over Boy’s Death at King Gillette Ranch

Coast Guard Moves to Offload Damaged Containers From OOCL Sunflower at Long Beach

Most Potomac Advisories Lifted After Sewage Spill as DC Water Targets Mid-March Repair

Humpback Whale That Washed Ashore in Newport Beach Vanishes Overnight

Jones Falls Sewage Spill Revised to 1.7 Million Gallons as Probe Focuses on Suspected Pipe Break

Delta Reaches $79 Million Settlement Over 2020 L.A. Fuel Dump

IAEA Observes Smoke at Zaporizhzhia Plant as Power and Cooling Risks Grow

New Acoustic Research Enhances Detection of Corroded Underwater WWII Bombs