FLORIDA — Several Central Florida counties are now under burn bans as dry conditions and high heat could spark dangerous wildfires. Burn bans are activated when the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, or KBDI ...

In Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa, burned bones were found in a dirt layer associated with Homo erectus. The inhabitants ...

It was on a patch of forest where fire hadn’t burned for 150 years, until it was transferred to the Blue Lake Rancheria last ...

Looking to remove a stubborn tree stump without using a stump grinder or heavy machinery? In this step-by-step guide, Mark ...

Researchers have shown that controlled fire whirls can clean up oil spills faster and more cleanly than traditional burning methods. The spinning flames consumed up to 95% of the oil, cut soot ...

No one was injured by the burning cross, which was found in Grant Park, the authorities said. The police and the F.B.I. are investigating. By John S.W. MacDonald and Mark Walker Law enforcement ...

A burning cross in a Chicago park shocks residents and has police searching for who did it Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A large ...

Jermont Terry joined the CBS 2 team in October 2019. He's born and raised on Chicago's South Side. He's happy to return home to report on his community after 18 years of uncovering stories across the ...

Choosing neither an easy nor a glamorous path, Dr. Tong Hai has dedicated himself to reconstructive microsurgery for burn patients, repairing and restoring the body’s most severe injuries part by part ...

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted an open burning ban for 19 counties, effective 8 a.m. Friday. The counties affected are Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, ...

A burn ban is in effect for Knox and Sevier Counties due to the arid breezy weather. Due to the continued dry/windy weather pattern, open/outdoor burning is banned again for today, Monday March 23, ...