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Maui County officials did not ask Hawaiian Electric to turn off the power during Red Flag conditions on Aug. 8.

The wildfires that raged on Maui are a sad and tragic event that will no doubt take years to overcome and rebuild.

Officials in hawaii were, dealing with such a disaster, but the county report in 2021, noting hurricane lane made small fires as well, and stretch public safety resources, with strong winds and rounding your support. that storm shouldve been a wake-up call, according to this planning document from hawaiis emergency management agency. other state and local documents show hawaii lags behind in preparedness for the devastating wildfires playing out now, that have killed more than 50 people and left...

Recent report. even as other documents show officials knew they lacked resources to preebt and -- prev and fight fires. >> we had advanced notice coming into the summer, the winds, the low humidity, and the fuels, and any ignition would have sparked a pretty big fire and thats exactly what we saw. >> reporter: in a state report, out just last year, ranking national disasters, hawaii officials classified the wildfire risk to human life as low. in this color-coded chart. the assessment though comi...

What you need to know about San Diego's special election. A housing fight, broken wastewater and a new tune to end the week.

Metro Drug Coalition is partnering with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office to focus on Knox County’s senior population with the announcement of a new medication mail-back program and the return of the Aging Adult Resource Fair. Both initiatives aim to provide aging adults with resources to better thei

Caroline Castora was born and raised in Plano, Texas, and the severe weather she experienced growing up sparked her love for meteorology. Caroline decided to attend Pennsylvania State University to

Transit riders say San Diego’s new digital ticketing app isn’t working and costing the Metropolitan Transit System a pretty penny.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Benchmarks data team recently released a State of the County Update for 2023.    This brief report builds on the Berkshire Benchmarks...

With the looming expiration of the federal government’s Title 42, San Diego is bracing for what could be a significant influx of migrants seeking asylum who were turned away during the pandemic.