St. Louis Blues fire Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery as coach
Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an …
Fires
County Fire unveils larger station in Santa Cruz Mountains – The Mercury News
The Santa Clara County Fire Department has more than three times the space to fight fires in the Santa Cruz Mountains with last week’s opening of the Redwood Fire Station. …
Sydney under blanket of smoke as hazard reduction burns carried out
Planned hazard reduction burns have blanketed parts of Sydney with smoke. NSW Rural Fire Services updated its information earlier on Wednesday, indicating four main hazard reduction burn locations. The planned …
Oakland hills blaze partially contained overnight
OAKLAND — Crews continued to battle a fire in the Oakland hills through the night, achieving some containment, and are expected to remain in the area through much of Saturday, …
BoM weather warning: ‘Now is the time’: Cyclone warning in Bureau of Meteorology advice for Australians ahead of ‘severe weather season’
Preparation is key — that is the message that the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) wants Australians to know ahead of a “severe weather season” filled with cyclones, thunderstorms, flooding, heatwaves, …
Saratoga to fund over $100k in Wildwood Park restroom repairs after fire
After a fire damaged a public restroom in Saratoga’s Wildwood Park this summer, the city council voted to put nearly $140,000 towards its repairs. The Santa Clara County Fire Department …
Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island’s south
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least nine people Thursday as the island was being battered by a typhoon. The fire occurred in …
Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory is projected to spread toward Atlanta as winds shift
MARIETTA, Ga. — Heavy smoke was causing low visibility Wednesday along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta as chemicals continued spewing from a beleaguered chlorine facility, and emergency officials warn that …
A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert
ATLANTA — Residents east of Atlanta were again warned to take shelter where they are on Tuesday if a chemical cloud moves over their neighborhood, as winds shifted the plume …
High fire danger predicted to peak ahead of rain band sweeping parts of the nation this week
High fire danger is expected to peak in parts of the country on Wednesday, before rain is forecast to sweep across Australia later this week. Warm, dry conditions and below-average …