3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (229+ words) People who have an interest in local history and some proficiency with websites are being asked to help keep a community group alive. The Milton Ulladulla Historical Society [MUHS] needs more people to join its committee and take on leadership…...

27+ min ago  (115+ words) Roswell Daily Record Paula Marcinkowski paints a fire hydrant on Main Street red, white and blue on Monday as part of Main Street Roswell's celebration of the nation's 250th birthday. "I am a sucker for the patriotic world we live in,…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (445+ words) A wildfire sparked by a shipwrecked sailor emergency flares has consumed over 10, 000 acres on Santa Rosa Island within the Channel Islands National Park, officials confirmed on Monday, May 18, 2026. The blaze remains at 0% containment as strong winds hinder initial suppression efforts....

1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (88+ words) California Wildfires Springfield News-Sun Inmate crews hike while battling the Sandy Fire Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. Thousands were ordered to evacuate Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened suburban neig" OPINION: Living faithfully in a season of waiting Shawnee…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (621+ words) A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner has burned nearly a fifth of Santa Rosa Island and marks what officials called the largest blaze recorded on the island in modern history. Firefighters ferried in personnel, equipment and…...

1+ day, 18+ min ago  (994+ words) National Road 1 Riders on horseback and wagons travel on U. S. Route 40 through Scenery Hill, Pa. , during the National Road Festival last May. [Mike Jones] To have a United States of America during its infancy, you had to have a truly united…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (65+ words) news. cgtn. com How corn connected two ancient civilizations On the 50th International Museum Day, step into the "Maize, Gold, and Jaguar " Ancient Maya and Andes Civilizations Exhibition" at Beijing's Capital Museum and see how corn became a bridge between two…...

34+ min ago  (97+ words) APTOPIX California Wildfires Journal-News. com Fire crews conduct a firing operation to control the Sandy Fire, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. Thousands were ordered to evacuate Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened suburban neig" OPINION: Living faithfully in a…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (410+ words) Smoke as seen on Friday, May 15 from Santa Rosa Island." The Santa Rosa Island Fire has burned more than 14, 519 acres of Channel Islands National Park since it first broke out on on May 15 at 12: 43 p. m." The National Park Services is the…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago  (208+ words) Today marks 46 years since the eruption of Mount St. Helens, a disaster that forever changed the Pacific Northwest. On May 18, 1980, the volcano erupted with tremendous force, killing 57 people and sending ash across Washington and much of the western United States....