Many residents in Altadena, Calif., evacuated not knowing it would be the last time they would see their homes standing. Their decisions about what possessions to take were rushed — or not made at all.

A Los Angeles institution spared from the flames gives back to the community with donations and magic tricks to lift evacuees' spirits.

Newly released 911 calls and dispatch notes from the Sept. 29 BioLab fire in Conyers, offer a closer look at the early hours of the chemical fire that forced 17,000 evacuations and weeks of shelter-in-place orders.

The Magnum XL-200 at Ohio's Cedar Point amusement park promises high speeds and fast turns. Thrill-seekers got a little extra excitement when the ride stopped at the top of its signature plunge.

Tens of thousands of people, many of them British tourists, are scrambling to evacuate from Rhodes and Corfu as wildfires rage across the country. Temperatures are expected to climb again Tuesday.

More than 200,000 residents are without power and thousands were ordered to evacuate after another powerful storm battered California on Monday. The death toll from recent storms is now up to 14.

As Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine hits the eight-month mark, here's a look at key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of the war.

Most deaths were in Lee County, where local officials delayed hurricane evacuations until the day before the storm hit. Leaders in other nearby counties ordered evacuations a day earlier.

Hurricane Dorian is already affecting the state of Georgia, and its effects will be felt whether or not the storm makes landfall. Hundreds of coastal...

In advance of Hurricane Irma 45 babies from Savannah Memorial Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit evacuated to several Georgia hospitals. Fifteen of...