As the destruction continues with southern California’s wildfires that could be the costliest in U.S. history, one West Virginia University researcher said ongoing warm air temperatures and variable precipitation will lead to even more extreme fires in the future.

A West Virginia University expert says wildfires, which are already unpredictable, are particularly hard to control when paired with extreme winds and in heavily residential areas, like the devastating situation southern California is currently facing.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash, prompting air quality advisories across a vast stretch of Southern California. Bitter cold spreads across much of the US as ...

As wildfires continue to rage across Southern California, forecasters have warned of a powerful force worsening the situation: Santa Ana winds, aka devil winds. Santa Ana winds are extremely warm, strong,

All Times EST No. 4 Southern Cal (17-1) at Purdue (7-11), 7 p.m. No. 6 UConn (17-2) vs. Villanova (10-9), 7 p.m. No. 9 TCU (19-1) at Oklahoma St. (15-3), 7:30 p.m. No. 16 West Virginia (15-3)

JuJu Watkins scored 22 points as No. 4 Southern California held off a late-game surge from host Indiana to win 73-66 on Sunday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.

No. 9 TCU (19-1) at Oklahoma St. (15-3), 7:30 p.m. No. 16 West Virginia (15-3) at Arizona St. (8-11), 8:30 p.m. No. 21 Michigan St. (15-3) vs. Penn St. (10-9), 6:30 p.m.

FIRE is actively considering all options to ensure West Virginia faculty are not forcibly silenced by state edict, according to the organization.

A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.

The executive order gives colleges 90 days to come up with a plan to rid their campuses of any programs catered to staff and students based on their gender or racial identity.

California is typically ranked as the second most expensive state to live in, after Hawaii, with costs averaging around 30% higher than the rest of the U.S., per U.S. News & World Report. The state has the highest individual tax rate and the highest gas tax, 68 cents a gallon in 2024.

Tulane at Temple, 1 p.m. La Salle at UMass, 2 p.m. Rice at FAU, 1 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Youngstown St. at Green Bay, 1 p.m.