Members of the McLeod County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve the following resolutions at their Aug. 3 meeting. For more County Board coverage, see the Leader’s Aug. 5 print ...

As Los Angeles reels from deadly January wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday he will order the state to advance ...

MONTEVALLO, Ala. — The mother of Ember Poe, a 10-year-old girl who died after being struck by a car, has spoken out for the first time since her daughter's tragic death. Ember was hit by a ...

Ember was a 5th grader at Montevallo Elementary. Poe spent multiple days at Children's Hospital in Birmingham before Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans confirmed she passed away at the hospital the ...

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Solar power overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity mix for the first time last year, while wind power’s share plateaued, data from energy think tank Ember showed ...

photos and videos to link the Palisades fire that started last week to another fire in the same area on New Year's Eve. Officials said they have not ruled out whether embers from the New Year's ...

The filmmaker possessed a singular vision — and a knack for finding collaborators who could convey it. The filmmaker possessed a singular vision — and a knack for finding collaborators who ...

Nintendo has finally lifted the lid on Switch 2 and... well, it looks an awful lot like the Switch. But there are subtle differences, a few obvious new additions, and still some intriguing ...

Monica Embers is the co-founder of a Lyme disease testing company. Her biomarker research has been foundational for the diagnostic test with over 90% accuracy. Photo from Tulane University A tiny tick ...

A resident rides through smoke from the wind-driven Pacific Fire on Jan. 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California. Hurricane-strength gusts have been recorded across the region. Photo: ...

California: While authorities still don’t know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know one clear way the flames have spread: embers. At least 24 people have died in the ...

(AP Photo/Ethan Swope) “I chose this picture because it speaks to the enormity of the Los Angeles fires. I made the photo as winds showered embers down the streets, the fire rapidly burning down ...