In Ruffner’s fire management class, SIU forestry students are following the headlines closely, letting current events in California lead their learning in a way textbooks never could.

Overnight water drops helped stop the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles.

Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

Firefighters were quick to action on the Sepulveda Fire off Interstate 405 near the Bel-Air neighborhood. “We were able to keep it only to 40 acres,” Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson David ...

With high winds driving the flames, a fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 10,000 acres near the Los Angeles County ...

Coming off an overly satisfying home win over USC, the University of Washington football team headed to the East Coast ever hopeful it could stand in there and ...

Bill Belichick's contract details were released by UNC Thursday, and his whopping salary of $10 million per year — excluding incentives — puts him among the 10 highest-paid coaches.

Penn State beats Ohio State, Mikayla Blakes hits the game-winner against Tennessee and LSU and South Carolina prepare to face off ...

Just weeks after the season ended with a disappointing Las Vegas Bowl loss to USC, Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko is bringing a familiar face to his staf ...