This week marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest wildfire in state history. The blaze tore through over 1 million acres in the Panhandle last February ...

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“Dry conditions will persist into the weekend, continuing this week’s risk for wildfires,” said Jared Karns, Texas A&M Forest ...

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Smokehouse Creek Fire, which tore through over 1 million acres in the ...

The Smokehouse Creek fire is a stark reminder of the ongoing wildfire risk that threatens communities, property, and lives ...

Que, known for its brick pit that's been in place since in the 1940s, has survived a lot. Owner Matt Sullivan saw it through ...

States across the central U.S. were under red flag warnings Friday as warm temperatures and high winds threatened to cause ...

A year has passed since the historical wildfires that would spark through many communities across the High Plains, many of ...

More than a dozen fire agencies from across the Texas Panhandle traveled to Carson County and Hutchinson County to do a ...

It has been one year since the largest wildfire in Texas' recorded history ignited in the Texas Panhandle. DALLAS — One year ...

The Panhandle town of Canadian is determined to move beyond the deadly fire. And yet, they are reminded almost daily another ...