Trump contract freeze slows safety measures in fire zones

President Trump insisted that “raking” in the forest Other fuel reduction measures will also help prevent wildfires from destroying the West. However, early actions by his administration have frozen one of the key programs to complete that kind of work. The bloc of some administrations in the Bureau of Land Management comes at the same […]

US Job Growth Falls As Economy Slows Down

In the United States, the unemployment rate rose in July as nonfarm payrolls increased by 114,000. According to data released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%. Economists now expect the economy to add 175,000 jobs in July, up from an earlier estimate of a 206,000 gain […]

Spread of ‘Diamond Fire’ in Scottsdale area slows overnight; zero percent contained

Scottsdale, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) – Firefighters continue to fight the massive wildfires that raged north of Scottsdale on Tuesday night. Officials confirmed at a press conference Wednesday morning that the fires still range from 2,500 to 3,000 acres. Tiffany Davila, a spokeswoman for Arizona State Forestry, said emergency workers were able to draw a line […]

Bay Area’s population exodus slows as immigration nearly triples

The pandemic will cause Californians to flee the state in 2021, a trend many saw as an alarming trend and some called it the end of the California Dream. However, a new U.S. Census report shows a significant slowdown in trends last year, indicating a surge in immigration to the Golden State and Bay Area, […]