Forward-looking: When wildfires sweep through the dry hills outside Los Angeles, homes can be lost in moments. A California startup imagines a different outcome: as embers fall and nearby brush ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gun owners in Illinois must take new steps in 2026 to secure their firearms in their homes, particularly when children are present. Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 8, known as ...

Several new public safety laws will take effect Jan. 1. One new law requires gun owners to store their firearms in a locked and secure location when children are present or face big fines. A law ...

A wildfire burns in the hills of a Los Angeles suburb, leaping from one patch of dry brush to another as it approaches a cluster of homes. The landscaping at the first house burns, but the house ...

An aerial image shows vehicles driving on a freeway as the sun sets behind smoke from wildfires including the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California, on January 8, 2025. AFP via ...

Firefighters will let a fire burning at an outdoor gun range in southern Colorado burn out on its own due to concerns of unfired ammunition cooking off. The fire was reported just before 2 p.m. on ...

ORLANDO, Fla — It’s a gun often carried by law enforcement that some say can fire without pulling the trigger. Several police agencies across the country have stopped carrying the SIG Sauer P320 ...

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - Governor Tina Kotek signed the Community Safety Firearms Act (Senate Bill 243) into Oregon law on Wednesday, immediately banning rapid-fire devices and clarifying regulations for ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Governor Tina Kotek hosted an event Tuesday commemorating the signing of Senate Bill 243, known as the Community Safety Firearms Act. The bill bans rapid-fire devices, which ...

Despite a legal challenge to halt it days before its implementation, Delaware's permit to purchase gun law went into effect on Nov. 16. That's because a federal judge denied an emergency motion by ...

Boxes of 9mm handgun ammunition can be seen in this photo illustration from Nov. 11, 2025. Two related bills filed by Democratic lawmakers in Florida's Legislature would require criminal background ...