According to 2023 data from the Arkansas Forestry Division, 55% of the state is covered in forests. ARKANSAS, USA — As fires continue to race through Southern California, local fire officials throughout Arkansas are weighing in on local preparedness should a wildfire occur in the area.

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More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, as parched Southern California endured another round of dangerous winds and two major previous blazes continued to smolder.

People from around the country, including Northwest Arkansas, are descending upon Southern California to do what they can to help those impacted by devastating wildfires.

The official return of the La Niña weather pattern was declared on Thursday. Even though the disrupting weather pattern is late and weaker than normal, it is still having an impact on winter weather which is seen in the rain in the Northwest and the droughts across the country.

Troops have been previously deployed in the U.S. by presidents, including George H.W. Bush and John F. Kennedy.

Once upon a time, activists and scientists alike thought that once people saw the impacts of climate change firsthand, they'd be moved to believe in the urgency of the crisis and, crucially, to act. But as with hurricanes and other extreme weather events that have come before,

A Colorado Springs-based Air Force Reserve unit has joined the interstate effort to assist California firefighters in battling the wildfires currently scorching thousands of acres in the southern regi

CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Tim Casper, executive vice president for student affairs at Madison College, has been named interim president after Jack E. Daniels III retired. David Wain Coon, former president of College of Marin, has been named acting president of San Jose City College.

Jurnee Taylor delivers your top news stories for Jan. 14, 2025 including the latest on winter weather in Arkansas and the California wildfires.

Robert Maranto, Joshua McGee, Harry Patrinos, Patrick J. Wolf and Gema Zamarro rank among the 200 most influential education scholars in the country, according to a ranking in Education Week.

Cold weather and limited precipitation is in the forecast for much of the country, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.