"The drone was such an asset that I couldn't imagine doing the job without it," researcher Wesley M Sarmento said.

Senate DOGE Caucus chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has re-upped legislation to cut roughly $2 billion in taxpayer money spent on swag to promote federal agencies. Expenditures in Ernst’s crosshairs went ...

You can learn more about who can prevent forest fires at the new Smokey Bear exhibit at four Forest Preserve District of Will County visitor centers.

Granville Sentinel columnist Jeff Gill explains what we've learned over the years about wildfires and how that information ...

We often view government as detached from and unresponsive to everyday citizens. But there are exceptions, brought to life by ...

State legislators go to work Tuesday, but already there are winners, losers and chronic wasters of time and money. The best evidence of who's onto something important and who's squandering resources ...

The eight shops — Hope Breeze, Stamford Vapor & Smoke Shop, Worlds Exotic Smoke Shop, Smoke Clouds, Smoke Times, Landmark ...

The raids were carried out on Dec. 19, 2024. Investigators discovered 4,826 units of unlawful and unregulated products such as marijuana flower and THC edibles.

Smokey Bear paintings and activities are planned at Plum Creek Nature Center in Beecher and Isle a la Cache Museum in ...

The Saturday comic by John Darkow had Smokey the Bear saying “Only you can prevent climate change.” That’s something I used ...

Nineteen paintings depicting Smokey Bear, the immensely popular symbol of the U.S. Forest Service’s wildfire prevention ...