A firefighter uses a drip torch to burn vegetation while trying to stop the Park Fire from near Mill Creek in Tehama County, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) CHICO, Calif.

LOMPOC, Calif. — In the spiritual tradition of the Chumash people, it’s revered as the “Western Gate” — a portal through which the souls of the dead enter paradise. To sea captains, its known as the ...

The inclination for using mass timber as a construction material continues to rise among developers and their AEC partners. In Milwaukee, Wis., today, there was a groundbreaking for what would be the ...

CHICO, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire so far this year continued to grow Thursday as it chewed through timber in very hot and dry weather. The Park Fire has scorched more than 660 square ...