In Stein’s state, three fires were burning in Polk County, where people were under mandatory evacuation orders. The area, ...
The recent sinkholes on I-80 were caused by long-abandoned mines. See the map showing hundreds of closed New Jersey mines.
Authorities with the state have attributed all three sinkholes to collapsing mineshafts underneath the roadway. Roughly 588 ...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, Gov. Phil Murphy and Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-7, visited the sinkholes on Route 80 ...
The collapse of an abandoned mineshaft beneath Route 80 in Morris County on December 26 highlights the risk posed by New ...
Westbound lanes of I-80 will stay closed and detoured at Exit 34B in Wharton, New Jersey, until further notice, the state ...
According to the Florida Forest Service, as of 10:30 a.m. Friday, there are 58 wildfires burning across Florida. The number has dropped throughout the morning from a high of 66. The fires have burned ...
The South Carolina Forestry Commission is reporting that the Carolina Forest wildfire remains at 80% contained and at 2,059 acres in size.
According to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), the ground beneath I-80 is unstable due to voids left by old mines that were closed and paved over. Over time, these underground ...
The problems on Route 80, including the latest sinkholes, can be traced back to mining activity more than two centuries ago.