As California continues to battle devastating wildfires, the Kentucky Division of Forestry is reminding residents of the importance of wildfire preparedness.

Bobby Harrison worked at WYMT from 2006 to 2008. He later became a pastor and moved to California. He said he and his family evacuated their home after seeing fire.

Some Kentuckians may be heading to California after offering to help with the wildfires. Gov. Andy Beshear said on Thursday that California put out a call for help, and the Kentucky Division of Forestry answered.

Stay indoors and limit outdoor activities. An N95 mask can be worn. A cloth mask will not protect against from smoke. A “clean air room” can be created to reduce smoke exposure while inside by using a portable air cleaner or a “DIY air cleaner” made with a box fan and a filter.

CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES Southern California is challenged by numerous wildfires, spreading out of control, leaving mass destruction in the pacific palisades. California is familiar to wildfires, which occur annually,

Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a win over No. Iowa State, ending the Cyclones' national-best 12-game winning streak. Amani Hansberry added 12 points for the Mountaineers (13-4,

California is typically ranked as the second most expensive state to live in, after Hawaii, with costs averaging around 30% higher than the rest of the U.S., per U.S. News & World Report. The state has the highest individual tax rate and the highest gas tax, 68 cents a gallon in 2024.

In the quest for Thoroughbred supremacy between Nebraska and Iowa, score one for the Hawkeye state. More accurately, the Cyclone state. Iowa-bred Cyclone State recently rolled to a victory in

USC is hiring former NFL assistant coach Rob Ryan to be the Trojans' new assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach, the school announced Saturday.

Colgate at Lafayette, 1 p.m. Maine at UMBC, 1 p.m. Mercyhurst at Wagner, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Canisius at Fairfield, 2 p.m. Cornell at Penn, 2 p.m.

Appalachian St. at Marshall, 1 p.m. Bryant at Mass.-Lowell, 1 p.m. Bucknell at Navy, 1 p.m. CCSU at Fairleigh Dickinson, 1 p.m. Davidson at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m. Fairfield at Canisius, 1 p.m. Manhattan at Niagara, 1 p.m. Penn at Cornell, 1 p.m. UMBC at Maine, 1 p.m. Wagner at Mercyhurst, 1 p.m. Army at Boston U., 2 p.m.

Webb told Baptist Press Monday that Send Relief has sent initial funds to assist in the response and has fire clean-up supplies ready for shipment to California to be used by Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) teams. Volunteers also are building 1,000 “crisis buckets” to be distributed to fire survivors.