Wildfires

With drought conditions drying out the region and tourists coming to the Big Bend for spring break, officials are urging people to keep an eye out for…

The “Powerline Fire” that burned almost 1,800 acres in Big Bend National Park last week was fully contained on Friday (February 5). That fire was sparked…

A grassland wildfire that began in Big Bend National Park Monday afternoon has burned 1,500 acres this week, the park said Thursday morning. Earlier this…

Take a walk around the interior of the Davis Mountains Preserve and you're likely to hear a symphony of noises you might not expect to find in the West…

Update 2:30 pm - The Limpia Canyon Fire outside of Fort Davis is now contained, according to Jim Fowler with the Fort Davis Fire Department. Crews will…

UPDATE (Sunday, June 15): The Lost Mine Trail in Big Bend National Park re-opens on Sunday at noon. Sunday morning, park officials reported that the…

We spoke with Katharine Hayhoe about the Third National Climate Assessment, which made headlines this week. Hayhoe is one of the study's lead authors and…

This week, a group of scientists released a comprehensive report on climate change, titled the National Climate Assessment. One of its authors is a Texas…

Fire season is well underway here in West Texas - just this month we've seen a couple of small grass fires break out on the outskirts of Marfa, and what…

Update 3:20 pm: Presidio County Emergency Management Coordinator Gary Mitschke confirmed to KRTS that construction crews working for TxDOT "most likely"…