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

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.

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.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — 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.

Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires less than two weeks after deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people and ravaged thousands of homes

LOS ANGELES – California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) began providing meals at an area disaster relief hub Wednesday, Jan. 15, and deployed two chaplain teams to provide spiritual support

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.

As officials race to get the California wild fires under control, the politics of disaster relief already looms large for both political parties.

Grant Nelson scored a season-best 25 points and collected 11 rebounds to help No. 4 Alabama notch a 102-97 victory over No. 8 Kentucky in a high-octane Southeastern Conference contest in Lexington, Ky.

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

Days before a Kentucky judge blocked federal rules protecting LGBTQ students last week, California Assemblymember Kate Sanchez proposed similar changes to California law. On Jan. 6 she introduced a bill that would ban transgender females from playing on girls’ sports teams with the California Interscholastic Federation.

Iowa is back home from the West Coast after dropping back-to-back games against Southern California and UCLA. But the Hawkeyes (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) remain supremely confident in their abilities