Gene Johnson

Jan 16, 2025 | apnews.com | Rebecca Boone |Gene Johnson |Claudia Lauer |Amy Taxin |Chris Keller

An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning.

Mar 20, 2024 | journalnow.com | Becky Bohrer |Gene Johnson |Gene Johnson

OSO, Wash. (AP) — Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it. They tend to garner little notice when they strike in remote, unpopulated areas, but they also have the potential to cause immense catastrophes. The landslide that destroyed a rural neighborhood and claimed 43 lives in Oso, northeast of Seattle, 10 years ago Friday was the deadliest in U.S. history. But globally it's not uncommon for landslides to carry high death tolls.

Nov 22, 2023 | ncnewsonline.com | Gene Johnson |Ed Komenda

SEATTLE (AP) — The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states this month were undeniably scary, some containing traces of fentanyl or white powder, accompanied by not-so-veiled threats and dubious political symbols.

Nov 20, 2023 | buffalonews.com | Gene Johnson |Ed Komenda

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save SEATTLE — Some of the suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states this month contained traces of fentanyl or white powder, accompanied by not-so-veiled threats and dubious political symbols.

Nov 20, 2023 | wahoo-ashland-waverly.com | Gene Johnson |Ed Komenda