In a story that parallels the Twitter Files disclosure, we are going to be looking into FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried. In what will likely be the first in a series of reports, we are going to begin examining the financial collapse of FTX. This episode will provide more of a high-level overview of what appears…

“The big tree (Sequoia gigantea) is nature’s forest masterpiece, and, so far as I know, the greatest of living things.” —John Muir Giant Sequoias, the world’s largest trees by volume, are found only on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. These majestic trees were the impetus behind the creation of the…

REDDING, Calif.—A woman has been arrested on suspicion of starting a Northern California wildfire that spread rapidly, burning homes and prompting evacuation orders Thursday in a rural community, authorities said. Workers at a nearby quarry reported seeing a woman acting strangely and trespassing in the area in Shasta County where the Fawn Fire was sparked…

As wildfires continue to run throughout Northern California and the Sequoia National Park, the world’s largest trees remain standing. Earlier last week, officials rushed to cover the base of the 275-foot-tall, 25-foot-wide General Sherman Tree with fire-resistant material as the upstate blaze threatened its stability. As of Sept. 19, Southern Area Blue Team’s Operations Section…