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West Kelowna officials warn of a difficult night as wildfires grow
Jason Brolund, chief of the West Kelowna fire department, said on Friday that residents will face a difficult night as wildfires burn close to the city. (Aug. 19)
Rare flesh-eating bacteria kills 5 in Florida, 3 in New York, Connecticut
A rare flesh-eating bacteria has killed at least five people in Florida this year, as well as three in Connecticut and New York.
Emergency responders search through burned homes and cars in Lahaina
Emergency responders search through burned homes for human remains
Visa rules in Nicaragua bring Mauritanians to U.S.
An influx of Mauritanians are migrating to the U.S. through a point of entry in Nicaragua, enabled by the country’s immigration policy. Many find their way to Cincinnati, where a community of Mauritanians are helping new arrivals get situated. (Aug. 19…
Exclusive: Efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth to modern day reaches Alaska classrooms
The company seeking to bring back woolly mammoths to modern day also wants to make sure schoolchildren’s interest in science doesn’t go extinct.
Restaurant workers who lost homes in Maui fire strike a chord with those looking to help
“We are currently taking the time to talk to each person in our work ‘ohana to assess the extent of their losses and how we can best help with their specific needs,” reads a GoFundMe page created by the group Na Hoaloha Ekolu.
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Maui hotels are taking in those with no place to go following the devastating wildfires
Hotels on Maui are filling with those displaced by the raging wildfires. Ernesto and Adoracion Garcia joined a dozen other relatives at the Hyatt Regency after being left homeless by the fire (Aug. 18)(AP video: Mike Householder)
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Trump’s shadow looms over the Iowa State Fair
The Iowa State Fair is a must stop for White House hopefuls less than five months before Iowans cast the first votes in the GOP contest, and Republican voters attending the fair are weighing their feelings about former President Donald Trump. (Aug. 19)…
Residents who fled deadly Lahaina fire ask for time to grieve, slower rebuild
Native Hawaiians and others from a Maui community devastated by a ferocious fire say they worry Hawaii’s governor is moving too quickly to rebuild what was lost (Aug. 18)(AP video: Mike Householder)