All it takes is a spark. Monstrous, deadly wildfires such as the ones raging in California this week can begin with something simple.
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‘Unprecedented’ Camp Fire’s death toll rises again, to 48
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea announced the grim news during a press conference, acknowledgingthe “very, very difficult task” of trying to find bodies in charred homes could mean that residents will eventually be the ones to discover loved ones…
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Here’s the latest for Tuesday November 13th: Northern California fire is state’s deadliest wildfire ever; Southern California fire 30% contained; Israeli-Palestinian conflict flares up; Democrat Kyrsten Sinema wins Arizona senate election.
California’s fire dilemma: Rebuild knowing same homes will burn again?
Some experts are starting to say enough is enough: It makes no sense to rebuild homes again in brushy areas that are repeatedly swept by wildfires.
One man’s desperate search for his grandparents ended with his learning about their almost-impossible escape
John Warner never stopped hoping he would find his family members missing after the Camp Fire destroyed the entire town of Paradise, California.
Today in History for November 13th
Highlights of this day in history: Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated; Taliban regime flees Afghan capital; President Bill Clinton to pay Paula Jones; Alabama’s top judge removed amid Ten Commandments flap; ‘Lion King’ opens on Broadway. (Nov. 13)
‘This isn’t who we are’: Viral Nazi salute photo of Wisconsin high school promgoers draws widespread condemnation
A disturbing photo taken of male prom-goers last spring has gone viral because it shows many of the Baraboo students with their arms upraised in Nazi salutes.
‘Never a dull moment’: Police in New York escort a runaway elephant back home
State police responded to Westtown Sunday night near 11:30 p.m. to the report of an elephant walking near the New York-New Jersey border.
‘She’s 27 years old.’ She has very long dark hair: A mom’s search for her daughter during Camp Fire
She knew too much time had gone by. She worried her child was in trouble after the Camp Fire.
Pepperdine University responds to criticism regarding ‘shelter in-place’ Woosley Fire policy
One student said the campus was calm until a police officer ordered an evacuation in the middle of the night. The officer backtracked minutes later.