Firefighters made progress overnight battling a fast-moving wildfire that prompted evacuations for 13,000 residents and threatened the city of Oroville after exploding to 3,000 acres amid unrelenting heat and dangerous wind gusts. The Thompson Fire, which has been burning uncontained in Butte County near Lake Oroville since 11 a.m. Tuesday, was 3,002 acres as of […]
Evacuations have been ordered in Butte County, California after a fire formed late Tuesday morning. The Thompson Fire has engulfed at least 75 acres since it started Tuesday around 11:45 a.m. local time in Oroville, about 70 miles north of Sacramento. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation and no containment has been […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A brush fire broke out Monday near Lake Morena, sending up smoke that could be seen from Interstate 8. The fire, dubbed the Kitchen Fire, was reported around 10:30 a.m. in the area of Old Highway 80 and Kitchen Creek Road, in the southeastern reaches of the Cleveland National Forest. […]
Part of Kenya’s parliament building has been burned as thousands of protesters against a new finance Bill entered and legislators fled, in the most direct assault on the government in decades. Journalists saw at least three bodies outside the complex where police had opened fire. Protesters had demanded that legislators vote against the Bill imposing […]
A fast-growing fire prompted mandatory evacuations for dozens of structures Monday evening in Butte County, Cal Fire officials said. The Apache Fire is burning east of Palermo and was 618 acres with no containment, according to a Cal Fire update around 10 p.m. The vegetation fire sparked around 7:20 p.m. near Apache Hill Road. Cal […]
MONTREAL (AP) — Wildfires burning in Quebec forced the evacuation of inmates from a maximum security prison, federal corrections officials confirmed Sunday, as favorable winds bolstered efforts to battle a pair of out-of-control blazes north of the city of Port-Cartier. Correctional Service Canada said the evacuation order was issued Friday and inmates have since been […]
Fire crews are battling a growing wildfire that prompted evacuations in San Bernardino County near Saturday. The “Needles Fire” was first reported on the 900 block of Bush Street in Needles at around 1:15 p.m., according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. By 5 p.m., it grew to 70 acres and by 7:45 p.m., […]
There’s nothing like the refreshing taste of fresh summer fruits. Along with being packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, colorful seasonal produce can add a touch of sweetness — or some tartness — to your favorite drinks, snacks, salads and desserts. Even though consuming “nature’s candy” can be a healthy and delicious experience, handling certain […]
Man, don’t you hate it when your $3 million hypercar catches on fire? Me, too, though my most expensive car is only a fraction of a percent of the costs associated with the Koenigsegg Jesko, which recently saw a stop-drive order from its maker. One of the super-rare cars caught fire during a recent drive […]
Jun. 18—Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation and deployed New Mexico National Guard troops to the area as two wildfires continued to burn out of control. As many as 500 structures may be damaged or destroyed in the village of Ruidoso by the South […]
There’s nothing like the refreshing taste of fresh summer fruits. Along with being packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, colorful seasonal produce can add a touch of sweetness — or some tartness — to your favorite drinks, snacks, salads and desserts. Even though consuming “nature’s candy” can be a healthy and delicious experience, handling certain […]
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District firefighters were working Monday afternoon to douse a nearly 330-acre blaze near Rancho Cordova that was spreading in windy conditions. Firefighters were called to the area of Douglas Road and Sunrise Boulevard shortly after 3 p.m. as flames spread through dead grass around the Mather Golf Course and Mather Lake. Cal […]