A fast-moving wildfire near Roseville sent up a large column of smoke Monday afternoon in Placer County and burned vegetation at a dangerous, “critical” rate of speed before its progress was halted, Cal Fire officials said. The vegetation fire started as a series of roadside spot fires that were driven by wind and burned rapidly […]
Residents in the New Mexico village of Ruidoso were told to immediately flee Monday because of a wildfire that was discovered west of town that morning and grew to more than 5,000 acres by the end of the day, officials said. “Immediate mandatory ‘go’ evacuation for the Village of Ruidoso — go now!!” the village […]
A fast-growing wildfire in Hesperia has prompted evacuations Saturday night. The Hesperia Fire was first reported around 6 p.m. in the 18000 block of North Highway 173, according to CAL FIRE San Bernardino. By 8 p.m, it grew to over 300 acres. By 9 p.m., it was over 500 acres and by 10:30 p.m., it […]
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis area is on the receiving end of another round of powerful storms, bringing with them more severe weather threats, including possible tornadoes, rain, hail, and strong winds. This follows several tornado-warned storms around the region Wednesday morning and early afternoon. General Timeline The greatest threats for severe weather in […]
Two young children, siblings, are dead after being pulled from the fast-moving waters of a creek in San Bernardino County Tuesday, authorities announced. Rescuers with the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to reports that the young children may have possibly fallen into Mill Creek near the Thurman Flats picnic area off Highway 38 at […]
The California Highway Patrol was investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash Sunday morning after a car crashed into a cinder-block wall. The crash was reported about 1:18 a.m. on eastbound Douglas Boulevard, heading toward Seeno Avenue in Auburn. A Placer County sheriff’s sergeant witnessed the 2014 Honda Accord traveling about 130 mph in a 55-mph zone, […]