MILTON, Fla. (WKRG) — Milton Fire Department officials are speaking up about the dangers of illegally occupied campers and recreational vehicles after a series of fires. UPDATE: Mobile Police identify body found on I-65 According to a news release, there have been at least four fires caused by illegally occupied recreational vehicles on single-family properties […]
Jun. 26—RUIDOSO — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has a message for business operators who have or are thinking about raising prices on people affected by the South Fork and Salt fires: “That won’t be tolerated.” The state Department of Justice will investigate possible price gouging instead of local law enforcement agencies, which would […]
CNN anchor John Berman pushed back Wednesday at former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s suggestion that terms of the first presidential debate Thursday will give President Biden an unfair advantage over former President Trump. In an interview on “CNN News Central,” Ramaswamy, now a staunch Trump backer, said Biden had a series of advantages. “I […]
Erica Cristina has been “breathing in smoke every day” since a large fire broke out across the river from the city of Corumba, the gateway to Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetlands. The blaze, which filled the bar she owns with soot, is one of hundreds burning in the vast, wildlife-rich Pantanal which is experiencing […]
New Mexico has spent $12.5 million so far to fight the South Fork and Salt fires near Ruidoso, which are now the subject of $10,000 reward from the FBI to anyone who has credible information on who started them. The wildfires burning in the southern part of the state since June 17 had claimed the […]
Jun. 24—Police arrested a man accused of setting three fires in downtown Spokane on Saturday and another that damaged a business in May. Chad “Misty” Horne, 36, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree arson and second-degree reckless burning. The arrests were related to three fires set between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. Two of […]
Jun. 24—A persistent fire has kept firefighters busy over the last few days. The Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department was called twice to a fire at the Melanie Stepanak at 1870 West Highway 50. “The one Wednesday morning was possibly electrical,” said Gray. “It started on the side of the house and went up into […]
Regional authorities in Brazil on Monday declared a state of emergency as the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetlands, faces “out of control fires,” according to a decree. The surge of fires before the peak of the dry season has raised alarm for the Pantanal, which extends into Bolivia and Paraguay and is home to […]
A new US$1.5 billion Chinese-built iron and steel plant in Zimbabwe has fired up its blast furnace as it begins production of pig iron, a major raw material needed to make steel. There are high hopes that the Mvuma steel plant could see Zimbabwe become one of Africa’s largest producers of iron and steel products. […]
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – As crews battle the South Fork and Salt fires outside Ruidoso, some of those fighting are now part of the hundreds who won’t have a home to return to. Regardless, they will continue to fight for the property of others. “When they got back, they realized the fire had entered Cedar Creek, and […]
A $10,000 reward is being offered by the FBI to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrests and convictions of the person or people responsible for starting the New Mexico wildfires. The FBI announcement of the reward Saturday, June 22, is the first time law enforcement officials have said a person or a […]
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO – Steady rain fell in Ruidoso on Friday, a welcome relief to hot, dry weather that helped to fuel two forest fires that have burned parts of the mountaintop village and neighboring Mescalero Apache Reservation. Rain started about 10 a.m. and continued steadily for several hours, said Kerry Gladden, spokesperson for the […]