Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate their homes because of a wildfire in Northern California, officials said Wednesday. The Thompson Fire broke out Tuesday morning in Oroville, about 65 miles north of Sacramento. By Wednesday night, it had grown to 3,568 acres with 7% containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire […]
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 […]
July 3 (UPI) — About 13,000 people were ordered to evacuate as the Thompson Fire burned through acres of land in Northern California. The blaze has burned 2,135 acres and was at 0% containment as of Tuesday night, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. “Butte County Fire Department is at [the] scene […]
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 […]
Jun. 22—While doing a variety of jobs helping others, Cherry West-Thompson also takes time to help keep herself fit. Thompson worked as a teaching assistant at Oktaha Public Schools when her children were little. “When my youngest one graduated high school, I decided I wanted to do something else,” she said. She recalled driving by […]
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May 23—GOSHEN — A man who murdered his wife was sentenced to a total of 65 years during Elkhart County Circuit Court on Thursday. “I loved her more than words can describe or actions could show,” Matthew Thompson said at his sentencing. Elkhart police were called to the couple’s home in the 1400 block of […]
A longtime WPXI reporter and anchor has passed away. DeHaven “Dee” Thompson died Thursday at his home. He was 84. Thompson joined the WPXI team in 1974, initially starting as a sports reporter but eventually transitioned to news. He retired in 2009. Thompson is survived by his two daughters and two grandchildren. A memorial visitation […]
Developers have begun the long-awaited transformation of the James R. Thompson Center into a high-tech home for Google, a move heralded by state and city officials as a new beginning for downtown Chicago, which is still struggling with empty offices and storefronts. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at a Monday news conference that Google’s arrival could […]
“Saturday Night Live” took on one of the top news stories of the past week on its latest episode, when cast members played concerned parents of New York City college kids involved in protests in the cold open over the weekend. On Saturday’s episode – which was hosted by Dua Lipa (who also acted as […]
May 2—PARIS — Following a 30-year career with the Gorham Police Department, Dana Thompson is joining the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office to fill the new position of major. The Oxford County Commission made the appointment at Thursday morning’s workshop. Sheriff Christopher Wainwright said Thompson was highly recommended by an independent committee of area police chiefs […]
WASHINGTON – Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson from Mississippi, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, introduced legislation that would remove Secret Service protection from anyone convicted of a felony and sentence to prison. According to a news release, the Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees […]