Wildfire burns down several homes in San Bernardino, Calif., forces mass evacuations
A fast-spreading wildfire ravaged a residential area of California on Monday afternoon, quickly scorching 54 acres and destroying several homes. The blaze, now named the Edgehill Fire, broke out in the Little Mountain area of San Bernardino County around 2:40 p.m., according to fire officials. A firefighter turns away from the heat of a completely […]
Harris says ‘everybody needs to be woke’ in unearthed clip spreading like wildfire on social media
A 2017 video of Vice President Kamala Harris calling on “everyone” to “wake up” has resurfaced on social media, with critics and conservatives slamming the presumptive Democratic nominee as a “communist” and “too radical to serve as president.” “We have to be awake, like everybody has to be awake. And you can talk about whether […]
Wyoming wildfire destroys GOP rep’s childhood home: ‘Devastating’
A raging wildfire has destroyed the childhood home of Republican Congresswoman Harriet Hageman of Wyoming. Officials say the blaze has burned more than 28,000 acres in eastern Wyoming since last week. The Haystacks Fire, which was contained Monday, reignited the next day and burned areas in the Haystack Mountains and north of Fort Laramie, Goshen […]
Maui wildfire victims secure more than $4B to settle lawsuits
Maui wildfire victims have reached a $4 billion settlement, according to court documents. Liaison’s lawyers filed a motion saying the settlement would resolve all claims related to last year’s devastating Maui fires. They are asking the judge to order that insurance companies cannot individually pursue defendants who received money from them. The Associated Press reported. […]
2023 Lahaina Wildfire Lawsuits Nearing $4 Billion Settlement
Hawaii’s Democratic governor said Wednesday that parties in a lawsuit over the 2023 wildfires are close to a settlement. The lawsuit was filed against the state, Maui County and public utilities in response to a devastating wildfire that ravaged Lahaina in August 2023 and caused devastating damage to residents, according to the Associated Press. report […]
Rescuer Braves California Wildfire to Save Dog and Her Puppies
Search and rescue team members are being praised for rescuing a Rottweiler and her pack of puppies from the Park Fire in Northern California. A resident’s truck broke down in a remote area above Cohasset on Wednesday, forcing the resident to exit the vehicle along with two adult dogs and a pack of puppies, the […]
Paradise, Calif., decimated by 2018 wildfire, under new evacuation warning
Paradise, California, which was devastated by wildfires in 2018, is once again facing an active wildfire threat as the Park Fire spreads across Northern California. Paradise was one of several communities in Butte County, California, that were issued wildfire-related evacuation warnings this weekend. The intensity and spread of the wildfire was reminiscent of the 2018 […]
California wildfire explodes in size, scalding 307K acres
California’s largest wildfire in three years has grown to more than 307,000 acres, an area roughly the size of Los Angeles, and remained 0% contained as of Saturday. “The Park Fire continued to burn intensely due to steep terrain and wind conditions,” the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in a report. Will […]
California’s largest wildfire of year whips through community of Forest Ranch: ‘The sky was dark with smoke’ | US wildfires
A large, explosive wildfire ripped through the small rural town of Forest Ranch, California, on Thursday, bringing back dark memories for a region that has endured several devastating wildfires in recent years. The Park fire is the state’s largest this year, destroying structures and forcing the evacuations of thousands of people in one of the […]
Man arrested for sparking massive California wildfire by pushing fiery car into gully, blaze already burned 164,000 acres
A California man has been arrested in connection with the massive Parkland Fire that has ravaged Northern California after he allegedly drove a burning car into a valley that sparked a massive wildfire that has already burned more than 164,000 acres. Authorities said suspect Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, was arrested around 2 a.m. Thursday […]