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Containment of Calif. fire doubles to 40 percent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 3rd

By REED SAXON and CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated Press LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters working in darkness doubled containment of a massive wildfire north of Los Angeles to 40 percent overnight, as cool, moist air moved in Monday to replace torrid weather. The fire, which has fed on old brush

Thousands evacuated as crews fight Calif. wildfire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 2nd

By REED SAXON and CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated Press LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) - A wildfire that destroyed at least six homes, damaged 15 others and threatened hundreds more grew quickly Sunday as it triggered evacuations for nearly 3,000 people and burned dangerously close to communities in the

Wildfire: NM fights blazes; Calif. area evacuated

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 1st

By RUSSELL CONTRERASAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Fire crews in New Mexico fought two growing wild blazes Saturday that have driven people from their homes and scorched thousands of acres, while a shift in the wind prompted evacuation calls for more than 1,000 homes in California. New

Evacuations called off as fire north of LA calms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 31st

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) - A wildfire that broke out near a power station and utility lines north of Los Angeles burned out of control Thursday, but improved firefighting conditions after nightfall slowed its growth and residents were allowed to return to homes they had evacuated, officials said

Winds could fan Calif. fire that threatens cabins

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 28th

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Fire crews watched for the return of gusty winds on Tuesday as they struggled to corral a wildfire that sent thousands of campers fleeing the mountains above Santa Barbara and threatened dozens of cabins. The blaze erupted Monday afternoon in Los Padres National Forest

San Antonio area braces for more possible flooding

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio and the surrounding counties along rain-swollen rivers were bracing Sunday for the possibility of more flooding amid storm predictions. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for seven counties until 6 p.m. Sunday, saying thunderstorms could produce

Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By JENNIFER KAYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By BLAKE NICHOLSON and DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes. Steady rainfall between

Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press ROME (AP) - An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. Judge Pietro Molino, at a closed-door hearing Wednesday in

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Why were a diplomatic