Disaster
Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA
World
September 22, 2020
Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert…
California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
World
September 21, 2020
California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The destruction wrought by a wind-driven wildfire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles approached 156…
Desert communities told to evacuate as winds stoke flames
World
September 20, 2020
Desert communities told to evacuate as winds stoke flames
JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds stoked a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los…
Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the wildfires got so bad
World
September 19, 2020
Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the wildfires got so bad
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — It began as a stunning light show on a mid-August weekend — lightning bolts crackling in…
Homes destroyed after winds push California fire into desert
World
September 19, 2020
Homes destroyed after winds push California fire into desert
JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Homes were destroyed Friday by an unrelenting wildfire that reached a Mojave Desert community and…
After Sally: rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers
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September 17, 2020
After Sally: rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally’s rains threatened more misery for some residents of the Florida Panhandle…
Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain
World
September 16, 2020
Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category II storm, pushing a…
‘Nothing left in the bucket’: Wildfire resources run thin
World
September 16, 2020
‘Nothing left in the bucket’: Wildfire resources run thin
Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating…
Seeping under doors, bad air from West’s fires won’t ease up
World
September 16, 2020
Seeping under doors, bad air from West’s fires won’t ease up
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dangerously dirty air spewing from the West Coast wildfires is seeping into homes and businesses, sneaking…
Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast
World
September 15, 2020
Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph (137 kph), crept toward the northern…