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A firefighter walks near a pool as a neighboring home burns in the Napa wine region in California on Monday, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. More than ten people have been killed, thousands have been left without power, and tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate as more than a dozen wildfires tore through Northern California overnight Monday, forcing Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency in eight counties.
Smoke and flames from the Winter Valley Fire billow behind a residence Thursday afternoon as the fire whipped through Deerlodge Park in western Moffat County. The fire was first reported around noon Thursday and burned more than 3,500 acres by about 6:20 p.m. The Winter Valley fire in Moffat County grew to 5,200 acres late Thursday, threatening at least 25 to 30 homes, oil and gas structures, a communication tower and a Federal Aviation Administration tower.
The largest wildfire ever recorded in Greenland was recently spotted close to the west coast town of Sisimiut, not far from Disko Island where I research retreating glaciers . The fire has captured public and scientific interest not just because its size and location came as a surprise, but also because it is yet another signpost of deep environmental change in the Arctic.
Travis Brown, 33, of Sand Springs Mont., stands next to a fence at a cattle corral while waiting for local cowboys to divert some of his cattle into a trailer.Tim Craig/The Washington Post Travis Brown, 33, of Sand Springs Mont., stands next to a fence at a cattle corral while waiting for local cowboys to divert some of his cattle into a trailer.Tim Craig/The Washington Post SAND SPRINGS, Mont. - In this part of Montana's rugged eastern prairie, Erwin Weder and the other ranchers and cowboys are not used to feeling kicked around.
Some federal government bureaucrat has decided it is more important to glue thousands of paper cups to thousands of posts, arrange them in a grid, have the aircraft drop water on the grid and then weigh each cup to see how much water is in each of them than it is to put out fires. This ridiculous exercise in bureaucracy is a required part of federal approval for an aircraft to dump water onto a raging forest fire.
A human rights complaint has been filed on behalf of foreign fishermen working in Hawaii's l... . FILE - In this March 22, 2016 file photo, an unidentified foreign fisherman smokes a cigarette aboard a U.S. fishing vessel at Pier 38 in Honolulu.
Hundreds of residents of two rural northeast Nevada communities were being allowed to return to their homes Tuesday to assess damage from a raging wildfire that destroyed several residences in Elko County and shut down a stretch of Interstate 80 for several hours. No serious injuries have been reported.
Authorities say an enraged former doctor came to the New York hospital that had spurned him to exact vengeance on his former colleagues. Authorities say an enraged former doctor came to the New York hospital that had spurned him to exact vengeance on his former colleagues.
Authorities say an enraged former doctor came to the New York hospital that had spurned him to exact vengeance on his former colleagues. Authorities say an enraged former doctor came to the New York hospital that had spurned him to exact vengeance on his former colleagues.
Authorities say an enraged former doctor came to the New York hospital that had spurned him to exact vengeance on his former colleagues. Little Rock's police chief credits the quick work of first responders for there being no fatalities after 28 people were injured in a shooting at a rap concert.
Authorities say an enraged former doctor came to the New York hospital that had spurned him to exact vengeance on his former colleagues. Little Rock's police chief credits the quick work of first responders for there being no fatalities after 28 people were injured in a shooting at a rap concert.
Authorities say an enraged former doctor came to the New York hospital that had spurned him to exact vengeance on his former colleagues. Authorities say an enraged former doctor came to the New York hospital that had spurned him to exact vengeance on his former colleagues.
Authorities say an enraged former doctor came to the New York hospital that had spurned him to exact vengeance on his former colleagues. Authorities say an enraged former doctor came to the New York hospital that had spurned him to exact vengeance on his former colleagues.
Crews made considerable progress Thursday fighting an Arizona forest fire that s... . Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks with Jean Wilson, a 71-year-old evacuee from the community of Pine Flats at the fire's evacuation center on Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Prescott Valley, Ariz.
A wildfire burning through a dense Arizona forest has forced thousands of people from their homes, closed a major road and created a huge plume of smoke over the same area devastated by a blaze that killed 19... A wildfire burning through a dense Arizona forest has forced thousands of people from their homes, closed a major road and created a huge plume of smoke over the same area devastated by a blaze that killed 19 firefighters four years ago. Republicans are touting that premiums would go down under their health care legislation, but that reflects insurance that would cover a smaller share of the cost of medical bills.
The Supreme Court's ruling to allow President Donald Trump's travel ban go forward in part leaves more questions than it answers. The Supreme Court's ruling to allow President Donald Trump's travel ban go forward in part leaves more questions than it answers.
Republicans are touting that premiums would go down under their health care legislation, but that reflects insurance that would cover a smaller share of the cost of medical bills. Republicans are touting that premiums would go down under their health care legislation, but that reflects insurance that would cover a smaller share of the cost of medical bills.
BIG BEAR >> A wildfire raging north of Big Bear Lake has charred hundreds of acres prompting officials to issue voluntary evacuations and the closure of stretch of a mountain highway. However, while the Holcomb fire is spreading rapidly, it appears to be moving away from the San Bernardino National Forest's most populated areas.
A blimp flying over the U.S. Open has gone down and the aircraft's operator says he doesn't know if the pilot is alive. A blimp flying over the U.S. Open has gone down and the aircraft's operator says he doesn't know if the pilot is alive.
Former Pot Officer, Entrepreneur Charged In Trafficking Ring A former Colorado marijuana enforcement officer and a marijuana entrepreneur are among those accused of being involved with a large trafficking ring that shipped pot out of state. Boy Slipped, Hit Head While Hiking On Hanging Lake Trail An 8-year-old boy's death on the popular Hanging Lake Trail is apparently an accident.