Suspect In King Fire Had Previous Run-Ins With The Law
Pollock pines resident Wayne Allen Huntsman will call El Dorado County Jail home for a while, since a county judge set his bail at $10 million for arson charges in the King Fire.
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Pollock pines resident Wayne Allen Huntsman will call El Dorado County Jail home for a while, since a county judge set his bail at $10 million for arson charges in the King Fire.
Crews say the fire is about 14 miles away, and while it's mainly pushed to the northeast, they are getting teams ready to head here if it pushes northwest toward homes in Foresthill
Evacuees Maria and her husband Pancho say they'll spend an extremely nervous night in a motel away from the Sly Park home they fear is in the King Fire's path.
The fire grew to more than 3,900 acres overnight and is only 10 percent contained as it burns in a canyon on the south fork of the American River, northeast of Pollock Pines.
A crew of inmate firefighters battling the King Fire in El Dorado County were threatened by fast-moving flames Monday.
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