Southern California Fire Forces Thousands To Flee Homes
Ferocious winds in Southern California whipped up an explosive wildfire that prompted evacuation orders for nearly 8,000 homes.
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Ferocious winds in Southern California whipped up an explosive wildfire that prompted evacuation orders for nearly 8,000 homes.
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A week after fleeing from wildfires, Californians are drifting back into their neighborhoods. Some will face destroyed homes. All will face lasting emotional damage.
Scrutiny of the condition of the American West's forests, and of policies that curtailed logging and suppressed wildfires, has intensified amid a devastating wildfire season in California's wine country.
Fire crews gained ground as they battled the wildfires that have devastated California over the past week, and thousands of people got to return to their homes.
The wildfires which are already well on their way to becoming the deadliest and most destructive in California history could gain momentum Thursday, and erase the modest gains that firefighters have made.
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Some residents in northern California have worked for decades to build up their dream homes. But many of those homes were reduced to ashes in a matter of minutes by the deadly firestorm striking the area.
A carelessly discarded cigarette, a downed power line, a car's backfire or a chainsaw's pull. Just about anything could have started any one of the wildfires now tearing through Northern California.
Workers in Northern California's renowned wine country picked through charred debris and plotted what to do with pricey grapes after wildfires swept through lush vineyards, destroying at least two wineries and damaging many others.
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Jeff Lindsay said in a statement that the windfall will support his family and causes that are important to them for generations to come.
The home of "Big Bang Theory" star Johnny Galecki has been destroyed in a wildfire in California.
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The wildfire, which has torn through Palo Pinto and Jack counties, forced evacuations, closed roads and disrupted schools.
It's visually stunning and will cost billions of dollars to build.
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One homeowner says instead of getting rid of his bill, he's now paying even more.
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It's visually stunning and will cost billions of dollars to build.
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The wildfire, which has torn through Palo Pinto and Jack counties, forced evacuations, closed roads and disrupted schools.
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Jon Rosenthal, Democratic Candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, discusses the controversy surrounding his opponent, Bo French's, widely condemned post on X. The racially charged X post from French showed a photo of UT Austin students at a recent football game. He also discusses his campaign for office and priorities should he be elected.
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