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Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate before more than 100 firefighters stopped the progress of the flames, authorities...
Coyote calling contests: Nevada’s search for a compromise that likely doesn’t exist
A blanket of snow covered the ground as a group of hunters, bundled up from the cold, gathered around a scale in a Northern Nevada parking lot. One by one, dozens of freshly killed coyotes were weighed, their blood streaking the snow. After being weighed, their bodies were tossed...
US agency review says Nevada lithium mine can co-exist with endangered flower
RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. land managers said Thursday they've completed a final environmental review of a proposed Nevada lithium mine that would supply minerals critical to electric vehicles and a clean energy future while still protecting an endangered wildflower. “This...
Control of Murdoch media empire at stake as hearing to proceed with mogul and children
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Rupert Murdoch and four of his children on Monday went before a Nevada probate commissioner behind closed doors to an evidentiary hearing that could decide who controls Murdoch's media empire after his death. The hearing scheduled to resume Tuesday and continue...
A scenic California mountain town walloped by a blizzard is now threatened by wildfire
RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — In the Southern California mountain town of Running Springs, residents live between two scenic lake resorts — a seemingly serene spot but one also caught between the swings of devastating winter snowstorms and menacing summer wildfires. Niko Rynard...
Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California's mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. At least a dozen people, mainly firefighters, were treated for injuries that were...
Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada
MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — As a raging wildfire continues to spread east of Los Angeles, driven by days of triple-digit temperatures, a teacher in an evacuation zone is planning to keep instructing online at his home in a Southern California mountain town. Stephen...
Grichuk hits 3-run homer, Diamondbacks jump on Dodgers early in 14-3 win
PHOENIX (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer in Arizona’s eight-run second inning, Brandon Pfaadt struck out 10 and the Diamondbacks routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 14-3 on Sunday. The Dodgers won the series’ first two games by jumping on Arizona early. The...
US Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento that had created an uproar among northern Nevadans concerned it could delay local deliveries and jeopardize on-time arrival of mail-in election ballots. ...
Death of woman on 1st day of Burning Man festival under investigation
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities said Monday that they are investigating the death of a woman at the counterculture festival known as Burning Man, which is held annually in the northern Nevada desert. The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said emergency personnel responded to a call...
