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$166M in fines recommended for PG&E over power outages
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators are being asked to fine Pacific Gas & Electric nearly $166 million for failing to properly inform customers before it cut power to millions of people last year. The sweeping outages without proper notification were “a major public safety...
1 dead after apartment complex fire in suburban Denver
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — One person is dead after a large fire tore through an apartment complex in suburban Denver, forcing residents to jump from windows to escape the flames. Sentinel Colorado reports Aurora firefighters responding to the fire late Thursday night extricated multiple people from the...
Report: Utility equipment sparked fatal 2018 California fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 2018 wildfire that killed three people and destroyed 1,600 homes was sparked by Southern California Edison equipment, according to a report by investigators released this week as the utility said it was looking into whether its power lines may have cause a huge blaze still smoldering...
Australia wildfires probe recommends climate risk forecasts
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An investigation into Australia’s catastrophic wildfire season on Friday recommended greater efforts to forecast the impacts of climate change on specific parts of the country, warning fire behavior was becoming more extreme. The Royal Commission into National Natural...
Evacuation orders lifted in 2 California wind-driven blazes
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for the last of some 130,000 Californians forced from their homes by two wind-driven wildfires. Smoky air lingered over a large swath of Southern California and firefighters said they continued to make progress containing the blazes due to calmer...
2 die in Vegas-area small plane crash; man on ground escapes
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A twin-engine aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday in suburban Las Vegas, killing two people and igniting a fire that damaged a construction trailer from which a man escaped while choking on fuel fumes. “It was awful," said Bruce Langson, the property owner. He said he...
2 Colorado wildfires have burned nearly 700 structures
DENVER (AP) — Two wildfires that have burned more than 600 square miles in northern Colorado and forced thousands of people to flee their homes have together damaged or destroyed nearly 700 structures, officials said. Grand County Sheriff Brett Schroetlin said at a briefing Thursday that crews were still...
Arkansas man killed in 2-vehicle crash in eastern Nebraska
BLAIR, Neb. (AP) — An Arkansas man has died in a two-vehicle crash in eastern Nebraska, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. The crash happened just before noon Tuesday on U.S. Highway 75 south of Blair, the Omaha World-Herald reported. The sheriff's office said it was caused when a pickup...
Walton's Bike for Humanity ride to support wildfire relief
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer and noted cyclist Bill Walton is bringing back his Bike for Humanity global initiative on Saturday to raise money for wildfire relief efforts in California and Oregon. Cyclists can sign up for the Halloween Ride at bikeforhumanity.com. Participation is free, but...
Evacuation orders lifted for many Californians who fled fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Californians were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday as calmer winds helped firefighters beat back two wind-driven wildfires that had spurred widespread evacuations. Roughly 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate Monday after the wildfires broke out in brushy hills...
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