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News Wrap: Man accused of starting California wildfire by pushing burning car into gully
In our news wrap Thursday, California investigators arrested a man for allegedly starting the state's largest wildfire of the year by pushing a burning car into a gully, the death toll from Hurricane Beryl has risen to at least 36 in Texas and a former Uvalde school police officer pleaded not guilty to charges he failed to take action while 19 children and two teachers were killed in a shooting.
California wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day
A wildfire that has tripled in size in one day, becoming California’s largest of the year even as other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest, was started by a burning car, authorities said. They arrested a man who was seen pushing the blazing car into a gully.
MAP: More than 200 acres have burned in Central Texas wildfires in 2024
KXAN is keeping track of wildfires this year. Our interactive map and database will be kept updated as new information becomes available.
Man arrested in connection with California wildfire that has burned more than 160,000 acres
As a California wildland fire exploded overnight into the state's largest blaze this wildfire season, another blaze on the Oregon-Idaho border was out of control.
A man is accused of pushing a burning car into a gully, causing a California wildfire that’s spread to over 164,000 acres
Hot and dry weather is fueling wildfire activity in the Western United States and Canada, with fires damaging homes, causing injuries and forcing evacuations. The largest active wildfire in the US has scorched more than 280,
California’s Park Fire 0% contained as more than a thousand battle 178,000 acre blaze
Hot and dry weather fuels wildfires in the Western United States and Canada, with fires damaging homes, causing injuries and forcing evacuations. Here’s the latest.
Pantex raises over $100,000 for wildfire relief in Texas Panhandle
Fundraising efforts at Pantex have resulted in $101,036 being raised following the largest wildfires in Texas ...
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TxDOT Amarillo District Spearheads Cleanup after Record Wildfire near Amarillo, Removes 13,000 Cubic Yards of Debris
Texas Panhandle wildfire becomes largest in state history, leading to TxDOT Amarillo District's emergency response and ...
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How long will California remain world’s 5th-largest economy?
Will India surpass California on a theoretical GDP scorecard scoring the state as an international economic force?
Texas utility regulators grill CenterPoint Energy on Hurricane Beryl response
CenterPoint leaders, including CEO Jason Wells, promised to improve communications with customers and scale up vegetation ...
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Q&A: Texas Freedom Network explains the role of politics in local school boards
The Texas Freedom Network was founded about 30 years ago and advocates for legislation that supports public schools.
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AI cameras prevented large wildfire, utilities say
Fire crews and helicopters were dispatched minutes after the wildfire was detected, ultimately limiting its impact to just ...
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Austin firefighters complete advanced wildfire training
Council member Alison Alter announced that, as of this summer, every Austin firefighter has completed "Responding to the ...
Oregon faces long wildfire season as new fires spark and lightning, evacuations mount
Oregon’s wildfire season is off to a busy start, and it's expected to stay that way the rest of the summer, Gov. Tina Kotek ...
Record heat and wildfire threat persisting out West over the weekend
Over 30 million remain under heat alerts from Arizona up through Washington State, where widespread highs in the triple ...