Image copyright Zak Stone via Reuters Image caption Oregon Governor Kate Brown says the state could see the greatest loss of life and property from wildfires in its history The US state of Oregon is battling record-breaking wildfires, which have destroyed at least five towns.Three deaths in Oregon have been blamed on the wildfires, with…
As many as 3,000 firefighters battled 48 blazes across Oregon on Wednesday as Gov. Kate Brown said the state will likely experience the greatest loss of property and lives from wildfires in its history.“Everyone must be on high alert,” she said. “The next several days are going to be extremely difficult.”Brown said about 500 square…
An unusually expansive outbreak of large and fast-moving wildfires threatens communities in three states on Wednesday, with the greatest risks focused on Medford, Ore., and Oroville, Calif., as large fires advance in those areas.“This event is unprecedented. I’ve talked to people who have been in fire for 20, 30, 40+ years and they’ve never seen…
CLOSE Multiple U.S. Western states are suffering from horrific wildfires. StoryfulFRESNO, Calif. – Heavy winds sweeping across the West fueled fast-growing wildfires Wednesday and forced mass evacuations as firefighters battled gamely to protect lives, homes and businesses.More than 80 major fires that have burned more than 4,200 square miles – the size of 14 New…
closeVideoFirefighters work around clock battling dozens of wildfires in Western USCalifornia sets record with 2 million acres burned; Jeff Paul reports from Los Angeles.Massive fires continued to rage in California and Oregon into Wednesday morning.More than a dozen firefighters in California defended a fire station in the Los Padres National Forest on the state's central…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…