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Thousands evacuate as flames near Paradise, Calif.
Associated Press WriterThousands of people were ordered to get out of Paradise on Wednesday as an out-of-control wildfire threatened the Northern California city that also was devastated by flames just weeks ago. Authorities ordered residents of 3,200 Paradise homes to...Tags: Wildfires, Emergency Planning, Fires, Illnesses, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
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Butte County fire destroys 50 homes and forces evacuations of 10,000
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFirefighters continued to gain ground today against the stubborn fires burning in Goleta and Big Sur, but a fast-moving fire in Northern California destroyed 50 homes and forced 10,000 people out of their residences. The 49,000-acre blaze in Butte County...Tags: Fires, Santa Barbara County, Agricultural Research and Technology, Emergency Planning, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
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Residents Flee As Wildfire Draws Near
The Associated PressThousands of residents north of Sacramento have been told to flee after erratic winds blew embers across wildfire containment lines, the latest setback for already strained fire crews. Authorities ordered residents of 3,200 homes in Paradise to...Tags: Wildfires, Emergency Planning, Fires, Illnesses, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
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Fire destroys 40 homes in Northern California
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers. -- Firefighters on Tuesday continued to gain ground against the stubborn fires burning in Goleta and Big Sur, but a fast-moving fire in Northern California destroyed 40 homes. The 38,000-acre blaze in Butte County jumped a fire line, forcing the...Tags: Fires, Emergency Planning, Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
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Orange County recreation area ravaged by fire is set to reopen
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLike nervous party hosts, Orange County parks officials unveiled plans Tuesday to reopen badly burned Limestone Canyon and Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park on Saturday after months of laborious prep work. Potential killer dead trees cleared? Check....Tags: Wildlife, Nature, Wildflowers, Tourism and Leisure, Natural Resources
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We think: Renaming Econ forest after agriculture chief doesn't make sense
Good thing changing the name of the Little Big Econ State Forest to the Charles H. Bronson State Forest isn't about ego. The state's agriculture commissioner, Mr. Bronson also lords over the Division of Forestry. Yet Mr. Bronson insists he knew nothing...Tags: Agriculture, Ocala National Forest, Agricultural Research and Technology, Seminole County, Natural Resources
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Emerald ash borer infestation found in St. Charles trees
The tree-killing emerald ash borer has been found in six St. Charles trees and could be in as many as 50, city arborist Don Deutsch said. The health of the 5,400 ash trees on city property will be evaluated in several weeks after the pests are done...Tags: St. Charles
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Betancourt toasts freedom with family, orange juice
The Associated PressIn her first hours of freedom, Ingrid Betancourt held her children tight, visited her father's grave and sent her husband out to find oranges for breakfast. ``Last night was very beautiful,'' her husband Juan Carlos Lecompte said at the apartment of...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Elections, Political Candidates, Texas, Forests
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Lake County tourism spending exceeded $1 billion last year
Chicago Tribune reporterTourists spent more than $1 billion in Lake County last year, a record high that marked a 6 percent increase over the prior year—possibly because of higher hotel occupancy rates and tax revenue, officials announced Tuesday morning. Maureen Riedy,...Tags: Waukegan, Lake County (Illinois), Tourism and Leisure, National Government, Wisconsin
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
U.S. Department of Education employees inappropriately used government credit cards to purchase $49,500 worth of goods and services, including meals, clothing and rental cars, for personal use, according to the department's inspector general. Auditors...Tags: Diseases, Wildfires, Employees, Fires, Santa Barbara County
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