Tag: California
All evacuations lifted for Southern California wildfire
LOS ANGELES: Authorities lifted all evacuation orders as firefighters made progress Sunday on a large blaze that sent thousands fleeing homes and farms northwest...
Not out of woods yet, but winds driving California fires die
LOS ANGELES: Calmer weather allowed crews to increase containment on wildfires after a three-week siege of gusts fanned blazes across California and led utilities...
Millions in California facing more blackouts and fire danger
SAN FRANCISCO: Millions of Californians were preparing to live in the dark again as the state’s largest utility warned it may cut power for...
F-16 pilot safely ejects after jet crashes into California building
LOS ANGELES: An F-16 fighter jet being flown in routine training exercises crashed into a warehouse just outside March Air Reserve Base in Southern...
Flood watches, evacuation orders as storm hits California
A powerful storm descending on California on Saturday threatened flooding in the entire San Francisco Bay Area and areas stripped bare by devastating wildfires.
The...
California wildfires death toll climbs to 87
--Almost 500 people still unaccounted for
SACRAMENTO: Hundreds of people remain missing in the wake of a pair of deadly wildfires that have been burning...
Number of missing in California fire soars past 1,000
CALIFORNIA: The number of people listed as missing in a devastating northern California wildfire soared past 1,000 on Friday as the remains of eight...
Death toll rises to 42 in Camp Fire
The death toll from the Camp Fire climbed to 42 on Monday, making it the deadliest wildfire in California history, as search teams sifted...
9 dead in California wildfires, tens of thousands forced to flee
CALIFORNIA: Nine people were declared dead and tens of thousands evacuated Friday as fierce wildfires raged across the western US state of California, with...
At least 13 killed in California bar shooting, gunman also dead
CALIFORNIA: Thirteen people are dead after a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country dance bar holding a weekly “college night” on Wednesday...
California governor signs gun control bills into law
CALIFORNIA: California Governor Jerry Brown signed several gun control bills into law on Friday, including one measure that raises the minimum age for buying...
Gunman kills five people in a series of shootings in California
CALIFORNIA: An unidentified gunman shot and killed five people in a series of shootings on Wednesday in southern California before taking his own life,...
Death Valley breaks own record for hottest month ever recorded on...
DEATH VALLEY: Death Valley has set a new record for the hottest month ever recorded this July with an average of 108 degrees Fahrenheit...
Californian wildfires spread across 70,000 acres
SAN FRANCISCO: A Californian wildfire that began on the weekend has rapidly spread across 70,000 acres (28,000 hectares), authorities said Tuesday, with a growing...
Bilawal meets Congressman Brad Sherman
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on Congressman Brad Sherman of Democratic Party in Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
PPP Spokesperson Senator...
Two soldiers killed as US Army Apache crashes in California
CALIFORNIA: A US Army Apache attack helicopter crashed early Saturday morning in California, killing two soldiers, a spokesman for the Army said.
An investigation is...
California couple who kept 13 children chained plead not guilty
CALIFORNIA: A California couple pleaded not guilty Thursday to multiple counts of torture as grisly details emerged of how they allegedly kept their 13 children...
