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Wildfire Burns Cape Town, South Africa University

Wildfire Burns Cape Town, South Africa University

Other buildings caught fire     By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the historic campus library and forcing the evacuation of...

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Fire Crews Control Oregon City Brush Fire

Fire Crews Control Oregon City Brush Fire

Brush fire burned approximately 40 acres     OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A brush fire Friday near Oregon City that prompted some “Go Now” evacuations for residents in about a dozen homes was deemed “controlled” at about 6 p.m., authorities said. Clackamas Fire...

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Fire Danger High Friday in Northwest Oregon

Fire Danger High Friday in Northwest Oregon

Red flag warning includes Portland     PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dry and windy conditions combined with unseasonably warm temperatures are elevating fire danger Friday into the weekend in much of Northwest Oregon including Portland, according to the National...

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Regulators Cast Doubt on California Utility’s Plans

Regulators Cast Doubt on California Utility’s Plans

Regulators could eventually revoke PG&E's utility license     By MIKE LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — California power regulators are poised to reprimand Pacific Gas & Electric for continuing to neglect its electrical grid that has...

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Dry Conditions Triple Number of Fires in Oregon

Dry Conditions Triple Number of Fires in Oregon

Fire danger is expected to increase     SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Forestry said Tuesday the number of small wildfires has tripled this spring partly because of dry conditions across Oregon. The agency said Tuesday they’ve already doused 70...

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New Mexico Issues 10-Year Plan to Boost Forest Health

New Mexico Issues 10-Year Plan to Boost Forest Health

The latest drought map shows much of the U.S. Southwest mired in drought     By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Restoring forests, using fire as a management tool and getting more buy-in from private land owners are among the...

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FEMA Trailers Used for Oregon Wildfire Survivors

FEMA Trailers Used for Oregon Wildfire Survivors

Rumors spread that unaccompanied immigrant children were housed in trailers     MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Federal officials say that trailers at an industrial site in southwest Oregon, which were rumored to house unaccompanied immigrant children, are actually for...

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