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Wildfires California, Latest Wildfire News Real-Time Updates + Video

Vinny — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:05:15 +0000

Below the videos is the latest news about wildfires in California updated in real-time by rss news feeds.

Md. men aid in wildfire (Cumberland Times-News)

Certified wildfire fighters Rande Brown, Rob Harvey, Dennis Yoder and Eric Warnick won’t soon forget their recent two-week stay in California, where they battled raging wildfires that are consuming homes and thousands of acres of land day after day.

Bush surveys California wildfire destruction (AFP via Yahoo! News)

President George W. Bush visited on Thursday areas of California scorched by the biggest wildfires in the state in decades.

Bush Visits California Wildfire Sites (CBS News)

President Bush toured Northern California to get a first-hand look at the wildfires that have ravaged hundreds of square miles and strained the state's firefighting resources.

Bush surveys California wildfire destruction (Independent Online)

President George Bush has visited areas of California scorched by the wildfires in the state in decades.

BestWeek: Wildfire Losses Set to Increase Industry's Catastrophe Woes, A.M. B...

OLDWICK, N.J.----After nearly $2 billion in claims from the Southern California wildfires in 2007, the insurance industry faces the prospect of another rough wildfire season and escalating losses in the years to come, according to a new special report featured in BestWeek U.S./Canada.

Fire crews make progress on California wildfires (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

Fire crews started a controlled burn in the Los Padres National Forest in hopes of halting the massive blaze's spread through the ravaged hills of the central California coast. A mandatory evacuation Tuesday morning emptied the cabins and summer homes that dot the heavily wooded ridges in anticipation of the burn, which is meant to clear away flammable brush between the wildfire and threatened ...

California condors' animal instinct takes over amid raging wildfires (Times &...

As wildfire whipped toward a remote sanctuary of the endangered California condor last month, the rare birds got their biggest test in survival after years of pampering by biologists: They had to live completely on their own.

Bush surveys California wildfire destruction (Channel NewsAsia)

REDDING, California: President George W. Bush visited on Thursday areas of California scorched by the biggest wildfires in the state in decades.

2:10 p.m. - Arkansas Forestry Fire Crews Assigned to California Wildfires (KA...

Three employees of the Arkansas Forestry Commission and two individuals sponsored by the AFC are in California to provide assistance on wildfires there.

Fire crews make progress on California wildfires (Madera Tribune)

SAN FRANCISCO - Fire crews conducted more controlled burns Wednesday, trying to block the spread of a wildfire that already has blackened 190 square miles of the Los Padres National Forest in the hills of the central California coast.

Breaking: 2 Medical Helicopters Collide Crash Flagstaff, Arizona at least 7 Dead

Vinny — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:30:33 +0000

3 other people are in a critical condition and it is not known if any of the casualties include people on the ground, the cause of the collision is not known yet.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A federal aviation spokesman says at least seven people are dead after two medical helicopters collided in mid-air in Arizona.Source: Yahoo News

Video: Huntsville Alabama Air Show 2008 Storm Damage 1 Dead Several Injured (Youtube)

Vinny — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:12:45 +0000

One child has been killed and another is seriously injured after strong winds blew over tents at the Huntsville air show in Alabama.
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Latest Levee News Real-Time Updates

Vinny — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:12:46 +0000

The news below about levees and floods is updated in real-time by rss news feeds.

Committee still mulling over tax for levee repairs (Edwardsville Journal)

19 Jul 2008 at 2:04am
The county task force coordinating millions of dollars in required levee repairs is still mulling over plans to create a sales tax to pay for the fixes.

Jindal: State will meet 2011 levee deadline (KATC 3 Lafayette)

18 Jul 2008 at 7:03pm
NEW ORLEANS -- Gov. Bobby Jindal said Friday that Louisiana would find the money to pay its costly share of levee work to meet a 2011 construction deadline, but urged federal officials...

Levees.org launches levee risk database (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

18 Jul 2008 at 11:28am
Levees.org will launch a new searchable database today that will allow residents to enter their zip codes and find out if they're at risk of flooding because of potential levee problems.

Bond issue could jump start levee, Woodland extension (L'Observateur)

18 Jul 2008 at 3:23pm
LAPLACE – After years of talking about it, St. John the Baptist Parish finally appears to be making progress towards launching that elusive Lake Pontchartrain hurricane levee project after parish officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have agreed to approach it in two separate phases.

Vote to disband Hannibal Levee District ends in stalemate (Quincy Herald-Whig)

18 Jul 2008 at 12:40pm
HANNIBAL, Mo. -- A public meeting Thursday night to determine the fate of the Hannibal Levee District ended in a draw. Thirty people who own property in the district attended, and they voted 15-15 on the question of whether to disband the district and the commission.

Des Moines business owners complain about levee (The Daily Reporter)

18 Jul 2008 at 10:54am
DES MOINES (AP) -- Some Des Moines business owners are complaining about the city's maintenance of a levee that broke last month, flooding their properties.

Hannibal Levee District to remain - for now (The Hannibal Courier-Post)

18 Jul 2008 at 12:05am
The Hannibal Levee District board was prepared to make a decision Thursday night about whether to continue or dissolve the district, but the decision was delayed when the board received a tied vote from the property owners present.

Levee authority to hire examiners (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

17 Jul 2008 at 3:32pm
The regional levee authority has decided against partnering with the Army Corps of Engineers and has decided to hire its own engineers to review stability and seepage issues on the 17th Street Canal.

Engineer: Corps' probe of leaky La. levee flawed (KATC 3 Lafayette)

17 Jul 2008 at 6:48pm
NEW ORLEANS -- Contrary to public assurances, the Army Corps of Engineers appears to have done very little to investigate why a levee that broke with catastrophic effect during...

Engineer Criticizes Corps' Leaky Levee Probe (WDSU New Orleans)

17 Jul 2008 at 6:18pm
NEW ORLEANS -- Contrary to public assurances, the Army Corps of Engineers appears to have done very little to investigate why a levee that broke with catastrophic effect during Hurricane Katrina is leaking, a top engineer said Thursday.

Video: Winfield Missouri Muskrat Breaks Levee

Vinny — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:09:05 +0000

Use this link for the latest levee news updated in real-time.

Winfield, Missouri a burrowing muskrat brought down a levee on Friday.

Video: Henderson, Kentucky Plant Shooting 5 Dead 06/25/08

Vinny — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:31:34 +0000

Henderson, Kentucky an employee at a plastics plant shot and killed himself and four other people early Wednesday morning.

Video: Alligator Bites Arm off Florida Man Casey Edwards

Vinny — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:07:52 +0000

Florida man Casey Edwards had his arm bitten off by an 11-foot alligator when he went for a night time swim in Lake Okeechobee.

Video: Don Imus Defends Remark About Adam Jones

Vinny — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:48:16 +0000

Don Imus defended his remark about the arrest of Dallas Cowboys, Adam Jones, he said he was trying to make a point about unfair treatment by the law of African Americans.

Video: Fire at Lincoln High School Philadelphia

Vinny — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:04:37 +0000

A fire was reported at a building that was under construction near Lincoln High School, Philadelphia.

Video: Matthew McConaughy Surfing, Malibu Surfers Fight Paparazzi Cameramen

Vinny — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:45:40 +0000

Surfers fight paparazzi cameramen for Matthew McConaughy’s right not to be photographed at a beach in Malibu.

Earthquake Magnitude 4.0 Loma Linda, Redlands, San Bernardino, LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA 06/23/08

Vinny — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:24:40 +0000

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Earthquake Details
Magnitude 4.0
Date-Time Monday, June 23, 2008 at 14:14:57 UTC
Monday, June 23, 2008 at 07:14:57 AM at epicenter

Location 34.060°N, 117.226°W
Depth 9.7 km (6.0 miles)
Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Distances 3 km (2 miles) ENE (61°) from Loma Linda, CA
5 km (3 miles) W (274°) from Redlands, CA
7 km (4 miles) SSW (198°) from Highland, CA
10 km (6 miles) SE (141°) from San Bernardino, CA
94 km (58 miles) E (89°) from Los Angeles Civic Center, CA

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 0.9 km (0.6 miles)
Parameters Nph=146, Dmin=7 km, Rmss=0.48 sec, Gp= 22°,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=D
Source California Integrated Seismic Net:
USGS Caltech CGS UCB UCSD UNR

Event ID ci14376612

Source: USGS

Wildfire Latest News, US and Worldwide Fire Reports Real-Time

Vinny — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:33:36 +0000

Below is the latest wildfire news from around the world updated in real-time by RSS news feeds.

Video: Wildfire Santa Cruz California 06/21/08

Vinny — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:33:26 +0000

The Santa Cruz, California wildfire is 90% contained Saturday, the fire has destroyed several homes and closed part of Highway 1.

Surveillance Video: Columbus, Ohio Bus Attack

Vinny — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:18:54 +0000

The attacker caught on the video on a bus in Columbus, Ohio got away with the victim’s iPhone.

Video: Laxative Cake Prank Brooklyn High School Students Suspended

Vinny — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:09:14 +0000

3 students are suspended, and won’t be attending graduation ceremonies at Brooklyn’s School of Global Studies in Cypress Hills. The students are said to have laced a cake with laxatives and then given that cake to one of their teachers.

Video: Barack Obama Detroit Rally Muslim Woman Claims Denied Seat Over Head Scarf

Vinny — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:54:32 +0000

A Muslim woman claims she and another woman were refused seats behind Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at the Detroit rally because they were wearing head scarfs.

Afghanistan Latest News Real-Time Updates

Vinny — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:50:24 +0000

Obama Visits Afghanistan Amid Doubts About Troop Buildup Plan (Bloomberg via ...

19 Jul 2008 at 3:30am
July 19 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan today on a mission to meet with military commanders and local officials in a country he wants to make the focus of the U.S. war against terrorism.

Obama Lands in Afghanistan (New York Times)

19 Jul 2008 at 3:54am
Senator Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan early Saturday, opening his first overseas trip as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

Obama visits Afghanistan to tour war zone (AP via Yahoo! News)

19 Jul 2008 at 4:15am
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, the first stop on a campaign-season tour of war zones, a spokesman said.

Obama arrives in Afghanistan: campaign aide (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

19 Jul 2008 at 4:12am
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, his campaign said.

Obama arrives in Afghanistan; set to tour war zone (AP via Yahoo! News)

19 Jul 2008 at 3:32am
A spokesman says Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan. The trip is the first stop on a campaign-season tour of war zones.

Obama arrives in Afghanistan (International Herald Tribune)

19 Jul 2008 at 5:03am
Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, opening his first overseas trip as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee by meeting with U.S. commanders there before heading to Iraq to receive an on-the-ground assessment of military operations in the two major U.S. war zones.