Gusty winds threatened to spread the Kincade and Getty fires on Wednesday, putting thousands on alert as mass power outages continue in California.
Author: John Bacon and Kristin Lam, USA TODAY
Millions brace for blackouts, hurricane-force winds as California’s Kincade, Getty fires rage
Millions of fire-weary Californians were bracing for preemptive power outages and a rewind of furious winds that have driven dangerous wildfires.
‘Worse than Hurricane Harvey’: At least 2 dead as Imelda overwhelms Texas with’ incredibly dangerous’ flooding
First responders were overwhelmed by 911 calls for high water rescues as Tropical Depression Imelda drenched Winnie and Beaumont, Texas, with rain.
UCLA apologizes to patients of gynecologist James Heaps; he denies sex abuse charges
The lawyer for a former gynecologist at UCLA sayscharges that Dr. James Heaps sexually abused patients are “baseless allegations.”
‘Unprecedented’ Camp Fire’s death toll rises again, to 48
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea announced the grim news during a press conference, acknowledgingthe “very, very difficult task” of trying to find bodies in charred homes could mean that residents will eventually be the ones to discover loved ones…