New Mexico village of Ruidoso orders residents to evacuate due to raging wildfire: ‘LEAVE NOW’

New Mexico village of Ruidoso orders residents to evacuate due to raging wildfire: ‘LEAVE NOW’

Residents of the southern New Mexico village of Ruidoso were ordered to flee their homes Monday, without even taking the time to collect their belongings, due to a rapidly spreading wildfire. “LEAVE NOW: Do not attempt to gather your belongings or protect your home. Evacuate immediately,” officials in Ruidoso, where 7,000 people live, said on … Read more

Dutch tourist found dead on Greek island and 4 other foreign tourists missing on 3 islands

Dutch tourist found dead on Greek island and 4 other foreign tourists missing on 3 islands

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A missing Dutch tourist was found dead early Saturday on the eastern Greek island of Samos, local media reported, the latest in a series of recent cases in which tourists to the Greek islands are dead or missing. Some, if not all, had gone hiking in scorching temperatures. Dr. Michael Mosley, … Read more

Maine police rescind shelter-in-place order after reported explosions, fires

Maine police rescind shelter-in-place order after reported explosions, fires

Maine police have canceled a stay-at-home order in the town of Auburn after reports that an armed person was in an area where a series of explosions and a house fire broke out. June 15, 2024, 7:06 a.m. ET • 1 minute reading AUBURN, Maine — Police in Maine have canceled a stay-at-home order in … Read more

Supreme Court overturns Trump’s gun stockpile ban

Supreme Court overturns Trump’s gun stockpile ban

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Friday reversed a Trump-era ban on increase stocksaccessories for rapid-fire firearms used in the Deadliest mass shooting In modern U.S. history, in a decision that put guns back in the country’s political spotlight. The High Court conservative majority found that the Trump administration overreached by changing course from … Read more

Corral fire 50% contained; Evacuations lifted after 14,168-acre fire

Corral fire 50% contained;  Evacuations lifted after 14,168-acre fire

TRACY — Firefighters gained ground Sunday following a wind-driven wildfire that ravaged thousands of acres 60 miles east of San Francisco, torched a home and forced residents to flee the area near by Tracy. Evacuation orders in the Corral Fire area near Tracy were reduced to warnings at 6 p.m. Sunday, as the fire grew … Read more

California firefighters battle wind-driven wildfire east of San Francisco overnight

California firefighters battle wind-driven wildfire east of San Francisco overnight

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California firefighters aided by planes fought a forest fire caused by wind Not only did the fires continue, they spread early Sunday to an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said. The Corral Fire started Saturday afternoon near the town of Tracy, 60 miles (96 kilometers) … Read more

Evacuation ordered as crews battle grass fire in San Joaquin County

Evacuation ordered as crews battle grass fire in San Joaquin County

Evacuation ordered, I-580 partially closed as crews battle grass fires in San Joaquin County Updated: 8:17 p.m. PDT June 1, 2024 Multiple agencies responded Saturday to a grass fire in San Joaquin County that burned thousands of acres. The Cal Fire website shows the fire has grown to 4,940 acres. The fire is near West … Read more

Charlotte police investigation into deaths of 4 officers finds suspect acted alone; no friendly fire

Charlotte police investigation into deaths of 4 officers finds suspect acted alone;  no friendly fire

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Man fatally shot four law enforcement officers A month ago, he acted alone with an assault rifle and was solely responsible for all the victims, police in North Carolina’s largest city announced Friday. “At this point in the investigation, it has been determined that there was a single shooter and no … Read more