At least 10 people have died in a house fire in Pennsylvania
‘They’re all gone’: At least ten children, including toddlers, die in house fire that razes Pennsylvania home: Grandfather who works as a firefighter says he ‘couldn’t get in’ to save his family The fire destroyed a house where 14 people lived in Nescopeck The cause of the fire is still unclear; four escaped, but 10 could not get outThe city mayor’s daughter has started a GoFundMe campaign By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 3:46 PM EDT, August 5, 2022 | Updated: 4:13 PM EDT, August 5, 2022 announcement At least 10 people are dead after a fire tore through a home in…
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Fires rage in London as UK records hottest day on record
At least that’s what the Met Office said 34 observation sites in England had provisionally beaten the previous UK record high of 101.6F, which was set at Cambridge Botanic Gardens on 25 July 2019 late on Tuesday afternoon. He said it before web site that the ongoing heat wave was the first time temperatures of 104 F were forecast. The record heat marks “an exceptional historic day, really, for the UK,” Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell told NBC News in a telephone interview. “It will definitely go down in the record books.” The rise in fires in and around the…
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Friday hot and humid again
A strong storm that triggered a severe thunderstorm warning Friday afternoon in southern New Hampshire brought down trees. Downed trees and branches reportedly brought down power lines and caused other damage in Hollis. This is a breaking update. Stay tuned for updates.–Hot and humid weather continues in New Hampshire through the weekend, with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible on Friday. Highs on Friday will be slightly cooler than Thursday, but will be in the 80s and 90s. Heat indices, a measure of how the temperature feels to people, will be as high as 95 to 97 degrees in the afternoon….
Read More »McKinney Fire Approaches 60,000 Acres – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
The McKinney fire in Northern California is approaching 60,000 acres. Photo courtesy of the Incident Information System Firefighters put out another fire nearby The McKinney fire near Yreka in Northern California grew 968 acres in 24 hours to 59,636 acres by Friday morning, fire officials said. The fire responded to warmer, drier conditions but did not show significant new growth. In some areas, flames advanced toward fire lines dug by firefighters and bulldozers, with some short-range embers spotted, said the fire behavior analyst for the California Incident Management Team Dennis Burns at a briefing Friday morning. Most of the fire…
Read More »Breaking news: Jeremiah Estrada promoted to Iowa
Main photo by Rich Biesterfeld Arguably the best relief prospect in the Cubs system has been promoted to the highest level of the minor leagues. According to the Iowa Cubs roster, Jeremiah Estrada is now an I-Cub. The burly right-hander has put together the most dominant season in the organization between High-A and Double-A. I mean, look at those numbers. 42.1 innings, 1.49 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, .172/.274/.234 opponent slash line, 39.3% strikeout rate, 32.3% CSW and only 25 hits and a home run allowed It’s been a long and winding road to this point for the 23-year-old, as he’s thrown…
Read More »Political rewind: Confusion over ‘fetal personhood’ bill and whether Warnock and Walker will debate
the panel Maya T. Prabhu, @MayaTPrabhu, government reporter, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionStephen Fowler, @stphnfwlr, political reporter, Georgia Public BroadcastingMargaret Coker, @mideastmargaret, managing editor, The Current Chuck Williams, @chuckwilliams, reporter, WRBL-TV, Columbus the breakdown 1. Georgia’s recent abortion legislation granted personhood to embryos and fetuses. State institutions are trying to catch up with the new law. The state recently allowed fetuses to be claimed on tax forms. Maya Prabhu points out that no one knows what the financial impact will be on the state. Maya T. Prabhu says Georgia’s new abortion legislation does not have a tax stamp, which laws affecting tax…
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Mercedes driver arrested in Windsor Hills crash that killed 5 people
A 40-year-old nurse has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in the Windsor Hills crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, police sources confirmed to The Times on Friday. The woman was identified as the driver of the Mercedes-Benz that sped down La Brea Ave toward Slauson Avenue between 80 and 100 miles per hour at the time of the crash Thursday afternoon, sources said. Investigators are testing his blood to determine if he was under the influence and he is cooperating with California Highway Patrol investigators, two sources said. The Los Angeles County District Attorney will formally…
Read More »Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office Seeking School Crossing Guards | Breaking news
Interested in earning an extra $650 per month? Become a school crossing guard, says the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said his office is looking to fill several crossing guard positions after signing a cooperative agreement with the school system. The position will pay $650 per month and is open to anyone in or out of the school system. In a letter to the Livingston Parish School Board, Ard said he hopes to find more crossing guards so his deputies can “serve the citizens of Livingston in the capacity. [they] they are capable of doing the…
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