• Strong winds threaten to further spread record-breaking Texas wildfires

    Strong winds threaten to further spread record-breaking Texas wildfires

    Mar 04, 2024 01:56 PM EDT

    McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Strong winds spread flames and led to a town's evacuation while airplanes dropped fire retardant over the northern Texas Panhandle in an attempt to stop the largest wildfire in state history. As of Sunday afternoon, the Smokehouse Creek fire was 15% contained and two other fires ...

  • Firefighters try to tame Texas wildfires before hot, windy weekend

    Firefighters try to tame Texas wildfires before hot, windy weekend

    Feb 29, 2024 02:42 PM EDT

    “I don’t want the community there to feel a false sense of security that all these fires will not grow anymore,” Kidd said. “This is still a very dynamic situation.” WATCH: Maui faces water rights questions as island continues wildfire recovery The largest fire recorded in state history ...

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    Witness: Texas Wildfire 'Just Like Driving Into a Volcano'

    Sep 07, 2011 10:17 PM EDT

    ... forest service says it responded to 19 new fires just today. We get more on the fires now from Kate Galbraith, a reporter for The Texas Tribune in Austin, Texas. Well, Kate, you have been in the area that's burning. Give us a sense of what it's like ...

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    Negotiations Continue in Libya, Texas Wildfire Destroys 500 Homes

    Sep 06, 2011 12:18 PM EDT

    ... Ibrahim said Gadhafi was in "excellent health, planning and organizing for the defense of Libya." He maintains strongholds in Bani Walid and his hometown, Sirte. Wildfire Rages in Texas, 500 Homes Destoroyed As the worst drought in decades continues to take its toll on Texas, firefighters are battling a 16 ...

  • Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures as more assessments underway, Gov. Abbott says

    Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures as more assessments underway, Gov. Abbott says

    Mar 01, 2024 09:02 PM EDT

    ... small town of Fritch, which lost hundreds of homes in a 2014 fire, saw 40 to 50 more destroyed this week, Mayor Tom Ray said. Vertuno reported from Austin, Texas. Associated Press journalists Ty O'Neil in Stinnett, Texas, Jamie Stengle in Dallas, and Ken Miller in Oklahoma City contributed.

  • News Wrap: Biden closes in on Democratic presidential nomination

    News Wrap: Biden closes in on Democratic presidential nomination

    Mar 07, 2024 11:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden edges closer to the Democratic presidential nomination, a move to bar access to TikTok headed to the House floor, cease-fire talks over Gaza were put on hold, Sweden became NATO's 32nd member, Xcel Energy acknowledges its equipment ignited a Texas wildfire ...

  • Beleaguered Texas residents struggle to recover from historic wildfires

    Beleaguered Texas residents struggle to recover from historic wildfires

    Mar 06, 2024 11:40 PM EDT

    ... reports on the long road ahead in the recovery process for those impacted by the fires. ... Geoff Bennett: Firefighters are making some progress against the Texas wildfires. But the fires are not yet contained. And across the Texas Panhandle, concerns are mounting about the cost of rebuilding. Many of the ...

  • Texas Panhandle wildfire expands rapidly, prompting evacuations

    Texas Panhandle wildfire expands rapidly, prompting evacuations

    Feb 28, 2024 03:31 AM EDT

    CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A rapidly widening Texas wildfire more than doubled in size Tuesday and prompted evacuation orders in small towns as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fueled the blaze in the state's rural Panhandle. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties ...

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    After the Fire: Texas Residents Reflect on Damage, Loss

    Jun 20, 2012 03:19 PM EDT

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  • Tornado strikes New Orleans as storms move through Deep South

    Tornado strikes New Orleans as storms move through Deep South

    Mar 23, 2022 02:39 AM EDT

    "It was crystal clear, well defined," Harkins said. "And then one went up and another one came down." The tornadoes came on a wild weather day in Texaswildfires burned in the west and a blizzard warning was issued for the Texas Panhandle, where up to 9 inches (23 ...