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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 ...
“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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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.
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 ...
... 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 ...
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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"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 Texas — wildfires burned in the west and a blizzard warning was issued for the Texas Panhandle, where up to 9 inches (23 ...
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