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High winds, heavy rain to batter California through the weekend
Posted by Reuters: Mary Slosson on November 30th, 2012
Reuters: Heavy rain and winds of up to 80 miles per hour were forecast in California's mountain and coastal regions when a storm rolls through the U.S. West Coast this weekend, prompting warnings of mud flows and flooding.
High wind advisories were issued for Northern and Central California, and transportation officials warned against campers and trailers crossing bridges, including San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
"Meteorologists tell us the storm system is 'rapidly evolving' and that it will be...
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California declares emergency as wildfire advances on town
Posted by Reuters: Mary Slosson on August 23rd, 2012
Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in three Northern California counties on Wednesday after a wildfire that has already destroyed 64 homes advanced with 75-foot flames on a tiny community at the doorstep of a national park.
Firefighters scrambled to head off the so-called Ponderosa Fire, which had scorched 24,000 acres, before it reached the outskirts of Mineral, a community of less than 200 people just south of Lassen National Volcanic Park.
Authorities issued an...