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Southern California wildfire engulfs homes, prompts evacuation orders
The fast-spreading Norte Fire in Orange County is fuelled by intense warm winds and unseasonably high temperatures.
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VIDEO: West Seattle band Sulk’s album-release show at Easy Street Records
As featured in our Friday highlight list, West Seattle band Sulk took the stage at Easy Street tonight for a…
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Healthcare crisis escalating in Yemen’s besieged Taiz
Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and the internationally recognised government is deepening the humanitarian crisis.
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US coastguard rescues 16 after boat sinks off Mexico’s Baja coast
Eleven people are believed to be still missing, with rescue operations under way.
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Cameroonians await government reshuffle after Biya’s return
After 10 weeks abroad, Biya returned to Cameroon but has yet to appoint a new government or vice president.
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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record
Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election…
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About the briefly big SFD response in Admiral
Another one of those “looks bad on the SFD Real-Time 911 page but was downsized almost immediately” calls this past…
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Tales of destruction, heroism in Tumwater apartment fire
Dozens of residents of the Sun Crest Apartments are staying in a motel after a destructive fire swept through the…
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Bend community searching for answers after elementary school shooting
Outside Silver Rail Elementary Friday, children asked each other if they’d heard the shots and parents worried about long-term impacts.
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Seattle honors Bruce Lee with new street signs in Chinatown International District
Seattle honored martial arts legend Bruce Lee with new “Bruce Lee Way” signs in the Chinatown International District, celebrating his…
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