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Hit-and-run driver who struck 19 ruled insane

Associated Press A man who drove on streets and sidewalks to run down 19 people will be placed in a state psychiatric hospital after a judge ruled Thursday that he was insane. Omeed Aziz Popal, 31, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to 18 ...

From AMANDA FEHD, Globe and Mail,  1 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Kamala Harris

Four indicted in $20 million mortgage scheme

Two real estate agents and a married couple who ran nursing homes are facing federal charges alleging the four defrauded several banks of $20 million dollars in a complicated mortgage scheme. The four face 126 counts of conspiracy, bank fraud, wire ...

From AMANDA FEHD, San Francisco Chronicle,  28 Jul 2008

Only 33 wildfires still burning in California

SAN FRANCISCO—Cool, moist weather and steady attacks by firefighters have brought the number of wildfires still burning in Northern California dramatically down. A month after lightning ignited firestorms across Northern California, driving thousands ...

From AMANDA FEHD, Boston Globe,  22 Jul 2008

Calif. Firefighters Get Backup From NASA Drone

July 15, 2008 -- Fire crews battling nearly 300 blazes burning across California are getting help from a pilotless plane that transmits real-time images of hot spots and flare-ups to commanders in the field. The unmanned drone developed by NASA ...

From AMANDA FEHD, Discovery Channel,  15 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Fire moves away from Big Sur, but caution doesn't

An aerial infrared image of a wildfire area forms the backdrop for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, at the podium, as he, state fire officials, and NASA employees address the media at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., Monday, ...

From AMANDA FEHD, Boston Globe,  15 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger,  United States Forest Service,  National Weather Service

2 fires still raging along Calif.'s Central Coast

Cool, damp weather early Saturday helped crews gain ground on the huge wildfire that wiped out this coastal retreat's holiday tourist trade, allowing some personnel and gear to be shifted to a growing blaze farther south Nearly 2,000 firefighters were ...

From AMANDA FEHD, San Francisco Chronicle,  5 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Fires still rage in California

BIG SUR, Calif. Weary firefighters got no rest during the holiday weekend as a pair of out-of-control wildfires roared across the landscape along California's central coast at opposite ends of the arid Los Padres National Forest. Despite lower ...

From AMANDA FEHD, Globe and Mail,  5 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger,  United States National Guard

Wildfires Burn Along California's Central Coast

A crew uses water on a backfire of a wildfire in Big Sur, Calif. The blaze was one of 335 wildfires across the state, down from 1,500 a few days ago. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will ...

From AMANDA FEHD, The Washington Post,  5 Jul 2008

Two fires raging along Calif.'s Central Coast

BIG SUR, Calif.—A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast Friday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening a total of more than 4,500 homes. While flames from the stubborn fire in the northern ...

From AMANDA FEHD, Boston Globe,  5 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Jim Turner

Wind keeps California fires raging on two fronts

BIG SUR, Calif. A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast Friday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening a total of more than 4,500 homes. While flames from the stubborn fire in the northern ...

From AMANDA FEHD, Globe and Mail,  4 Jul 2008

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