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Carr Fire. The Carr Fire was a large wildfire that burned in Shasta and Trinity Counties in California, United States. The fire burned 229,651 acres (92,936 ha; 359 sq mi), before it was 100% contained late on August 30, 2018. The Carr Fire destroyed at least 1,604 structures (at least 1,077 were homes) while damaging 277 others, [1] becoming ...
Prima donna of comic opera who shot and killed a set designer and then shot herself [5] 4: Pacific Air Lines Flight 773: Contra Costa County: 1964-05-07: 44: Pilot of airliner shot during flight causing plane to crash [6] 5: 1965 Highway 101 sniper attack: Orcutt: 1965-04-25: 4: Teenager of 16 years opened fire on cars traveling along the 101 ...
Patricia Jocelyn Alatorre [1] (May 14, 2007 – July 2, 2020) [2] [3] was a teenager from Bakersfield, California, who was raped and murdered after disappearing on July 1, 2020. [4] Alatorre and her killer met through social media and shared explicit photos of themselves, with the suspect convincing Alatorre to meet up on two occasions.
California firefighters found the body of a dead teacher stuffed into the trunk of a burnt-out car that had been set on fire.. Officials say that the woman’s body was found after they were ...
Hanh Truong. July 30, 2024 at 5:36 PM. The Park Fire continues to rage in Northern California, burning more than 385,000 acres as of Tuesday afternoon and continuing to close down highways ...
California’s Park Fire now among state’s top 13 largest ever as it consumes 239,000 acres. Dalia Faheid, CNN. July 28, 2024 at 6:29 AM. Hot and dry weather is fueling wildfire activity in the ...
Hills and canyons have seen brush or wildfires in 1914, the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and into today. [71] On occasion, lightning strikes from thunderstorms may also spark wildfires in areas that have seen past ignition. Examples of this are the 1999 Megram Fire, the 2008 California wildfires, [citation ...
Rodney James Alcala (born Rodrigo Jacques Alcala Buquor; August 23, 1943 – July 24, 2021) was an American serial killer and sex offender who was sentenced to death in California for five murders committed between 1977 and 1979. He also pleaded guilty and received a sentence of 25 years to life for two further murders committed in New York and ...