A blaze raging through the Sierra National Forest in Fresno County has burned through part of a large grove of giant sequoias, setting at least a few of the rare, towering trees on fire. The Garnet fire, now at more than 49,000 acres, swept through the McKinley grove sometime Sunday night or early Monday morning, according to Jay Tracy, a …
Read More »Firefighters Race to Save a Treasured Sequoia Grove in California The New York Times China Peak becomes Forest Service base as Garnet Fire explodes in size ABC30 Fresno Smoke blankets Calif. mountain towns as Garnet Fire explodes SFGATE Garnet Fire burns 10,000 acres in a day. Containment lines east of Shaver Lake Fresno Bee California fire produces huge smoke plume, triggering hazardous air quality …
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The US Coast Guard has confirmed with KSBW 8 that three bodies have been recovered off the coast of Pacific Grove following a confirmed private plane crash on Saturday night.The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deceased as 60-year-old Steve Clatterbuck of Salinas, 36-year-old James Vincent of Monterey, and 44-year-old Jamie Tabscott of Monterey.The community in Pacific Grove is …
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PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV) – A small aircraft has crashed just offshore of Asilomar State beach. The Monterey County Sheriffs office confirms that three people aboard have died from the crash. Their bodies have been recovered. According to officials on scene, three people were onboard the Beech 95-B55 Baron aircraft when it went down into the water. A screenshot from Flightradar …
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