A fast-spreading wildfire in California‘s wine country prompted mandatory evacuation orders as firefighters continued to battle the blaze from the ground and air into Monday. The Pickett Fire in Northern California’s Napa County has burned some 6,803 acres since it broke out Thursday, according to the latest update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. As of Monday, …
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Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier from Fort Worth returned to the Texas Capitol on Monday but says she remains locked inside the Capitol because she wouldn’t sign a permission slip to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety. The escorts for all House Democrats who left the state of Texas last month — preventing a vote on …
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San Saba County Judge orders mandatory evacuations as San Saba River rises KCENTV.com Evacuations ordered as flooding returns to central Texas CNN Video shows raging Lampasas River as it rises above 30 feet KCENTV.com Heavy rain in Texas halts rescue efforts as officials warn of further flooding The Guardian New flooding hits battered Texas; water rescues, evacuations underway: Updates USA Today Source link
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