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TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp and the blaze grew without containment on Wednesday. The fire rapidly expanded to 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) in size, forcing the evacuation Tuesday of the Chinese Camp Town …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Tuolumne County, California AP  —  A quick-moving wildfire scorched thousands of acres Tuesday and burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp. The fire rapidly grew to 6.25 square miles in size, forcing the evacuation of the Chinese Camp Town and surrounding …

‘It’s just devastating’: Wildfire destroys buildings in historic Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp  San Francisco Chronicle Chinese Camp: Quick-moving wildfire scorches historic California gold mining town, burning multiple homes  CNN 6-5 Fire: Several homes destroyed in historic town of Chinese Camp  KCRA TCU September Lightning Complex fires force evacuations in 3 counties in California’s Central Valley  CBS News Lightning sparks fires in Tuolumne …

Wildfire Destroys Buildings in Gold Rush Town of Chinese Camp  The New York Times 6-5 Fire: Several homes destroyed in historic town of Chinese Camp  KCRA TCU September Lightning Complex fires force evacuations in 3 counties in California’s Central Valley  CBS News ‘It’s just devastating’: Wildfire destroys buildings in historic Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp  San Francisco Chronicle Lightning sparks fires in Tuolumne …

Push for a ‘Traditional Marriage Parade’ Rocks Small Iowa Town  The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Officials in New Jersey have issued a warning about rabid animals in a southern county neighboring Philadelphia. The county’s sixth animal to be confirmed rabid was a skunk that interacted with two dogs in a resident’s backyard. Officials in Gibbsboro, Camden County, stated that the skunk did not injure the dogs, which could have infected them with the rabies virus, …

A skunk that interacted with two dogs in Camden County last week was confirmed by the state testing laboratory to have rabies, county officials said. A Gibbsboro resident alerted authorities about a skunk in their backyard on Aug. 19 interacting with their two dogs, officials said. The local Animal Control Officer captured the skunk, and the state Public Health & …

Mason, Tennessee — The small West Tennessee town of Mason, just 2 square miles in size, is home to about 1,000 people. But its residents are now divided by what a new immigration detention facility will mean for the area.  Shannon Whitfield has lived in Mason for 13 years. Earlier this month, Mason’s town leaders voted to reopen a shuttered …

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Air conditioners have been working overtime this hot summer, from those tiny window units to the massive AC towers that serve the tightly packed apartment buildings in major cities. And while they bring the relief of cool air, these contraptions also create the conditions for dangerous …

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