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Strong Winds Push California Wildfire Closer To Lake TahoeFlames raced across treetops and through drought-stricken vegetation as firefighters scrambled to keep a growing California wildfire from reaching a resort city at the southern tip of Lake Tahoe.
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As of late Wednesday morning, crews had the burn area of the 1,427- acre blaze, dubbed the Chaparral Fire, about 80% contained, according to Cal Fire.
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Federal officials closed national forests, including the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County, to the public because they are worried about the threat of wildfires raging out of control.
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Chaparral Fire 50% Contained; All Evacuations LiftedOn Tuesday, authorities said they were evaluating the possibility of re-populating the Cold Springs area, but fire crews were still working on narrow, one-way roads, and they were still urging people to avoid the area.
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A ferocious wildfire is approaching Lake Tahoe just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the entire California resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to evacuate.
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San Diego's sworn police officers have the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate of all the city's employee unions. City workers have until Nov. 2 to be fully vaccinated or they risk losing their jobs.
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People have been told to flee from a long section of the Lake Tahoe shoreline as a huge forest fire threatens to push into the resort region straddling California and Nevada.
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A brush fire straddling San Diego and Riverside counties had burned 1,500 acres and was 13% contained Monday, with some evacuation orders remaining in place along with a smoke advisory.
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Mayor Todd Gloria and Chief David Nisleit Friday announced changes to the San Diego Police Department's consent search procedures, which govern how officers can conduct a search of a person or property.
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RFK Assassin Moves Closer To Freedom With Help Of 2 KennedysU.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin has been granted parole after two of RFK’s sons spoke in favor of Sirhan Sirhan's release and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars.
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