July 5, 2017 Two wildfires in California could soon merge into mega-fire Two wildfires that together burned 7 square miles and drove several hundred people from their homes in foothill suburbs of Los Angeles were growing fast and surging closer to each other.
July 5, 2017 Hotter days bring bigger wildfire challenges to West A wildfire that for days has threatened hundreds of homes and popular seaside campgrounds near Santa Barbara was half-surrounded and held in check, though firefighters were about to face the hottest day yet and the kind of dry, torrid conditions prevailing from the West Coast all the way to New Mexico.
July 5, 2017 Fire concerns remain high amid record heat across West A brush fire that broke out Sunday near downtown Los Angeles threatened a densely populated, hilly neighborhood along a freeway as sizzling temperatures elevated fire danger across the West.
July 5, 2017 Air Force faces pilot shortage, but training is a challenge The US Air Force is facing a shortage of pilots -- but as Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ learned firsthand, the training program can be both grueling and rewarding.
July 5, 2017 3 kids killed, mom clinging to life after ambush by gunman at New Mexico home Investigators are trying to piece together the final moments of three children who were killed when they arrived home with their mother to find a gunman waiting inside their Albuquerque, New Mexico home, officials said Tuesday.
July 5, 2017 Twin brothers to be reunited on USS Arizona 75 years after Pearl Harbor It was a reunion John D. Anderson hoped to achieve 75 years ago, risking fire and death as he frantically searched for his twin brother while under attack on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor.
July 5, 2017 Fence rises along border town, but skeptical residents say manpower keeps them safe Residents of this small an dusty hamlet range from bemused to skeptical as they watch a 1.4-mile stretch of the border fence being rebuilt to imposing new specifications, with many saying the nearly $12 million project is unlikely to stem the tide of illegal immigrants they find under their trailers, in their backyards or wandering through town.
July 2, 2017 Man's sentence includes carrying around photo of girl killed in crash A man sentenced in a Georgia vehicular homicide case must carry around his victim’s photo as part of his punishment.
June 26, 2017 New Mexico man stabs parents over lack of air conditioning, court documents show A New Mexico man was arrested Friday after he stabbed and threatened his parents over the lack of air conditioning in their home, court documents showed.
June 22, 2017 New Mexico man found nailed to tree; police investigating Police are trying to figure out how and why a man in New Mexico was nailed to a tree.