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Los Angeles Times, 26.11.08 10:30 UTC

Rains bring mudslide fears to Calif burn areas

Rains swept across Southern California Wednesday morning, bringing flash flood warnings in wildfire burn areas and worries from residents whose homes were spared in recent fires that they could now ...

Los Angeles Times, 24.11.08 04:31 UTC

Private fire crews gaining ground in the field

Some residents whose homes were saved in the recent blazes thank response teams dispatched by their insurers. But public firefighters express uncertainty about the private sector.

Seattle Times, 17.11.08 19:01 UTC

California firefighters make gains on fires

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. Winds were calm Monday, allowing firefighters to make gains on two raging wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee. Gusts from the ...

Telegraph, 16.11.08 18:32 UTC

Southern Californian fires rage close to celebrities' homes

Southern Californians weathered a fourth day of destruction on Sunday as wind-whipped wildfires raged across the region, gutting hundreds of homes and forcing tens of thousands to flee.

CNN Top Stories, 16.11.08 08:01 UTC

Multiple wildfires char Southern California

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Wildfires driven by hurricane-strength winds tore through Southern California on Saturday for the second day in a row, destroying hundreds of homes, displacing thousands of people and forcing freeway closures and rotating blackouts.

Seattle Times, 09.11.08 10:06 UTC

States find dialysis for illegal immigrants a costly dilemma

Roughly 2,000 times over the past 17 years, Marguerita Toribio, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, has climbed into a cushioned recliner for the three-hour dialysis treatment that keeps her alive. She ...

USA Today, 05.11.08 15:33 UTC

2nd fatal Va. skydiving accident investigated

ORANGE, Va. (AP) — Police are investigating a second fatal skydiving accident at the same Virginia airport in less than two months.

USA Today, 03.11.08 20:34 UTC

Muslim woman's suit over scarves in Calif. jail settled

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California county will allow jailed Muslim women to wear headscarves after settling a lawsuit with a woman who claims that deputies violated her religious freedom by making her remove her head covering.

Seattle Times, 20.10.08 17:33 UTC

Reburying the dead a grim task in Ike's wake

IN THE MARSH OF CAMERON PARISH, La. Joe Johnson craned his neck from the airboat as it circled a patch of brown marsh grass. The runaway coffin was not where it was supposed to be. Johnson pulled up ...

USA Today, 20.10.08 17:02 UTC

Reburying the dead a grim task in Ike's wake

IN THE MARSH OF CAMERON PARISH, Louisiana — Joe Johnson craned his neck from the airboat as it circled a patch of brown marsh grass. The runaway coffin was not where it was supposed to be.