Fire near Los Angeles reaches containment after 515 acre blaze
A brush fire in Calabasas and Old Topanga near the Los Angeles and Ventura county lines burned about 515 acres, destroyed a commercial building, damaged two homes, and forced road closures. Evacuation orders were lifted as crews, aided by water dropping aircraft, reached 80 percent containment and began patrolling for embers. Three firefighters were injured lightly while 400 personnel battled rugged terrain under near 100 degree heat. Residents were allowed to return home Sunday evening though power outages affected up to 683 homes.
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Ramadan Begins As Colin Threatens Florida With Floods
Tropical Storm Colin brushed Florida bringing heavy rain winds and flood risks as NWS issued flood watches and warnings. Colin 40 mph winds was forecast to skim north of Tampa reaching the Big Bend before moving toward the Atlantic. it marks the third named storm of 2016 and the earliest third storm on record. In other news Iraqi forces backed by US airstrikes pushed toward Fallujah while civilians remain trapped and booby traps hinder advance. in Memphis a 21 year old were charged after a downtown rampage that killed a veteran officer and wounded others. a former Air Force colonel and other hostages from Iran’s 1979 crisis died. a diver was killed by a shark off Western Australia.
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WWII vet revisits D-Day in Normandy tribute event
WWII veteran Ralph Ticcioni, 93, revisits Ste. Mère-Église during a week-long commemoration. Paratroopers in replica WWII uniforms jumped from C-47s to recreate the D-Day assault. Ticcioni, an original paratrooper, received the French Legion of Honor along with two others in a solemn ceremony.
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